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1. A new UCI engine can be selected and made available to the program.
2. The parameters of an engine that has already been installed can be modified. The
modified engine can then be saved under a different name.
With regard to renaming engines there are certain restrictions. The original engine
name must be contained in the new name. If the engine is saved with the standard
settings the name must be left in its original form, i.e. you will not be able to edit the
engine name at all. On the other hand if you change the default parameters then the
name must also be changed (retaining the original name as part of the new one). The
name of the engine author cannot be removed. However you do not need to modify it
when you change the parameters.
Example: Let us assume that you are using the UCI version of Shredder under the
Fritz interface. You change certain parameters of the engine. You will want this engine
to appear with a different name in the list of engines. The standard name is
"Shredder". You can for instance change it to "Shredder tactics monster" because that
contains the original name. But you cannot change it to "Fred's chess engine" because
that does not.
Installing a UCI engine
Before a UCI engine is displayed in the engine dialog (F3) it has to be installed. This is
done in a few simple steps:
1. Select the option Create UCI engine in the Engine menu.
2. Next you must tell the program where the UCI engine is located. This is done by
point and click in the file selector that appears. Use "Browse" and locate the UCI
engine on your hard disk.
3. The name of the engine and its author are automatically given. Simply click "OK" to
install the engine, which will then be displayed in the engine list.
Note that the UCI engine can be stored in any directory on any partition of your hard
disk.
Modifying engines
Many UCI engines allow you to modify a number of search and evaluation parameters
which influence the playing style of the engine. To change the parameters proceed as

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