Arena

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advanced chess software Arena is an advanced software for playing or analyzing chess games and testing chess engines. The program is compatible with about 250 chess engines (the download includes SOS 5.1, AnMon 5.75, Hermann 2.6, Ruffian 1.05, Rybka 2.2 free, Spike 1.2 and several others), as well as Winboard and UCI protocols for online gaming. Other features include detailed technical information about each move (for really advanced users), support for Gaviota tablebases, print support, PNG export, customizable board colors, tournament mode and much more. Copyright Snapfiles.com

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Publisher	Rudolf Huber	Price	Free
Version	3.5.1	Last updated	Dec 07, 2019
File Size	17.3 Mb	Requirements	None

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by gimpguy Apr 14, 2011 (Read all my 1159 reviews)

I was very indecisive about giving this a four or five rating. This game holds a lot in the way of chess playing engines, online, etc... and yes, it is a great chess software. The problem I have is with the features, too many perhaps. There are a ton of PNG and Appearance settings, unfortunately, so many of them are, change color to this... change that color, etc... and no need to pack in so many minor settings in a software. If you see 3-D board, it's just a raised edge, nothing more which is fine, it's not all about the looks obviously. Another issue that I had was one click and my pieces sometimes move automatically before I choose the position which got annoying. One other issue was not being able to deselect a piece regardless of what I did. This aside, the game play was nice. Very challenging and nice to see all the extra data behind the game. The main purpose and engine shadows the shortcomings of the game, not enough to give it a 5, but I will definitely keep playing since I love chess and this has one of the most challenging game plays out there it seems.

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