Copyright Notice
The Sigma Chess 5 software and this manual are copyrighted.
Please make sure
you read the "Read me first!" document before using Sigma
Chess the first time.
Disclaimer
The Sigma Chess 5 software is provided as is without
any warranties of any kind either express or
implied. By downloading, installing and/or using the
Sigma Chess 5 software, the user/customer accepts
all responsibility and agrees that the author of Sigma
Chess cannot be held responsible or liable for any
damage, data loss or harm of any kind whatsoever caused
directly or indirectly by the installation
and/or usage of the Sigma Chess 5 software.
Features
System Requirements
1. InstallationStarting a New Game
Making Moves
Showing Legal Moves
Controlling the Search
Hints
Pausing the Game
Draw Offers
Browsing the Game Record
Adjusting the Information Area
Printing
Balloon Help & Context Sensitive Menus
3. Saving & Loading GamesThe Sigma 5.0 format4. Playing Levels, Modes and Styles
The Sigma 3.0/4.0 format
The Sigma 2.0 format
The PGN format
Game InformationThe Normal Levels5. Editing Positions
The Tournament Levels
The Average Levels
The Leisure Level
The Fixed Depth Levels
The Novice Levels
The Infinite Level
The Solver Level
The Mate Finder Levels
The Manual Level
Permanent Brain
Non deterministic
Playing Strength - Rating your Play
Playing StylesThe Annotation Editor7. Game Collections
Entering Annotation Text
Search &Replace
Setting Move Suffixes
Inserting Diagrams
Clearing Annotation Text
Computer AnnotationsOpening Collections8. Position Libraries
Browsing Collections
Sorting &Filtering
PGN Import/Export
Printing Collections
Basic Chess PublishingThe Library Editor9. The 3D BoardMaking Moves10. Transposition Tables
The Position Editor
Memory RequirementsEndgame Database Generators12. Preferences
The File Menu
The Edit Menu
The Game Menu
The Analyze Menu
The Level Menu
The Display Menu
The Collection Menu
The Library Menu
The Window Menu
The Sigma Chess 5.1 User's Manual - Copyright (C) 2001, Ole K. Christensen