PART 2 • Going on a quest
Most of these options are pretty self-explanatory, but let's
examine them in turn.
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Take back – if you make a move and then see a better one, you
can click “Take back” to retract your previous move and then make
another one. By the way, this command will still work after Houdini 4
has replied to your move! If you click “Take back” after Houdini moves,
both its move and your will be retracted; the position will reset to the
spot just before your last move.
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Force move – if you think that Houdini is taking too long to respond
to your move, you can click “Force move” to make the chess playing
engine move immediately; it will play the best move it has found so far.
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Offer draw – if you think the position can't be won by either side
(the material is even, neither side is making progress, whatever the
reason), you can offer a draw to Houdini. The engine will generally not
accept your draw offer if it thinks it's ahead positionally or materially; if
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