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install it without the need for complicated configuration, as is often the case with
Winboard.
The UCI protocol may be used without any license fees, for private and for
commercial purposes.

A UCI Engine is installed using the menu Engine s
two purposes:

Cre a t e UCI Engine . The dialog has

1. A new UCI engine can be selected and made available to the program.
2. The parameters of an engine that has already been installed can be modified. The
modified engine can then be saved under a different name.
With regard to renaming engines there are certain restrictions. The original engine
name must be contained in the new name. If the engine is saved with the standard
settings the name must be left in its original form, i.e. you will not be able to edit the
engine name at all. On the other hand if you change the default parameters then the
name must also be changed (retaining the original name as part of the new one). The
name of the engine author cannot be removed. However you do not need to modify it
when you change the parameters.
Example: Let us assume that you are using the UCI version of Shredder under the
Fritz interface. You change certain parameters of the engine. You will want this engine
to appear with a different name in the list of engines. The standard name is
"Shredder". You can for instance change it to "Shredder tactics monster" because that
contains the original name. But you cannot change it to "Fred's chess engine" because
that does not.
Installing a UCI engine
Before a UCI engine is displayed in the engine dialog (F3) it has to be installed. This is
done in a few simple steps:

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