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The Game Menu


Details...

Opens The Game Details Dialog . You can edit game specific details, like player names, event and site information, etc.

Start of Game

Go to the beginning of the game.

Back

Go back one move (without actually deleting it).

Undo Last Move

Delete the last move.

Pause

Stop the engine (see Pause ).

Move Now

Start the engine (see Move Now ).

Forward

Go to the next move in the game.

Animation

Play an animation of the current game.
Hit
Pause to stop the animation.
Use The Animation Dialog to control the animation speed.

End of Game

Go to the end of the game.

Time Control

Set the current time controls.
Use
The Settings Dialog to edit time control settings.

2D View

Switch to the two-dimensional board view.

3D View

Switch to the 3D board view.

Turn Board

Flip the board (so that you can play with the black pieces).

Coordinates

Show file and rank coordinates.

Analysis Mode

Start a background analysis. The results of the analysis will be constantly displayed but the engine will not move.

Get Hint

Ask the chess engine for a hint. It will show you the best move in the current position.

Offer Draw

Offer a draw to the chess engine. Note that not all engines are able to handle draw offers. It might simply ignore the offer.

Resign

Resign the current game.

Close

Close the current game. If the game is modified, you will be asked to save it into the database.
See
The Game Panel .

Close All

Close all open games. If there are modified games, you will be asked to save it into the database.
See
The Game Panel .

Close All But This

Close all open games except the current (i.e. all backgrounded tabs). If there are modified games, you will be asked to save it into the database.
See
The Game Panel .

Setup Position

Set up a new position. See The Setup Dialog

Animate...

Controls game animation. See The Animation Dialog


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