Manual de Houdini 3 2012 | Page 113

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Players’ names (White/Black)
Type in the last name and first name(s) of the white and black players. You should try
to use the standardized spellings, especially when entering the games of
internationally known players. To facilitate the standardization of names you can use
the players database which contains the names of over 100,000 players – practically
everyone who has an international rating. Type in a name or part of it and then click
the question mark button on the right. A list of names appears from which you can
choose the correct one.
Tournament
In the tournament line you normally enter the name and place of the tournament. If
you want to do it properly you should click Details. A special dialog appears where you
can add a number of other important details.

T it le , Pla c e : Type in the official name and place of the tournament. If the tournament
has no name, (e.g., New York 1924) then enter the place in both lines. Only one will
appear in the games list.
Da t e : The year, month and day are for the tournament, not the individual game (this
is entered in the Save dialog). Usually the day of the opening ceremony or the first
round defines the tournament date. If the exact date is not available, you can leave
the month and day empty and the program will only store the year.
Com ple t e : Select this item if you have all the games of a tournament. A tournament
marked as complete will have the (green) check mark shown at the right in the
tournament list.
Na t ion: Click the pull-down button on the right to produce a list of national
abbreviations and select the one you want.
Rounds: Enter the number of rounds. In special tournaments, (like knockouts and
Grand Prix) you can specify “subrounds” in the Save dialog. This allows the program to
sort games properly according to rounds. It can also generate clean progress tables in
open tournaments if the rounds are properly entered.
Ca t e gory : Enter a category between 1 and 25. This is displayed in the tournament list.
T y pe : Specify match, tournament, Swiss, team, knockout, simul, etc. This too is
displayed in the tournament list.
T im e c ont rols: Specify the speed of play (blitz, rapid, normal or correspondence
chess).
ECO code
The ECO code is automatically inserted by the program. You can correct it if you
disagree with the program.
Elo ratings
Enter the ratings for White and Black, if available.
Round, subround
Specify the round and, in case of knockouts or Grand Prix, the subround.

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