Download HIARCS Chess Explorer

Table of contents
Welcome to HIARCS Chess Explorer ....................................................................................... 5
Credits & acknowledgements ............................................................................................... 5
System requirements .............................................................................................................. 6
Included items .......................................................................................................................... 6
Installation on PC Windows ................................................................................................... 6
Installation Folders .................................................................................................................. 9
Activation ............................................................................................................................... 10
Updating your license ...................................................................................................... 11
Concepts ............................................................................................................................... 12
Database tabs ................................................................................................................. 13
Databases and Filters ..................................................................................................... 13
Elo ratings ......................................................................................................................... 14
ECO opening naming ...................................................................................................... 14
Getting started ............................................................................................................................ 17
Launch HIARCS Chess Explorer ........................................................................................ 17
Open PGNs with .............................................................................................................. 17
Accessing help ...................................................................................................................... 18
Open database of games .................................................................................................... 18
Making moves ....................................................................................................................... 18
Playing games against the computer ................................................................................. 19
View previous games played against computer ............................................................... 19
Creating a database ............................................................................................................ 19
Managing my games ............................................................................................................ 19
Entering and annotating games .......................................................................................... 20
Analysing games .................................................................................................................. 20
Learning to play openings .................................................................................................... 20
Opening preparation ............................................................................................................ 21
Finding games ...................................................................................................................... 27
Finding players ...................................................................................................................... 27
Configuring the program ...................................................................................................... 27
Add a new chess engine ...................................................................................................... 27
Copy and paste game or positions .................................................................................... 28
Merge game .......................................................................................................................... 28
Copy filter and database games ......................................................................................... 28
Printing games ...................................................................................................................... 28
Setting a language ................................................................................................................ 29
User Interface ............................................................................................................................. 30
Main Window ......................................................................................................................... 30
Game Board ..................................................................................................................... 31
Game Notation ................................................................................................................. 33
Move context menu ..................................................................................................... 34
Comments ................................................................................................................... 35
Move symbols ............................................................................................................. 35
Evaluation symbols ..................................................................................................... 36
Other symbols ............................................................................................................. 37
Undo/Redo changes ................................................................................................... 37
Game Explorer ................................................................................................................. 38
Quick search ............................................................................................................... 38
Opening Explorer ............................................................................................................. 39
Move statistics ............................................................................................................ 40
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