ChessGenius for PCs

Compact, powerful and fast. Written by Richard Lang, ten times Computer Chess World Champion. ChessGenius made headlines all around the world by beating the human World Champion, Gary Kasparov, at the Intel World Chess Grand Prix in London.

Unlimited playing levels

• Ten easy levels. ChessGenius makes deliberate mistakes
  Unlimited time based levels. Instant, 1 sec, 2 sec, 3 sec, 5 sec, ... 3 mins...

• Unlimited Blitz levels. Whole game in 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 5 min, ... 2 hrs ... The Chess Clocks count down in these levels. You lose if you run out of time

• Unlimited Tournament levels. e.g. 40 moves in 2 hours
  Mate solving levels and fixed search depths.

Incredibly strong chess play
Excellent play even on the "instant" level

Chess Game information
The last moves of the game including variations and comments. Chess Clocks. Total White and Black time and move time analysis.  For example, the line may show: "1.03 05 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Bb5". This means that: ChessGenius is winning by 1.03 pawns. Search depth = 5, and line of moves. ChessGenius is planning cxd4 and expects Nxd4 in reply, etc. Then opening book and database information.

Set-up position
Any legal position can be entered

Take back and Step forward
Take back moves to start of game and step forward to end of game. Easy take back with VCR type controls or double clicking on any move in move record.

Hint
Let ChessGenius suggest your move

Players
Play against ChessGenius, against another player or watch ChessGenius play itself

Analyze game
Like 2 player mode but ChessGenius calculates continuously and shows its thinking. Useful for replaying games to see where mistakes have been made or for playing over an imported PGN Master game.

Rules of Chess
Understands all the rules of Chess including, en-passant, under-promotion, castling, draw by repetition and the 50 move rule. Announces a draw if there is insufficient material to win

Database support
Full database (PGN and CBF formats) and variation support.

Save and Load games
Games can be saved and loaded in PGN and CBF database files. Multiple games per file. 

Permanent brain option
ChessGenius assumes that the human player will play the hint move and calculates its reply whilst waiting. It will play stronger.

Tutor option
Intended for beginners: ChessGenius will warn if a blunder or weak move is played and give the option of take back.

Adjustable views
Adjustable colors, screen and board layout

Free updates
Updates will be free for registered users. 

Requirements
ChessGenius Classic 7. For desktop and notebook PC's running Windows 98, NT, ME, 2000 or XP.