The GChess is
a simple chess easy-to-use game. Its main purpose is to offer a good challenge,
and at the same time, being simple to use.
You can choose the difficulty level in 2 different
manners:
1. By limiting how many moves ahead (plies) the
computer can analyze.
2. Or by limiting the moves evaluation time.
Note: for those who are learning to play chess, or do not have great
skills, limiting the moves ahead is a great way to improve skills level by
level.
(chess masters plays 8 plies ahead and world
champions around
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TUTORIAL:
The
graphical interface is simple, when you open the game it’s your move (and
white’s move of course), just click on the
piece you want to move and click on the square you want to move it to. The game will light the squares you can place
the piece.
Note:
if you want the computer to start playing white: When you open the game, click
on ‘Play’.
At
the panel some useful information is displayed, including the computer’s
prediction about the game score. Here is a little resume of the score considered
by GChess:
Pawn:
100 points
Knight:
350 points
Bishop:
350 points
Rook:
500 points
Queen: 900 points
King:
not considered
There
are also some board’s positioning considerations not mentioned here.
When a checkmate is found, the score (in module) will be higher then 10.000
points
If whites are in advantage, the score is positive;
If blacks are in advantage, the score is negative.
The game starts with difficulty level 5. You can
change it any time in the game by the ‘Time’ or ‘Level’ menu.
Other functions:
1. Press
'A' to unmake moves.
Press 'S' to remake moves. You can also manage it on ‘History’
2. While the program is thinking, you can press ‘P’ several times to take
snapshots of the computer’s thought (when it stops thinking the board
will get back to normal).
3. When you press ‘Play’ the computer will play with your pieces, and
you will start to play with the computer’s pieces.
Therefore, if you keep pressing ‘play’ the computer will play against
itself….
If you want a HINT, you can press ‘Play’, and then press ‘A’ to unmake this
move.
4. Go to “Game->
player Vs. player” to make it a two player’s game.
Notes:
- The computer won’t think in
background, it means it won’t think while it’s your turn to move.
- GChess uses Quiescent search (just like any other chess game…), so it
will ‘see’ a little further then it says it does…
- It is Brute-Force search, no selective
implementation yet…
- Other details you can figure out for
yourself.
HAVE FUN!
Author: Gabriel da Cunha Henrich.
E-mail: gabrielhenrich@hotmail.com