Training – Rated game

 

Rated games are the most exciting games, and also the most honest way to challenge a computer program. You are playing against the program under genuine tournament conditions. Your results are stored, and you are given a rating in the form of an Elo number.

 

The rated game mode is started by the Menu Training – Rated game.

 

 

First you must select the type of time controls that you want, either Bullet, Blitz or long game. This is very important because the program will give you separate ratings for each of the types of time controls.

 

 

The following games in the session are started with the time controls you have selected. If you want to play with other time controls you must change the settings with the ribbon Home – Levels.

 

This is the start dialog for the rated game mode:

 

 

Use the sliding bar to select the playing strength of the program for the rated games.  If you have already played rated games against the computer you will see statistical information about your results in the "Rating" dialog.

 

"Program plays fast": If this option is selected the program makes its moves either immediately or very fast. This can have a demoralising effect on human players, especially in Blitz mode. Turning off this option makes the program seem "more human".

 

What sets the rated mode apart is that it’s not possible to take moves back, and there are no suggestions or hints made by the program. This makes the game identical in style to strict tournament games. The features available to the user are more restricted than in the more tolerant friend mode.

 

You can resign, offer a draw, or if the computer hasn’t yet moved you can correct a move you made by accident.

 

The program rates your game play for the game types Bullet, Blitz and long games. You can see these ratings by clicking the button "Rating" in the start dialog.

 

 

This dialog displays the ratings for the different types of games. The button "Chart" shows a graph of the development of your rating over time.

 

"Delete all results" starts a complete Evaulation.