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- Chess Tree (TM) - version 1.2.0 September, 1997
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- | ____|__ | Association of
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- |__| o | Professionals
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- THANK YOU
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- Thank you for trying Chess Tree! Chess Tree is an exciting,
- innovative, new approach to chess study. Select any node
- along a play tree, and instantly see the board position. Study
- standard openings, great chess matches, and more! Import any
- SAN or PGN formatted text file to create your own libraries.
- Setup a board position and search for a match anywhere in the library.
-
-
- FEATURES
- ========
-
- Chess Tree displays an explorer-type of tree. Each node on the
- tree represents a different chess position. This makes position
- study extremely intuitive and simple.
-
-
- Importing
- ---------
- Import games in Standard Algebraic Notation (SAN) or Portable Game
- Notation (PGN). Create libraries and exchange them with your friends,
- other chess clubs, etc. Import tournaments and games that you've
- participated in or that you would like to study. Insert comments for
- any of the games or moves. The possibilities are endless!
-
-
- Search The Tree
- ---------
- Graphically setup a board position and then search for a match.
- Use a position in one library to search for a position in another
- loaded library. If a match is found, Chess Tree goes to that
- position enabling you to study the preceding moves and the
- variations that follow that position on the tree.
-
- Chess Tree Libraries
- --------------------
- Chess Tree comes with an extensive, commented "Standard Openings"
- library and a BONUS library containing the complete Fischer-Spassky
- match of 1992.
-
- Look for additional FREE libraries at:
- http://www.shensoft.com/chestree.htm
-
-
- AUTHOR
- ------
- Author: Daniel Shapiro
- Address: Shenandoah Software
- P.O. Box 1059
- Mechanicsville, VA 23111, USA
-
- e-mail: shapirod@shensoft.com
-
- For the latest version, look for Chess Tree on our website at:
- http://www.shensoft.com
-
-
- INSTALLATION
- ------------
-
- Install this program by running chestrxx.exe (where xx is the
- version number) and follow the prompts.
-
-
- FILES INCLUDED
- --------------
- Files that should be in your "Chess Tree" directory are:
-
- ChesTree.exe - The Chess Tree executable program
- ChesTree.hlp - The help file for Chess Tree
- ChesBook.Mdb - Database file used for importing
- ChesBook.Ldb - Associated database file
- SOpening.ctl - A Chess Tree library file that contains many
- standard book openings
- FisSpa92.ctl - The Fischer - Spassky match of 1992
- Sample.txt - A sample import game
- Register.exe - The registration program
- Register.hlp - The help file for the registration program
- Readme.txt - This file
- St4unst.log - The uninstall log file for uninstalling Chess Tree
- File_id.diz - A program information file
- *.gid - These files are created by Windows' help program
-
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- TO REGISTER
- -----------
- To register copies of Chess Tree, please use the "Register"
- program usually provided with Chess Tree to make payments.
- We use KAGI SHAREWARE registration service, which accepts different
- payment methods, including credit card and invoices. You may also
- mail your check or money order written in US currency only, directly
- to the address below, payable to Daniel Shapiro.
-
- License cost:
- Single licenses: $35 each
- Site license: $700 (Site licenses cover a single organization
- for an area of up to one hundred miles (160 km) in radius.)
- World-wide license: $2000
-
- Additional libraries for Chess Tree:
- Each Library disk is $20 plus shipping and handling
-
-
- Chess Tree may be also registered using CompuServe SWREG forum
- (GO SWREG). The Registration Id. is 15512. The price for single user
- license at CompuServe is $37 due to the 15% charge they impose.
-
- Chess Tree is a fully functional, time-limited shareware product.
- The evaluation period is for 30 days or 30 uses, whichever gives
- you more time.
-
- For more information, look in Chestree.hlp.
-
-
- VERSION INFO
- ============
- Version 1.2.0 Added PGN Import support.