The default engine is the engine that is used as the analysis engine in the board window with the keys Alt-F2.

 

Menu Options - Engine

 

 

In the engine dialog the default engine can be selected.

 

 

The option Load Engine appears if you want to start an engine in the board window with Add Kibitzer.

 

The list contains all the engines that have been installed on your computer.

 

Please note that if you are connected to the Engine Cloud server you can also use cloud engines.

 

Select on of the engines in the engine list and check the box marked Default Engine.

 

See also Standard engine ...

 

Tip : If you select an engine in the list which is not the default engine the tick will be removed from the box.

 

Note: UCI Engines can also be used as default analysis engines in Chessbase.