Chess Assistant 7.1

(New universal chess program for amateur and professional chess players)

Everything a chess player needs -

Database management system Chess Assistant
Playing programs Chess Tiger 15, GAMBIT TIGER 3
A unique system of automatic game analysis New system of automatic game analysis
Opening Encyclopedia CHESS OPENINGS 2003
Client software for playing on the Internet ICC support
Database content in number of games 2,240,000 games + Chess Assistant Magazine 2004
FOR FREE!
Game Service 10,000 New Games Monthly FOR FREE!

– on two CDs. Five top-notch products for the price of one!

Introduction

Our development team has been working hard on Chess Assistant 7 (CA 7), and has produced the most powerful version of the program to date. We have paid special attention to the analysis functions of the program, which now provide capabilities that are unmatched by any other chess software.
For example, the new, enhanced infinite analysis mode now supports the viewing of analysis from an arbitrary number of engines, all running simultaneously. Furthermore, moves can be included or excluded from analysis at the user's discretion. CA 7's advanced analysis architecture even allows you to conduct analysis on other machines!
CA 7 also includes the latest editions of Christophe Theron's chess engines - Tiger 15 and Tiger Gambit 3 (that is Tiger 15 of gambit playing style). These new engines are appreciably stronger than last year's versions, and complement the new analysis capabilities of the program. CA also comes packaged with Ruffian, which certainly belongs in the top 10 of UCI compatible engines.
Another very important capability in CA is background processing. This allows you to continue with game analysis while an engine analyzes the current, or other games automatically. Searches and long database operations can also be performed while the computer is performing background analysis.
There are many other enhancements that have been made to the program as well. Every major functional area has been updated, and a number of new features have been added. We recommend that you read this document, since it focuses on the new features, and provides an easy overview. More details on specific functions can be found in the manual.

English, German, Spanish, French and Italian versions are available.

No additional software is required.

System requirements:

Essential: IBM-compatible PC, 128 MB memory (RAM), Hard Disk (200Mb of free disk space for the program), Super VGA graphics with 800x600 screen mode, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP, CD-ROM drive, Microsoft-compatible mouse.

Recommended: Celeron-400 MHz CPU, 256 MB or more RAM, 1 Gb of free disk space for the databases and trees, Super VGA graphics with 16 bit colors and 1024x768 screen mode, Windows NT/2000.

Detailed description of Chess Assistant 7.1

1. Operations with databases and datasets

1.1. Database

1.2. Windows explorer layout

1.3. Removing doubles

1.4. Subtracting and intersecting datasets

1.5. Packing and E-mailing a base

1.6. Repairing

1.7. Updating via Internet

1.8. Converting

1.9. Opening EPD files directly

2. List and splitting

3. View mode

4. Editing a game

5. Playing a game

5.1. Engines

5.2. BookBuilder

5.3. Test Suites

6. Engine Analysis

6.1. Infinite Analysis

6.2. New automatic Engine Analysis Options

6.3. Background Analysis

6.4. Interactive Analysis

6.5. Blunder Search

6.6. Full analysis

7. Playing

7.1 New Playing Dialogue

7.2 Improved Winboard/UCI Support

7.3 Opening Book Improvements

7.4 Improvements to Test Suite Mode

8. Searches

8.1. Search for header

8.2. Search for position

8.3. Search for material

 8.4. Advanced search

 8.5. Search for comments

 8.6. Search for Maneuvres

9. ICC support

9.1. Introduction

9.2. Detailed descriptions:

9.2.1. Tabbed Toolbar

9.2.2. Personal toolbar

9.2.3. Main Console and Message Window

9.2.4. Seek List

9.2.5. Seek Diagram

9.2.6. Players List

9.2.7. Games List

9.2.8. Stored Games

9.2.9. Challenges

9.2.10. Engines and Advanced chess

9.2.11. Watching games

9.2.12. Examining games

9.2.13. Playing games

9.2.14. Styles and Sounds

10. Trees and Cap data

11. Folders/classifiers and Classes

12. Printing and Exporting

13. Statistics

14. Prepare for your opponent

15. Calculating a rating and Norms

16. Fonts, colors, pieces, backgrounds and DGT board

17. Usability Enhancements

17.1. New Test Mode