computer is thinking.
Hint
This menu item requests a hint move from the computer. The hint move with be animated on the board so
you can see what move the computer is suggesting.
Coach
This menu item allows you to toggle the coach on or off. When on the coach will warn you if it thinks your
move might be a serious mistake and the coach can even alert you to the possibility that you may of
missed a very strong move.
View played games
This menu item will open the PlayedGames PGN database in a separate database tab so you can view
games you have already played against the computer.
View rated users...
This menu item will open the Rated users dialog where you can view the current chess ratings of players
who have played games in HIARCS Chess Explorer.
Search menu
The Search menu allows you to perform searches on games in databases. Please note the shortcut
keystroke for common operations are also defined on the menu, you can use the keyboard shortcut to
invoke the associated function directly from the keyboard. You can also see shortcut icons for some menu
items on the menu as a guide that there is a shortcut toolbar icon for the option.
Quick search
This menu item will open the Game Explorer (if necessary) and give focus to the Quick search element of
the Game Explorer so you can enter quick search terms to find games. For details on what the Quick
search field can do please refer to the Quick search section.
Header
This menu item will open the Header Search dialog so you can specify a search filter of the game header.
The searching and filtering capabilities of the program are very powerful, you can read more in the Searching
and filtering section.
Position
This menu item will open the Position search dialog where you can specify a chess position to search for.
Reset filter
This menu item allows you to reset the header search filter - all values previously used are cleared. The filter
will now match all games in the database.
Reverse filter
This menu item allows you to reverse the search filter so only games not matching the original filter are
matched. This can be used as part of advanced filtering as explained in the Searching and filtering section.
Help menu
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