Houdini 5 Help
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First steps
Introduction
Playing a game
Help and coaching
Levels of skill
Value of the pieces
Position setup
General operation
Program Activation
Ribbons
Docking Windows
Standard Layouts
Window Pane Icons
Board design – 2D board
Board design – 3D
3D board – Settings
3D board – Material
3D board – Render options
3D board – Info
Adjust thinking time
Save and load layouts
Options
Options – Clocks and Notation
Options – Game
Options – Multimedia
Options – Clipboard
Options – Training
Options – Design
Options – Language
Options – Version
Options - Engine
User Info
Program windows
Window "panes"
Notation window
Book window
Chess clocks
Engine window
Kibitzers
Evaluation profile
Chatter window
Window Pane Icons
Move entry
Chess notation
Entering moves with single click
Move Input
Variations
Entering moves on the keyboard
Edit and annotate game
Position setup
Keyboard
Entering moves on the keyboard
Keyboard input for commentary symbols
Customize keyboard
Reference
Help during the game
Help and coaching
The chess coach
Hint
Suggestion
Explain all moves
Measurements during a game
Position tutor
Dynamic Hints
Opening Hints
Opening Classification
Threat
Threatened squares
Spy
The Kibitzer
Levels of skill
Levels of skill
Blitz games
Long (tournament) games
Friend mode
Playing a Friend Game
Rated games
Optimise playing strength
The openings book
The openings book
The book window
Extended Book Display
Book display options
Book settings
Tournament move
ECO chess openings classification
Copy openings book to hard disk
Import old book
Importing games to the openings book
Import analysis into openings book
Openings book, learning from a database
Database functions
The database window
Preview window
Games list
Sorting by columns
List views
Player Index
Tournament index
Commentator index
Source Index
Team Index
Openings Key
Game Title
Theme Keys
Load and replay games
Save game
Save Mask Annotators/Team
Copying Games
Players database
Autosave database
Search for games
Search for names, tournaments, etc.
Search for positional fragments
Search for game commentary
Search for medals
Search for Time Controls
Search booster
Find position
Archive database
Install on Harddrive
Backup database
Database text
Database formats
ChessBase Magazine
ChessBase
Analysing games
Infinite analysis
Evaluation of the position
Extended Engine Information
Full analysis
Deep position analysis
Blundercheck
Compare analysis
Shootout
Shared Analysis
Monte Carlo
The Kibitzer
Visualize Search
The Analysis board
Variation board
Chess problems, mate search
Let`s Check
Description
LiveBook
Start Let`s Check
How should a game be analysed with Let’s Check?
What do the green, blue and red letters for the depth mean?
Why does the progress bar often jump back after reaching 100%?
Let’s Check Server Statistics
Let’s Check context menu
Information in the Chat window
Commentaries in the LiveBook
Using the LiveBook as the Openings Book
Networked Analysis
Game analysis with Let's Check
Honours Lists
Speedindex
Common questions Let`s Check
Is my analysis always sent to Let's Check?
Can Let’s Check be used anonymously?
What does it cost?
What difference does the power of my computer make?
What engines are allowed?
Can variations and evaluations be manipulated?
Can senseless moves be input and analysed?
How are the Let's Check honours lists created?
What do the two diagrams in the LiveBook window mean?
Can a text commentary be edited or deleted?
Engine-Cloud.com
Server Engine-Cloud.com
List View
Board window with provided engine
Engine connection
Using a Cloud Engine privately
Public Cloud Engines
Offering a public Cloud Engine
Summary of the auction system
Hints
Use of Cloud Engines
Providers of Cloud Engines
Examples
Cloud Engines on Playchess.com
Playing games
Let’s Check
Engine matches
Solve Test Sets
Infinite Analysis with a Cloudengine
Settings dialog for providers
Engine
Computer
Revenue
Private Users
Ignored Users
Bid Dialog
Ducats
Rating List
Training
Calculation Training
Opening Training
Endgame Training
Tactical Training
Mate Training
Theme Blitz
Extend training database
Delete Training Results
Commentary
Edit and annotate game
Text commentary
Commentary symbols
Medals
Graphic commentary
Chess Media System
Computer chess
Engines
Load Engine
Advanced
Switch off engine
UCI Engines
Set UCI Priority
Hash tables
Engine management
Engine matches
The Nunn Match
Engine tournaments (with humans)
Process test set
Compare analysis
Permanent brain
Expected move
Engine parameters
End Game Table Base support
Extended Options in the Engine Window
Endgame databases
Syzygy EGTB
Copy endgame databases to hard disk
Benchmark
Engine Interface
ChessBase Web Apps
Startscreen
Playchess App
Live Database
My Own Games
FAQ My Own Games
Chessprogram Fritz
Training Videos
Opening Training
Tactics Training
Elo ratings
Elo ratings and lists
The Elo start list
Viewing the Elo list
External hardware
Connect hardware
FAQ
Copy tree to hard disk not available
Problems in the display of the list window?
3D board problems
Letters on the board ?
Reference database
How do I upgrade my program ?
Admin Tool
Improve the responsiveness of the computer while the engine runs
Which Hash Size should I use at various time controls?
Deep Position Analysis feature
Examples
Optimising move entry
Database search – watch out for small or capital letters
Displaying thinking time
Correct promotion!
Notes on rated games
Chess training with Theme Blitz
Fine-tuning openings books
Alternative piece designs
Producing opening references
The move list
Chess rules (FIDE)
Preface
1: Nature and objectives of chess
2: Initial position on the chessboard
3: The moves of the pieces
4: The act of moving the pieces
5: The completed game
6: The chess clock
7: Illegal positions
8: The recording of the moves
9: The drawn game
10: Quickplay Finish
11: Scoring
12: The conduct of the players
13: The role of the arbiter
14: FIDE
A: Adjourned games
B: Rapidplay
C: Blitz
D: Quickplay finishes with no arbiter
E: Algebraic notation
F: Visually handicapped players
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