Position
setup
Choose
a piece type in the columns on the right and put one or more
of that piece on the board by clicking on squares. The right
mouse key changes the colour of the piece deposited, a second
click deletes the entry.
You can
also drag a piece from one square to another, holding down
the mouse key in the process.
You can
clear the board completely or reset the starting position.
The buttons “Copy/Paste
ASCII”, “Copy/Paste FEN” are used to enter
diagrams that exist in one of the common text description
forms. Mark the position in a word processor or browser and
press Ctrl-C to copy it into the Windows clipboard. After
that you can switch to position entry and click the paste
button. The position will appear on the board. The copy buttons
will copy a text description of the diagram into the Windows
clipboard. FEN stands for “Forsyth-Edwards Notation”,
and the similar EPD for “Extended Position Description”.
Example
of a ASCII position description:
wKd6,Rc8,g8,Pg2, bKh7,Qe1,Pd4,e3,h5,h6
Example
of the FEN description of the same position:
2R3R1/7k/3K3p/7p/3p4/4p3/6P1/4q3 w - - 0 1
You can
copy either of the above descriptions out of the Help file
and paste it in the position setup.
After you
have set up the position you should, if relevant, give the
castling status of each side. In a few cases it may be important
to know that the side to move can take en passant. Type in
the file on which the capture can be made. You can also tell
the program which side has the move and whether it should
start counting moves from 1 or a higher number. Click “OK” to
end position setup.
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