Manual de Houdini 3 2012 | Page 143

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There are a number of buttons below it to support the analysis. Here is a description
of what each of them do.
Start – this activates the analysis board (which is initially empty) and copies the
position from the main board onto it. You can start moving pieces on the analysis
board, using the engine to help you if you wish. The new lines appear in a copy of the
main game notation, but the position on the main board remains unchanged.
Stop – this ends the analysis session, empties the analysis board and jumps to
the main game notation. If you restart the analysis board you will see that the
previous analysis is still there.
? Sync – this jumps back to the position on the main board, which is useful when
you are in a deeply nested variation tree and want to get back to the original position
quickly.
= Copy – This copies the current game and all the analysis it contains into the
analysis board.
! Move – This copies the first move of your analysis to the main board. For
instance if you are playing against Houdini and using an analyis board on the side you
can try out a line and then click ! Move if you decide to play it against the program.
X Close – This will close the analysis board. To reopen it in its original location
press Ctrl-Alt-A.
Note that the analysis board is only there for quick, temporary analysis. The variations
you can see in the analysis notation will not be saved together with the game.

3.5.12 Variation board
You can activate the variation board by right-clicking in the engine window and
selecting "Variation board" from the popup menu.
The size of the variation board will vary with the size of the engine pane. The purpose
of the variation board is to allow you to play through the best variation the engine has
found thus far in its search.

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