Using the menu View - Measurements you can open a window with two displays for the game’s Hotness and the Mate-O-Meter.

 

 

What is the meaning of these two measuring devices?

 

 

This example is from the early part of a game. The „hotness“ display shows how complicated and tactically „hot“ the position is. The higher the value, the more complex the tactical and positional aspects of the position are.

 

The „Mate-O-Meter“ shows the possibility of checkmate. In this example you can see that there is no mate threat.

 

The next example is from later in the game

 

 

This example shows that the position is very hot, i.e. there are very complex tactical and strategical problems in the position. The Matt-O-Meter also shows that the danger of checkmate is much higher. The last example is what the Matt-O-Meter displays in a position with mate in three moves.

 

 

The „measurements“ display is very useful especially for beginners. One look at the measurement clocks will show a beginner or a viewer who has just arrived the status of the game.