Playchess.com

Multiboard

Multiboard

Previous topic Next topic  

Multiboard

Previous topic Next topic  

The Multiboard is a comfortable way of viewing several games at the same time in one window. This can be useful when team matches are being broadcast, or when kibitzing the top games in a tournament.

 

Example

 

Game window: Select the games that you want to view. Clicking on Watch loads the selected games into the Multiboard.

 

Watch

 

It is also possible to start the Mulitboard by right-clicking on the selected games and clicking on View in the context menu.

 

The Multiboard is available in every playing room and can be used to view up to twelve games at a time, depending on your screen resolution.

 

Tip: Select a board by clicking on it. This will connect you to the game notation, the kibitzer chat. If you have an engine running, it will start analysing the game. Hit Ctrl-F to flip the selected board.

 

Functions

Clicking on any of the boards loads the game’s notation into the notation window. Right clicking on any of the boards opens a context menu which offers the following functions:

 

options

 

Observe/Examine: Select observe, to receive live moves from the server. Select Examine if you want to analyse the game without receiving moves or analysis.