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Review
This is official description applies to version 3.0
Arena is a free Graphical User Interface (GUI) for chess. Arena assists you in analyzing and playing games as well as in testing chess engines. It runs on Windows XP or higher or on Linux with Wine 1.0 or higher. Arena is compatible to Winboard protocol I, II and UCI protocol I, II. Furthermore, compatible to Chess960, DGT electronic chess board & DGT clock XP, Novag Citrine, Autoplayer, ICS (chess servers) and much more.
The following review written by one of the Software Informer contributors applies to version 2.0
Arena is a complete GUI for chess engines. The program already comes with an engine that enables you to play against the computer, but it also supports almost all popular engines. The program is vastly customizable and easy to use, so you create exactly the kind of game you want. Thanks to the adjustable strength, you can select the difficulty level and increase it as you get more acquainted with game and more skillful.
What is great is that the program provides detailed information about moves and thinking process of the computer. This can help you learn from the engine to defeat your enemies faster. You can even play online with other people or create tournaments between two engines to learn from them too. Other useful features of the program include printing capabilities, support of the DGT Chessboard, EPD and PGN support, user interface available in multiple languages, to name but a few.
In short, Arena is a wonderful program that includes everything chess players need to become professional players. |
- Easy to use.
- Nice and intuitive user interface.
- Extensive help file.
- Supports most engines.
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Reviewed by: Silvana Mansilla Reviewer rating: Reviewed: Last year
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What's new in version 3.0
-engines SOS 5.1,
-AnMon 5.75,
-Hermann 2.6,
-Ruffian 1.05,
-Rybka 2.2 free,
-Spike 1.2,
-book Perfect_2010 by Sedat Canbas,
-mini book Titus 2.4 (by Kevin Frayer),
-mini book Olympiad,
-PGN database from Olivier DEVILLE,
-EloStat 1.3, Gaviota 3-men tablebases, -Speedtest 1.0.2,
-flags, fonts, graphics, help files, without setup program. |
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| .tpl |
Arena Template Document |
| .doe |
Arena Model Document |
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