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- Chess Tiger 15.0 for Palm
- (C) Copyright 1994-2002 Christophe ThΘron - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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- If you need help please read our "Frequently Asked Questions" page.
- Open your web browser, go to www.chesstiger.com and click
- on the "FAQ" link located at the top of the page.
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- INSTALLATION:
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- Chess Tiger comes with an additional file that must be installed
- together with the main program (ChessTiger.prc).
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- So when you install the program, you actually have to install the
- following two files on your handheld:
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- ChessTiger.prc
- book.pdb
-
- You can find more information about Chess Tiger by visiting our
- web site. Please go to http://www.chesstiger.com and click on the
- "FAQ" (Frequently Asked Questions) link at top of the page.
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- WHAT'S NEW:
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- VERSION 15.0 (December 17, 2002)
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- * SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED CHESS ENGINE: the new engine is faster,
- and has more knowledge. It plays better chess. Depending on
- your needs that means a better professor or a better opponent!
-
- * CONTEXTUAL HELP: just hold the stylus on any icon for one full
- second and Chess Tiger explains what the icon does.
-
- * LIST OF CAPTURED PIECES: Allows you to see at a glance who has
- the material advantage.
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- * A NEW PIECE SET: "Symbol".
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- * ALL THE OPTIONS ARE NOW EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY A SINGLE ICON:
- no need to open the menu anymore.
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- * CONFIGURABLE HASH TABLE SIZE: you can now select the size of
- the "hash table" (a memory area used by the program to store
- intermediate results). The size was fixed to 48Kb in the
- previous versions. You can now select any size from 12Kb to
- 12Mb. Set it to just 12Kb to save memory, to a much bigger
- value if you want the ultimate playing strength.
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-
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- VERSION 14.9a (May 08, 2002)
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- * This version includes a workaround for a problem with the
- Handspring TrΘo phone. This device does not handle the setting
- of the "auto off time" correctly and caused the Chess Tiger
- application to turn the device off on startup.
- If you have a Handspring TrΘo and have trouble launching
- Chess Tiger, you should DELETE your current version of Chess
- Tiger from your TrΘo and install this new version (as usual,
- please install BOTH ChessTiger.prc AND book.pdb).
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- * A few other minor problems have been fixed.
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- VERSION 14.9 (March 11, 2002)
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- * TURBO MODE: the program plays better and faster because it is now
- able to think about its next move while it is your turn!
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- * VIEW SELECTION: now you can select directly the view (big or small
- chessboard) instead of having to cycle through all of them.
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- * IMPROVED GRAPHICS: all the pieces look better, especially in the
- small chessboards views. Also the "set up position" screen shows
- bigger pieces.
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- * IMPROVED CHESS ENGINE: Chess Tiger is now even stronger in the
- endgame!
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- * DETECTS DRAWS BY INSUFFICIENT MATERIAL.
-
- * BOOK MOVES SCREEN: shows known opening moves for the current
- position.
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- * ENGINE STATISTICS SCREEN: when the program has finished thinking you
- can tap on the status line at the bottom of the screen to get a
- detailed report.
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-
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- VERSION 14.7 (Dec 05, 2001):
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- * COLOR AND STYLE CUSTOMIZATION: including predefined skins
- and color/style choices for the graphical elements.
- Style customization is also available on monochrome models.
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- * GAME INFORMATION SCREEN (Menu -> Game info, or shortcut "I").
-
- * IMPROVED CHESS ENGINE: Chess Tiger version 14.7 !
-
- * IMPROVED OPENING BOOK: the book is now in compressed format.
- It takes less space, even with the newly added opening lines.
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-
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- VERSION 14.6 (Sep 18, 2001):
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- * 2 PLAYERS MODE: In this mode the program does not play, it
- just checks the moves you enter. This mode can be used to play
- against a friend, or to force an opening of your choice that you
- want to play against the computer.
-
- * ANALYSIS MODE: When you are in "2 players" mode, you can turn
- the "analysis" on. The program is going to display its thinking, but
- it will not play. You can use this mode for example to replay a game
- and look for blunders or missed opportunities.
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- * HINT: Gives you a hint when you really do not know what to do.
-
- * GO TO MOVE #: Allows you to go directly to a given move
- instead of repeatedly taping on "back" or "forward" to reach this
- move.
-
- * Tap shortcuts:
- * Tapping on the best line switches to the "max info" view (the view
- with a small board and a lot of space for the best line).
- Tapping again on the best line returns to the previous view.
- * Tapping on "Move #" allows to go directly to a given move number.
- * Tapping on "Thinking" stops the program's thinking.
- * Tapping on "Analyzing" exits from analysis mode.
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- * "General options" screen (Menu Options->Prefs) allows you to:
- * select the animation speed (slow, normal, fast or no animation).
- * enable/disable the use of the "Find" button as a way to switch
- to the next view (board size).
- * enable/disable the sound.
- * give a specific auto off time for Chess Tiger (so the device does
- not turn itself off when the program is thinking).
-
- * The user interface is much more responsive (no more "please wait"
- messages).
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- * Piece animation is now smoother.
-
- * The "FEN" tag is now supported in the PGN files. This allows
- to save or load a game that does not begin with the standard initial
- chess position.
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-
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- VERSION 14.5 (July 7, 2001)
-
- * Initial release of the product.
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