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Keyboard Shortcuts
Chess Assistant keyboard shortcuts
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Thematic tournaments
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Comparison of Chess Assistant 9 and CQL 3.01
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Thematic matchesThematic tournaments
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Chess Assistant 9 - Everything a Chessplayer Needs!
Chess Assistant∞ is a unique tool for analyzing games (your own, or others), managing chess games and databases, playing chess on the internet, viewing electronic texts in Chess Assistant format, or playing chess against the computerCQL and Composite Search in Chess Assistant
CQL Examples
About
Chess Assistant∞ is a unique tool for analyzing games (your own, or others), managing chess games and databases, playing chess on the internet, viewing electronic texts in Chess Assistant format, or playing chess against the computerAboutCA
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Chess Assistant 8 - Everything a Chessplayer Needs!
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Chess Assistant∞ is a unique tool for analyzing games (your own, or others), managing chess games and databases, playing chess on the internet, viewing electronic texts in Chess Assistant format, or playing chess against the computerChess Assistant∞ is a tool for analyzing games (your own, or others), managing chess games and databases, playing chess on the internet, viewing electronic texts in Chess Assistant format, or playing chess against the computerEdited on 2005-04-06 23:28:56 by CaMaster
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Chess Assistant 8 -
Chess Assistant 8 - Serious Chess Horsepower...
Chess Assistant is made by Convekta∞, a Russian company that produces the most innovative software for learning and studying chess.CHESS ASSISTANT 8 is the most comprehensive software available for today’s chess player. It combines an extremely fast database system with industry leading analysis capabilities. Play against the computer and on the Internet (both Chess Assistant Club and ICC) is also supported, as are electronic and conventional publishing of games.
Key Features
- Built-in top playing programs: Chess Tiger 2004, Ruffian, Delfi, Crafty
- Fast and easy game storage and organization tools
- Fast database operations, instantaneous position searches in reference database
- A reference database of 2,675,000 games (by October 1, 2004) with opening evaluations, and direct tree
- Superior Game Service 2004-2006: Automatic download of approx. 2.500 games weekly for free
- Powerful duplicate game removal
- Chess Opening Encyclopedia 2004
- ECO-like opening reference of master evaluations and variations
- Internet Chess Assistant Club support. An advanced chess server that supports anything from bullet and blitz to correspondence play
- Graphical interface to the Internet Chess Club (ICC), which supports variations, engine analysis, and online annotation
- Automatic game analysis with eight different analysis modes
- Automatically plays out critical positions in engine vs. engine mode
- Background analysis of games and positions concurrent with other functions
- Infinite multi-engine analysis modes with include/exclude move(s) function
- Play against the computer, or organize computer vs. computer matches, output full tournament tables in a variety of formats
- Native tablebase support for the endgame, including 6 piece endings
- Construction of electronic texts with classifiers
- Three different training modes – solitaire, flashcard, and test
- Output to PGN, EPD, Chess Assistant, DHTML, HTML, paper formats
- Import PGN, EPD, Chessbase (CBF and CBH) and Chess Assistant for DOS formats
- Save databases in CA (native) format, PGN or EPD
- Databases can be opened and saved in ZIP format in order to save space and conveniently send and receive databases by e-mail
- Windows interface with customizable colors, fonts and keyboard shortcuts, clipboard
- Scripting support
- Chess Opening Encyclopedia 2004 included with rich theoretical material on all the openings
- Over 8,000 annotations from GM Kalinin as well as 500,000 key opening positions expert evaluations
- Opening Tables are a revolutionary way of creating, maintaining and studying your opening repertoire. Base your studies on the Opening Encyclopedia, customise it with your own moves and evaluations, enhance your favorite variations or create your own private opening repertoire! Working on your opening repertoire finally becomes the creative and enjoyable task it should be!
- Automatic opening annotation: Search for novelty, add expert annotations from the Opening Encyclopedia, CAP evaluations, insert reference games etc.
- Infinite analysis.
- Include/exclude selected moves from analysis.
- Multivariation and adjourned multivariation mode.
- Analyse simultaneously with one or several different chess engines.
- Check moves in game or annotations.
- Search for additional moves.
- Analyse position from either side or both sides at the same time.
- One- or two-panel display of analysis.
- Search for blunders
- Multi-pass analysis with flexible options to fine-tune each step of the search. You can even choose different engines for each step.
- Mark selected positions for automatic analysis
- Extremely powerful Background Analysis. This is the most powerful position analysis tool in the extensive Chess Assistant arsenal.
- All the engine calculations go on "behind the scenes", and so the user can go on using other functions of CA, while the engine calculations take place.
- The user can concentrate on completing game analysis without having his or her thought process interrupted
- Background analysis provides a convenient way to correct faulty human analysis, without becoming overly reliant on the computer for help
- Background analysis can be minimaxed. The result is higher quality analysis, especially for complex games.
- Distribute the background analysis automatically to several networked computers, or split the task between two or more processors on the same computer.
- Tablebase analysis of endgames with 3-6 pieces
- Search by position, header, maneuvers, material, comments, etc.
- Novelty search and CAP minimax
- Advanced search allows specification of material equations for 12 regions
- The amazing Chess Query Language (CQL) takes searching to a new level
- Use Composite search to organize your CQL queries into a hierachical structure, give them descriptive names, and set up a diagram of a typical position.
- Search through multiple databases
- Searches can be saved
- Industry leading chess tree for opening analysis with instantaneous movement through the tree, indication of transpositions
- Fast, compact construction of chess trees
- Master, computer, and statistical analysis shown for positions in the tree
- User annotations and engine analysis can be stored in the tree
- Automatic game annotation with the tree
- Wide selection of time controls, easy setting of playing parameters
- Handicap engine included (Dragon)
- DGT board supported, voice annunciation
- Powerful opening book editor
- Chess Tiger – Native support
- UCI, UCI2, WinBoard and MCS support, giving an unparalleled choice of chess engines for analysis and play
- Winboard support – Ruffian and Crafty are included, built-in support for over 50 others, available via free download
- Hundreds of chess engines to choose from, including specialized mate solvers. Most of them are available via free download
- Shredder/Deep Shredder – Both UCI and MCS versions
- Pro Deo (and Rebel 12) support
- Hiarcs DOS, Rebel DOS – supported through EPD analysis
- Automatic test set processing with comprehensive reporting features
- Other engines supported as well
Chess Assistant was one of the first chess databases, and the first with a chess tree. Developed with the input of Russian chess masters, and used worldwide, it is the culmination of many man-years of software engineering.
Also don't forget to visit the WikkaWiki website∞!
Useful pages: FormattingRules, WikkaDocumentation, OrphanedPages, WantedPages, TextSearch.
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AboutCA
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~-Organize your CQL queries into a hierachical structure, give them descriptive names, and set up a diagram of a typical position.
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Chess Assistant∞ is a tool for analyzing games (your own, or others), managing chess games and databases, playing chess on the internet, viewing electronic texts in Chess Assistant format, or playing chess against the computer
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Chess Assistant 8 - Serious Chess Horsepower...
Chess Assistant∞ is a tool for analyzing games (your own, or others), managing chess games and databases, playing chess on the internet, viewing electronic texts in Chess Assistant format, or playing chess against the computer
Chess Assistant is made by Convekta∞, a Russian company that produces the most innovative software for learning and studying chess.
CHESS ASSISTANT 8 is the most comprehensive software available for today’s chess player. It combines an extremely fast database system with industry leading analysis capabilities. Play against the computer and on the Internet (both Chess Assistant Club and ICC) is also supported, as are electronic and conventional publishing of games.
Key Features
- Built-in top playing programs: Chess Tiger 2004, Ruffian, Delfi, Crafty
- Fast and easy game storage and organization tools
- Fast database operations, instantaneous position searches in reference database
- A reference database of 2,675,000 games (by October 1, 2004) with opening evaluations, and direct tree
- Superior Game Service 2004-2006: Automatic download of approx. 2.500 games weekly for free
- Powerful duplicate game removal
- Chess Opening Encyclopedia 2004
- ECO-like opening reference of master evaluations and variations
- Internet Chess Assistant Club support. An advanced chess server that supports anything from bullet and blitz to correspondence play
- Graphical interface to the Internet Chess Club (ICC), which supports variations, engine analysis, and online annotation
- Automatic game analysis with eight different analysis modes
- Automatically plays out critical positions in engine vs. engine mode
- Background analysis of games and positions concurrent with other functions
- Infinite multi-engine analysis modes with include/exclude move(s) function
- Play against the computer, or organize computer vs. computer matches, output full tournament tables in a variety of formats
- Native tablebase support for the endgame, including 6 piece endings
- Construction of electronic texts with classifiers
- Three different training modes – solitaire, flashcard, and test
- Output to PGN, EPD, Chess Assistant, DHTML, HTML, paper formats
- Import PGN, EPD, Chessbase (CBF and CBH) and Chess Assistant for DOS formats
- Save databases in CA (native) format, PGN or EPD
- Databases can be opened and saved in ZIP format in order to save space and conveniently send and receive databases by e-mail
- Windows interface with customizable colors, fonts and keyboard shortcuts, clipboard
- Scripting support
Opening Studies
- Chess Opening Encyclopedia 2004 included with rich theoretical material on all the openings
- Over 8,000 annotations from GM Kalinin as well as 500,000 key opening positions expert evaluations
- Opening Tables are a revolutionary way of creating, maintaining and studying your opening repertoire. Base your studies on the Opening Encyclopedia, customise it with your own moves and evaluations, enhance your favorite variations or create your own private opening repertoire! Working on your opening repertoire finally becomes the creative and enjoyable task it should be!
Game Analysis
- Automatic opening annotation: Search for novelty, add expert annotations from the Opening Encyclopedia, CAP evaluations, insert reference games etc.
- Infinite analysis.
- Include/exclude selected moves from analysis.
- Multivariation and adjourned multivariation mode.
- Analyse simultaneously with one or several different chess engines.
- Check moves in game or annotations.
- Search for additional moves.
- Analyse position from either side or both sides at the same time.
- One- or two-panel display of analysis.
- Search for blunders
- Multi-pass analysis with flexible options to fine-tune each step of the search. You can even choose different engines for each step.
- Mark selected positions for automatic analysis
- Extremely powerful Background Analysis. This is the most powerful position analysis tool in the extensive Chess Assistant arsenal.
- All the engine calculations go on "behind the scenes", and so the user can go on using other functions of CA, while the engine calculations take place.
- The user can concentrate on completing game analysis without having his or her thought process interrupted
- Background analysis provides a convenient way to correct faulty human analysis, without becoming overly reliant on the computer for help
- Background analysis can be minimaxed. The result is higher quality analysis, especially for complex games.
- Distribute the background analysis automatically to several networked computers, or split the task between two or more processors on the same computer.
- Tablebase analysis of endgames with 3-6 pieces
Search Functions
- Search by position, header, maneuvers, material, comments, etc.
- Novelty search and CAP minimax
- Advanced search allows specification of material equations for 12 regions
- The amazing Chess Query Language (CQL) takes searching to a new level
- Organize your CQL queries into a hierachical structure, give them descriptive names, and set up a diagram of a typical position.
- Search through multiple databases
- Searches can be saved
Chess Tree Features
- Industry leading chess tree for opening analysis with instantaneous movement through the tree, indication of transpositions
- Fast, compact construction of chess trees
- Master, computer, and statistical analysis shown for positions in the tree
- User annotations and engine analysis can be stored in the tree
- Automatic game annotation with the tree
Playing Features
- Wide selection of time controls, easy setting of playing parameters
- Handicap engine included (Dragon)
- DGT board supported, voice annunciation
- Powerful opening book editor
Engine Support
- Chess Tiger – Native support
- UCI, UCI2, WinBoard and MCS support, giving an unparalleled choice of chess engines for analysis and play
- Winboard support – Ruffian and Crafty are included, built-in support for over 50 others, available via free download
- Hundreds of chess engines to choose from, including specialized mate solvers. Most of them are available via free download
- Shredder/Deep Shredder – Both UCI and MCS versions
- Pro Deo (and Rebel 12) support
- Hiarcs DOS, Rebel DOS – supported through EPD analysis
- Automatic test set processing with comprehensive reporting features
- Other engines supported as well
And much, much more....
Chess Assistant was one of the first chess databases, and the first with a chess tree. Developed with the input of Russian chess masters, and used worldwide, it is the culmination of many man-years of software engineering.
Also don't forget to visit the WikkaWiki website∞!
Useful pages: FormattingRules, WikkaDocumentation, OrphanedPages, WantedPages, TextSearch.