Copy
This submenu allows you to copy the current Position shown, the current Game or a selection of Games...
Copying the current Position to the clipboard allows you to paste the position into another tab or into
another chess program which supports pasting positions. The Position is copied in FEN format.
Copying the Game to the clipboard allows you to paste the game into another database tab or into another
chess program which supports pasting a game. The game is copied in PGN format.
Copying Games... is a powerful and easy way to copy a selection of games to another database tab in the
GUI.You do need at least one other database open to use the Copy Games... function. You can read more
about this function in the Copy games section.
Paste
This submenu allows you to paste a Position or a Game from the clipboard into the current tab. This
enables you to copy positions or games from other programs or between tabs inside HIARCS Chess
Explorer. The Merge with current game menu option enables you to merge a game with the current game
in the Game Notation pane. This is a very powerful analysis feature, you can read more about this unique
analysis feature in the Merge game section.
Undo
This option allows you to undo the last operation you performed in this tab on the current game. This is very
useful to reverse mistakes made in Game Notation. There is no limit to the number of undo operations you
can perform since the game was loaded.
Redo
This option allows you to redo the last operation which was undone by the Undo command above. There is
no limit on the number of Redo commands performed.
Insert
This submenu item allows you to insert into the game notation in a number of ways using the nested menu
items:
· Best move - this option will insert the best move as suggested by the current analysing engine (if one is
running) and change the position to after that move was played and the engine will begin analysing this
new position. Depending on the context of the move to the game notation the following action is
performed:
o If the move is at the end of the current variation, the move is added to the game notation.
o If the move is new and different to that played in the game notation, a new variation will be
started in the game notation with the move inserted.
o If the move is the next move in the game notation no new move is inserted but the position
changes to that after the move was played.
o Please note if you want to insert the whole line currently being analysed by the current engine
simply click on the score/depth text value and the whole line will be added as a variation with
the evaluation and depth. In this case the engine will continue to analyse the current position.
· Null move - this menu item makes a null move in the current position. A null move is basically making
no move therefore giving up the right to move, the opposite side will then be next to play. A null move is
illegal in chess play but is very useful in analysis, for example you may play a null move in a variation to
illustrate what would happen if the side to play does nothing, thereby showing possible threats of the
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