Options
Computer opponent: Choose a computer opponent from the list. The opponents differ slightly in strength and style of playing, but you can adjust the strength for the choosen opponent with the listbox beside. Choose <none> in case of a Networkgame or if you want to play both sides. With the listbox Side you choose the color of the opponent, the white side always begins the game. Strength: The strength of playing of the computer opponent. Higher Strength means more time to calculate the move, this can last up to several hours in case of Strength 9 for example. Lower Strength means more simple playing and the computer opponent doesn't look forward as wide. Appearance of the board and the table: You can adjust the appearance of the board and the table here. Set of pieces and Material: The listbox 'Set of pieces' contains different sets of standard chesspieces as well as several animated set of pieces. Additionally you may choose a material for standard chesspieces. 3D mode: Use this button to switch between 2D and 3D view. Mirror effect (3D only): This option adds a mirror effect to the chess table. However this effect needs additional cpu power and is only available if your graphics card supports this feature. Show table (3D only): Displays or hides the table if you use 3D mode. Animation (3D only): Turns the animation of the chess pieces on or off in case that a animated set of pieces is chosen. If this option is turned off you can move the pieces of an animated piece set in the same way as the standard pieces, that means you take a figure with the mouse by clicking on it with the left mousebutton and drag it to the target field. If this option is turned on you just have to click on the start and the target field to enter a move, animated pieces will walk to the target field by itself then. Use the Animation Speed bar to adjust the speed of animation for the animated pieces by draging the bar with left mousebutton pressed to the left or to the right. Light (3D only): Switches between two different positions for the light source. Additionally you can adjust the brightness by draging the Brightness bar with left mousebutton pressed to the left or to the right. Soundeffects: Turns the soundeffects on or off. Ein-/Ausschalten der Soundeffekte. Use the Volume bar to adjust the volume of the soundeffects by draging the bar with left mousebutton pressed to the left or to the right. Music: Turns the background music on or off. Use the listbox to choose a piece of music, you can add additional music pieces by copying a midi file into the midi folder of the program. Use the Volume bar to adjust the volume of the soundeffects by draging the bar with left mousebutton pressed to the left or to the right. Opening Book: Switches the usage of the Opening Book on or off. If this option is turned on, the computer opponent tries to find a suitable standard move in the book first before calculating one. Board coordinates: Display or hides the board coordinates at the border of the chessboard. Teaching mode: Turns teaching mode on or off. If this option is turned on, the program marks all possible target fields on the board for the choosen chess piece. Background: From this list you can choose another background picture. Network game: Click the Start button to start a network game. The other player must then enter your IP adress and click on the Connect button to establish a connection. Your IP adress can be either your adress in an local network or your internet IP. It is shown to you next to the Start button after you have started a network game. After the connection is established, the other player (who has connected to your game) gets the color which is choosen on the top of the Options dialog under Side. You can change the color for your opponent as long as no move is made by you or your opponent. Press oder to send a textmessage to the other player. To disconnect from a network game simply click the button Start or Connect again. If a firewall is installed port 20000 must be given free on both sides to enable a connection. Hint: If a firewall is installed port 20000 must be given free on both sides to enable a connection.