Since version 2.00, WinChloe has a bilingual interface : French and English
Main features :
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Database
- More than 470 000 problems recorded in the main table "Echecs"
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11 reference tables : authors (more than 15 000), sources, themes, conditions
...etc.
An Internet connection is needed to update these tables. - Possibility to record chessboards from 1×1 to 250×250.
- Formatted solution.
- Filters and queries.
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Edition
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each record, i.e. each problem, including diagram (using "1Echecs" font),
author(s) name, source, solution, themes... can be copied to the clipboard
in RTF format, then pasted in a text editor such Word. Several problems can
be copied at the same time.
Since version 2.00, the text can be automatically copied in "MS Word" and/or "OpenOffice.org Writer".
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each record, i.e. each problem, including diagram (using "1Echecs" font),
author(s) name, source, solution, themes... can be copied to the clipboard
in RTF format, then pasted in a text editor such Word. Several problems can
be copied at the same time.
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Solving
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a new solving program which knows :
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20 stipulations (direct, help, self ...).
Since version 3.09
: solving of orthodox direct and selfmates is much faster. Also, it is
multithreaded and can use an external 64-bits engine.
For instance, on Intel(R) Core(TM) (4 cores - 8 threads) i7-3770 CPU 3.40GHz with 8 GB memory, Windows 8 64-bits :
the following ‡8 is solved (key + variations with threats) in 2 s.
Olivier SCHMITT, diagrammes 2009
‡8the following ‡11 is solved (key + variations with threats) in 8 minutes 33 s.
Volker ZIPF, Problemschach 2009
‡11the following s‡9 is solved (key + variations) in 13 minutes 29 s.
Udo DEGENER, Ceskoslovensky Šach 2006
s‡9the following s=10 is solved (key + variations) in 10 s.
Daniel PERONE, Ideal-Mate Review 2012
s=10 - more than 120 aims (mate, stalemate, capture, ideal mate, model pin mate ...)
- more than 1100 fairy pieces
- more than 700 fairy conditions, on any (normal, cylinder or anchor-ring) board from 1×1 to 250×250.
- and which is able to recognize a lot of themes
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20 stipulations (direct, help, self ...).
- It is also possible to use the old "Chloe" programs, and Pascal Wassong's "Natch" for proof games.
- Since version 3.05 : it is possible to solve studies if the corresponding Nalimov tablebases are installed.
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a new solving program which knows :
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Miscellaneous
- "Redaction mode" : you play the moves on the diagram and they are automatically written in the solution.
- It is possible to analyze orthodox studies or moremovers using a UCI engine (Houdini, Critter, Stockfish, Fruit, Rybka, Naum ...)
- If you select a move in the solution, the corresponding position appears on the board.
- Some tutorials are available.
- Statistics : number of problems by author, source, year ...
- Possibility to save the diagram in PNG, BMP, GIF or JPEG format.
- Possibility to regularly update the table "Echecs" (~ once a month).
- Possibility to freely download new versions of WinChloe.
- ...
WinChloe requires :
- Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8.
- Internet connection.
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400 Mb disk space.
WinChloe light allows only to browse the main Database, using eventually filters and queries like in WinChloe. But it is not possible to record nor to solve problems. And the interface is only in French (help in English).
WinChloe light costs 40 Euros.
If you are interested, contact Christian Poisson
