· No time control selected- the opponent will move instantly, nice for casual play.
· Time per game- you can set the time which each side has to complete all their moves
· Time per game with increment- the same as Time per game except in addition you can set an increment in time each player gets for each move they make
· Time per given moves- this allows you to set the number of moves each side must complete in a given amount of time
In addition to these time control settings you can also set extra time on the players clock at the start of the game.
Non standard starting position This is a powerful option which allows you to set a non standard starting position which is very useful for practice and learning.
You can select either the current position from the database tab when you started Play- > New game... or you can select from a huge range of chess openings that you may wish to practice against. Please see the Learning to play openings section for details.
Colour This allows you to set the colour you wish to play, select White or Black or allow a random colour to be selected.
Play realism
HIARCS chess engines use new play realism capabilities which give a much more realistic human like feel to the play of the weaker set Elo opponents in the HIARCS chess engine. In particular it tries to produce the same sorts of mistakes and common moves that weaker players are prone to. This enables you to get
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