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- Short: Chess based on GNUChess 5.05
- Author: achim.stegemann@onlinehome.de (Achim Stegemann)
- Uploader: achim.stegemann@onlinehome.de (Achim Stegemann)
- Version: 1.1
- Type: game/think
-
- Requires: OS 3.5
- MUI 3.8
- MUI NList classes (get it from dev/mui)
-
- AmiChess is a new chess program for the Amiga.
- The chess engine is based on the latest GNUChess version.
- Due to the GNU license, the archive contains the full source code.
-
- What the program can do:
- * Read/Write of chess files in PGN and EPD-format.
- * You can play against the computer, let the computer play against
- itself or use the program as supervisor.
- * Usage and creation of an opening book. Several levels available
- for book usage.
- * Chess strength variable by settings of time (move per time) or
- search depth.
- * Undo and remove function.
- * Let the computer show its best variation when thinking.
- * Change the board design "on the fly".
- * Choose between a dozens skins and boards.
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-
- Things that are missing or restricted.
- * No localization, English only.
- * No pondering (thinking while human thinks).
- * Board not editable, only via PGN or EPD files.
- * No solve for mate in chess problems.
- * Fixed size of the chess board. Can be played on WBs of at least 800x600.
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-
- How to install the opening book:
- The opening book is not included in this archive, because it is
- about 10 MB of size! If you like to install an opening book,
- simply follow these steps:
- * Download ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/chess/book_1.00.pgn.gz
- * Unpack the file with gzip, UnArc or any other unpacker
- that can handle gzip-packed files.
- * Start AmiChess 68k!. Select "Menu/Game/Book/Add ..." and select
- the unpacked book file.
- This currently does not work with PPC version!!
- * Wait for about 2 hrs for compilation to finish (on a 060).
- Ignore any error messages while compiling the book.
- * After successful compilation you should find the file "book.dat"
- in your program folder.
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- Developer information:
- * Binary requires at least an 68020 CPU (68k)
- or PPC603/040 (WarpOS)
- * The program has been compiled with StormC V4 in GCC mode.
-
- Some notes:
- * I am not able to include pondering in AmiChess, as I am not familar
- with the chess engine. If you have any idea on how to improve the
- program, simply let me know.
- * When saving a game (PGN) or a position (EPD), the program will add
- the current game to your selected file, if the file already exists.
- Unfortunately, the program will load only the first game in a file that
- contains several games. If you like to continue a game, it is recommended
- to save the game in a new file or delete the old game before!
- I hope to change this behaviour in future releases.
- * Hint function is sometimes crashing the program. I don't know why.
- Best you don't use it. Use "Show thinking" instead for computer variation.
- * Program requires a Workbench resolution of at least 800x600.
- * You MUST NOT use sound.datatype V41 from Stephan Rupprecht. This
- datatype can cause lock-ups when playing sound samples!
-
- History:
- V1.1: first upload
- * Code has been recompiled with StormC V4.
- * Improved PPC version a lot.
- Can calculate twice as much positions as previous version.
-
- V1.0: * FIXED: Some bugs. Thanks to Georg Steger from AROS.
- * ADDED: asyncio.library support for faster loading of opening book.
-
- V1.0:
- * ADDED: PPC-WarpOS version available!
- * ADDED: Evaluation window to evaluate material score of a position.
- * ADDED: Statistics window that shows you information about the calculation speed.
- * ADDED: Many different sets for pieces and chess boards.
- Old "Skin" folder has been renamed to "Pieces".
- * ADDED: Chess sounds including voice support (can be disabled).
- * ADDED: Piece selection when promoting pawn.
- * FIXED: Changed source code to GNUChess 5.05 which contains some minor fixes.
- * FIXED: Opening book couldn't be created, when file "book.dat" didn't exist before.
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- V0.2:
- * ADDED: Can be opened on any public screen with the PUBSCREEN option, either as a DOS argument
- or as a tooltype in the program's icon.
-
- V0.1:
- * FIXED: Game window didn't open on WBs smaller than 1024 pixels.
- * FIXED: Color of "side to move" only changed in supervisor mode.
- * ADDED: To solve above problem, smaller skins for screens of 800x600 pixels are available.
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- V0.0:
- * First public release
-