Chess 2020
Chess 2020 [1] Chess 20xx,
a series of Windows chess programs developed by Filip Höfer, Chess 2012, Chess 2013, and Chess 2020 all in 32-bit and 64-bit editions. The “chess AI” is conventional alpha-beta with iterative deepening [2]. Free versions provide basic functionality (Chess 2013 for two hours), while the commercial edition enables all features
GUI
The proprietary GUI provides a single document interface with classical menu- and status bar. The main window, dominated by the isotropic 2D graphics board, has several frame boxes arranged for game notation within a single column list box, principal variation, chess clock, and evaluation scores. A progress bar indicates “thinking” time allocated and current usage, and four context sensitive dialog-styled push buttons simplify game navigation and control.
Chess 2012
Chess 2012 was the first edition released in 2012 for Windows 7/8/Vista/XP.
Chess 2013
The commercial Chess 2013 provides a choice of visual styles for the chessboard, chess pieces, and the background. According to its author, it has improved by ca. 100 ELO points over Chess 2012 [3].
Chess 2020
Chess 2020 comes with a improved GUI and endgame play, extends the support of PGN, FEN and UCI, and is about 30 Elo stronger than 2013 [4].
Other Chess Programs
Forum Posts
- Chess 2013 by Filip Hofer by Norbert Raimund Leisner, CCC, September 25, 2013
- Chess 2020 application by Filip Hofer by Norbert Raimund Leisner, CCC, March 09, 2017
External Links
References
- ↑ Chess for Windows | Filip Höfer
- ↑ Re: Chess 2013 by Filip Hofer by Filip Höfer, CCC, November 06, 2013
- ↑ Chess 2013: What is new - Filip Höfer ( Wayback Machine, June 2013)
- ↑ hat is New in Chess 2020 | Filip Höfer