Move entry
To move a piece simply move the mouse pointer over the square of the piece you wish move, click the left
mouse button down to select the piece. You can then hold the mouse button down and drag the piece to the
destination square and let go to make the move.
If you hold down the Shift key while entering a move it will be added as the new main line with the previous
main line becoming a variation.
If you hold down the Ctrl key while entering a move it will be added as the new main line and remove the old
line.
Please note that you can use Undo/Redo command to undo mistakes, so even if you have added, modified
or removed many items in the game notation you can always reverse these changes.
When Guess move (Preferences->Board tab) is off you can select the source square with a click/release of
the left mouse button and then select the destination square. However we believe most people will prefer to
use the much faster Guess move approach which is on by default.
Guess moves
With the Guess move feature enabled, when the cursor goes over a piece the piece will highlight and the
suggested best destination square for the piece will be highlighted. You can select the guess move simply
by clicking the left mouse button and releasing it.
With the mouse pointer over a piece, if you then click the right mouse button and Guess move will highlight
what it thinks is the next best destination square for the piece highlighted. Repeatedly pressing the right
mouse button will cycle through the moves in order of quality.
When placing the cursor over a square on the board Guess move will highlight the suggested best move to
that square.Again clicking the right mouse button will show the next best move to the destination squ are,
with each click cycling through the moves in order of quality.
You can select the currently highlighted guess move at any time simply by clicking the left mouse button
and releasing it.
When you click the left mouse button on a piece to move it, Guess move will colour code the destination
square highlight to indicate move quality. Here are the default colours:
These colours are used with dark/light intensity to show move quality. These colours are configurable in the
Preferences->Board tab
Resizing
The chess board will automatically resize in response to the size of the overall HIARCS Chess Explorer
window and any panes and their widths used within it.
The Game board and pieces can support up to a massive 2,400 x 2,400 pixel resolution without losing any
quality.
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