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Database Info |
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To avoid problems you should
never work directly in the Echecs database. If the
database becomes corrupt you will have to uninstall, then
reinstall WinChloe. One thing you could do is make a copy
of the Echecs database and use that as your database. It
is also advisable to copy problems out of the database and put
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Multiple Computers |
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If you have two computers you can
install WinChloe on both. But first you must deactivate
WinChloe ("Desactiver WinChloe" in the menu
"?" (Help) on the first
computer. Also, you will have to register again when you
open WinChloe on the second computer. Therefore the second
computer must be connected to the internet to register.
After that, you may run WinChloe on either computer without
being connected to the internet. |
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Filtering - Queries |
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Stipulations & Aims |
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To get the translation of most of
the stipulations and aims, select 'Stipulations' or 'Buts' in
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'Table Auxiliares'. |
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In the above the filter for the
stipulation and aim indicates that you are looking for problems
that are either direct Series (Direct de serie), Help
series (Aide de serie) or Self series (Inverse de series).
Note the bracket before the first stipulation and after the last
stipulation. Also you are searching for problems that
involve only mate (Mat) or stalemate (Pat). Again note the
brackets before the first 'But' and after the last one.
The 'Nombre de pieces neutres = 0' indicates the problem may not
contain 'neutral' pieces. The 'Colonnes = 8 and Rangees =
8' indicates the problems must be for a standard 8x8 chess
board. This filter will extract out any direct, help, or
self type series problem in which either mate or stalemate
occurs. The board must be an 8x8 and no neutral pieces are
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Now we add a few queries to the
above filter. 'PAS de Conditions feeriques' removes and
fairy conditions, and 'PAS de Pieces feeriques' removes any
fairy pieces. If you want to save and use this filter in the
future, go to the Filtres & Requete menu and select 'Ouvrir
Filtre+Requete' and select the saved filter.
Go to the
Filtering Instructions page for some additional help. |
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Q. What
I would like to do is copy any of the series move problems in
the Echecs database over to the new database. I am only looking
for series mover problems without any special rules or fairy
pieces. How do I search and copy them over?
First, you must open the table 'Echecs' and then
create a filter (filtre) and a query (Requetes).
1. In the menu 'Filtres & Requetes', click on
'Filtre'.
2. Select 'Stipulation' in the left zone and
double-click or use the 'Enter' key, then select '=' in the
right zone (always double-click or 'Enter') and then select
'Direct de Serie' (and use the 'Enter' key, as double click does
not work here.
3. Then select 'Ou' (=or) and
'Stipulation' '=' 'Aide de serie", 'Ou', 'Stipulation' '='
'Inverse de serie', etc. Continue to select your
stipulations. End the last stipulation with 'Et'.
4. Go back to the first 'Stipulation'
and click in the first stipulation box. This will put a
parenthesis in the first box. Go to the last stipulation
and click in the stipulation description box. This will
put a right parenthesis ')' in that box directly before the 'Et'
box.
5. Now move on to your 'Aim' (But') in
put in the list of your various aims (i.e. # Mat, ## Double Mat,
= Pat, == Double Mat, etc.) You could also leave any
'aims' out of the filter.
6. Now I want to filter out all problems other
than those that are played with normal pieces on a normal size
board. In the filters screen, select 'Nombre de pieces
neutres' (# of neutral pieces) and set to = 0. Since I
want a normal 8x8 board, select Colonnes (columns) =8 and
Rangees (ranks) =8.
7. When your filter is finished, select
OK. The program will now select all the problems with the
above stipulations.
8. To eliminate the problems with fairy
pieces or conditions, we have to create a query (Requete).
In the same menu 'Filtres & Requete', click on 'Requete' and
select 'PAS de Conditions feeriques', =, Et and 'PAS de Pieces
feeriques'. This query mean 'No fairy conditions' and 'No
fairy pieces.' Your filter and query are now complete.
Click OK. The program will perform the query on the
problems in the filter.
9. You can now save this Filter & Query
for later use by going to 'Filtre & Requete' and select 'Enregister
Filtre + Requete'. Give your filter a unique name.
An extension of '.frq' will be added to the filter & query file
name you assign. Save your newly created filter in the
WinChloe\Requete directory.
10. If you want to use this filter in
the future, go to the Filtres & Requete menu and select 'Ouvrir
Filtre+Requete' and select the saved filter.
11. To cancel a filter or a query and
return to the full database of problems click on 'Annuler le
filtre', (Cancel the filter), 'Annuler la requete' (Cancel the
query), or 'Annuler filtre + requete' (Cancel the filter and
query) in the menu 'Filtres & Requete'.
12. To copy the selected problems, use "Copier
dans une autre table" in the menu "Fichier", select "Tous les
enregistrements filtrés de "Echecs.DB", press OK, and then
select the table in which you want to copy the problems.
13. Now you have created a new database
of filtered problems. (NOTE: The
webmaster has created a Filter + Query to extract all series
movers problems with no neutral pieces on an 8x8 board.
The series types filtered are direct series, help series, and
self series. (No reflex, etc). No aim has been
included on the filter (unlike the above example).
Therefore it will filter for mate, stalemate, double stalemate,
capture, check, etc.
Click here
to get the filter to use within your own WinChloe program.)
 | Copy the text from the new
page that opens up into Windows Notepad. |
| Save the file. Give it
the name 'SeriesMovers.frq' and save in your WinChloe Requetes
folder. If Notepad won't save using the extension .frq,
save as a text (.txt extension). Then using Windows
Explorer go in and rename the file to SeriesMovers.frq. |
Additionally, the webmaster used that filter
and has extracted (26 November, 2004), all problems from the WinChloe
master Echecs database. The 'SeriesMovers' database has
been placed in ZIP format, but it still rather large (1.5 megs).
You may download
it here. You must have
WinChloe installed on your computer to use either the available
Series Movers Filter + Query or SeriesMover database.
There are currently 4,620 problems in this filtered database. |
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About
Filters and Queries
Filters and Queries are two ways
to select only some problems of a table. Queries use SQL
language and are slower than Filters but are able to involve
fields which are not treated by filters.
In big tables, like the "Echecs" table,
navigation becomes very much slower when a filter or a query is
applied. It can then be interesting to copy all the filtered
problems in another (empty) table. It will be easier to browse
the problems in that table.
It is possible to define simultaneously a
filter and a query. In that case, by default, a record is
selected if it verifies the filter AND the query. But if the
menu "Filtre OU Requête"
is checked, a record is selected if it verifies the filter OR
the query.
To cancel a filter and/or a query, select "Annuler
le filtre" or "Annuler la requête" or "Annuler
Filtre + Requête" in the menu "Filtres & Requêtes".
When a filter and/or a query is defined, and
if a new table is opened, the filter and/or the query will be
applied to that table.
Ouvrir
Filtre+Requête : To open an existing
Filter and/or Query file (with the extension 'frq'). Some of
these files are already available when WinChloe is installed.
These are :
#2 orthodoxes : To select only orthodox 2-movers.
#3 orthodoxes : To select only orthodox 3-movers.
#n orthodoxes : To select only orthodox more movers.
h# orthodoxes : To select only orthodox helpmates.
s# orthodoxes : To select only orthodox selfmates.
Miniatures : To select only miniatures (problems
with a maximum of 7 pieces).
Cyclone : To select only problems showing one of
the following cyclic themes : Lacny, Dombro-Lacny, Kiss,
Djurasevic, Zagorouïko cyclique, Le Grand cyclique,
Anti-Reversal cyclique, Anti-Reversal-menace cyclique et Erokhin
doublé.
Retros : To select only problems having a retro
element.
Vielvater : To select only problems having only 4
pieces on a7, a8, b6 and ç8.
Enregistrer
Filtre+Requête sous : To save the
actual Filter and/or Query. If you always use the same filter,
or query, or combination of filter and query, you can save it.
Filtre rapide
: To quickly create a filter using some fields of the selected
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Liste Screen Printing |
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Q. Can I
sort the Liste screen and print out information from the
database? To sort, use 'Trier' in
the menu 'Problemes'. To print, use 'Copier l'ensemble
(RTF) in the menu 'Edition' and then paste in Microsoft Word. |
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Solving Problems |
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Q. After I
have the position entered and the stipulation and aim entered,
how do I solve the problem? To solve
a problem, use the menu "Resolution" : "Resolution" (or "F7") to
directly solve the problem or "Option pour la resolution" to
select solving options, or even "Resolution (DOS)" if you want
to use the old Chloe procedures (they don't use hash tables but
have an intelligent mode.)
Q. I notice that when I press f7 to solve
in Windows it takes quite a long time or does not solve.
this depends of the kind of problems, but usually, for
series help problem, DOS mode, with its intelligent search of
solution is quicker.
Q. If I press ALT+f7
the solution time is very quick. I solved a problem instantly,
but the solution was not in English.
See my answer above (DOS mode will also give a French solution).
Q. What do the various options in
Resolution do?
Jeu apparent
= with setplay
Jeu apparent
seul = only setplay
Number
of "refutations" is excellent option for two movers, if have
tries variantes avec/sans menaces = searching of threats/or
without threats
Hash table =
you can select, how much memory can program use. For more movers
I recommend maximum (over 50%), but for short problems not
necessary more memory (for example if you solve 100 two movers,
can in this case solving delayed for multiple clearing of hash
memory)
Arreter.. =
stop after N solutions (I recommend set to 20, for elimination
of many cooks)
Rechercher les themes = you can disable this (excellent)
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Résolution - Solving Misc
There are 3 ways to solve a
problem with WinChloe :
The default one, (called the "Windows" solving
in this help) : more than 500 conditions and 700 pieces, and
using hash tables.
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solving (Press "Esc" to interrupt)
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to solve the problem using the options defined in Options
pour la Résolution. |
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pour la Résolution : Options for "Windows" solving.
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Résoudre tous les problèmes de... : To solve all the
problems, or all the filtered problems, of the opened table,
using the options defined in Options pour la Résolution.
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Using the old "Chloe" programs, (called the
"DOS" solving) : faster than the Windows solving (except when
hash tables are very useful, i.e. when there are few pieces) and
having an intelligent mode for helpmates.
But only the most usual pieces (such as Grasshopper, Nightrider,
Lion, Leo, Pao, Vao, Zebra ...) and conditions (Maximum, Circé,
Madrasi ...) are available.
| "DOS"
solving (Press any key to interrupt)
| Résoudre
(DOS) : to solve the problem using the options defined in
Résoudre (DOS) avec options. |
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(DOS) avec options : Options for "DOS" solving.
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Résoudre (DOS) tous les problèmes de... : To solve all
the problems, or all the filtered problems, of the opened
table, using the options defined in Résoudre (DOS) avec
options. |
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Using "Natch" (only for orthodox proof games).
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Résoudre avec Natch : to solve with Natch. For the
options, see the documentation given with "Natch", also
available from the Natch homepage. |
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Fairy Pieces - Solving |
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And one remark more about
F7/ Alt-F7. WinChloe knows many fairy conditions, but only in
Windows mode. In DOS solving mode (after Alt-F7) is possible
only little subset of these conditions. |
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Final Position – Play Through Solution |
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Q. Is there a
way, once the problem is solved, to easily view the final
diagram? In longer series movers the board position changes
quite a bit. I would like to be able to see the final diagram.
If this is possible, can I always capture the FEN notation for
the final diagram? In "MODE
REDACTION" in the screen "Diagramme & solution", you can play a
move on the diagram (drag and drop with the mouse) and this move
is written in the solution. So if you want to see the final
position, you can play the solution until the last move (of
course this function is especially used for problems which can't
be tested by WinChloe, to have a clean solution). At that time,
open the page "Echiquier", select the text in the Forsythe zone
and copy it (Ctrl+C or right-click and 'copy'). Click on
'Quitter' to leave the "Mode Redaction". As a further
suggestion you can copy the final position from the Forsythe
zone and paste in the Comments field in the Info Screen.
This way you can later go back and instantly have a FEN of the
final position. |
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Copy Selected Problems |
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To copy the selected problems,
use "Copier dans une autre table" in the menu "Fichier", select
"Tous les enregistrements filtrés de "Echecs.DB", press OK, and
then select the table in which you want to copy the problems. |
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Language |
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Q. How do I
set a default setting for English language solutions?
In the menu "Résolution", click on "Définition
des PiPces" : With the mouse, select 'Roi' in the list and type
'K' in the "Code" field, then click on 'Dame' and type 'Q' in
the "code" field...etc. Don't modify the other fields and be
very careful : it is not possible to cancel a modification.
And this will only be effective for the new problems you solve
(and not in DOS mode)
Q.
I
thought this would set the setting to English.
I have tried doing ‘Toutes les solutions des enregistrements de
(database)
and Seulement la solution de l’enregistrement en
cours. Neither seem to work.
It does not set the default language : it
replaces "R" with "K", "D" with "Q" etc... in the solutions.
Q. In the Echiceques screen I can change the notation down the
bottom. How do I make the program automatically default to the
language I want (English) every time I run WinChloe? Or must I
manually change my setting each time I run WinChloe to get the
notation I desire?
Until now, you must change the setting each
time. But I've modify the program so that the last language
used is the default language when you reopen WinChloe. To
download this new version, click on "Mettre à jour WinChloe" in
the menu "?".
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Special User Category Fields |
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Q. I might want to add a
code 'A' for 'underpromotion', 'B' for 'Babson', 'C' for piece
shield, 'D' for 4 corner king walk, 'E' for piece shuffling,
etc. Regardless, they would probably be one letter codes that
would mean something to me. My question is this - which field
would you suggest I use to put something like this in? I should
probably use a field that isn't often used. I was thinking
about 'Juge' or Jugement. If I start entering my own codes,
would I be able to sort for them at a later time. Let's say I
wanted to find only one specific code; would I be able to search
for that code later?
Most of these
themes are already in WinChloe ("Thèmes" field). If you want to
use your own codes, you can use may be the "Commentaires" field
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Etiquette Box |
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Q. In the INFOS screen what
should be placed in the Etiquette box on the top row? Can this
be used as I wish?
You can place 5 characters which will appear
before the name of the author. Used mainly for edition
(originals, articles or books) : you place there the number of
the problem.
The index uses the field "Etiquette" : if this field is empty, a problem
will not be indexed.
You can use the function "Auto-Etiquetage..." to fill this field quickly. For instance, if the problems are coded B1, B2, B3 etc... :
1) "Problemes" -> "Auto-etiquetage..."
2) "Prefixe?" : enter "B" and OK
3) "Commencer par le n°" : enter "1" and "OK"
And then, you can create the indexes. If the problems don't use the same 'prefixe' (as in FIDE albums), you must use
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Sharing Your
Database With Others |
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When you have finish to record
problems in a (thematic) table, send it to Christian Poisson via
email.
If the table name is 'Example', what you have to do is to send
the 7 following files which are in the 'Base Chloe' directory :
Example.DB
Example.MB
Example.PX
Example.XG0
Example.XG1
Example.YG0
Example.YG1
Of course, it is better to compress them in a zip file :
transfer via email will then be much faster.
If you can't compress the files, don't send tables with more
than 500 problems.
If you can compress the files, you can send larger tables, until
3000 problems. |
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Compress - Compact
Databases |
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To compress tables.
Compression allows to minimize the size of the tables and to
improve the efficiency of filters and queries. Without being
compulsory, it may be interesting to compress (especially the
big tables) from time to time.
Compression is also a way to recover a corrupted table.
| Compacter
la table en cours... : Compress the opened table.
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toutes les tables... : Compress all the tables which are
in the "Base Chloe" directory. |
| Compacter
les tables auxiliaires... : Compress all the tables which
are in the "Base Chloe\Auxiliaire" directory.
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View Final Position of
Problem |
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To view
the final position in Winchloe, you must replay the problem.
In the diagram and solutions screen, take the menu Solution then
Mode Rédaction (that means Writing mode) or press Ctrl+F12.
Then you can play the solution moving the pieces.
You have normally a little window for special features :
- sans rédiger = Without writing. It's only playing without
writing the solution; It's a switch (On/Off)
- Nouvelle solution = New solution (for making a new flow)
- Passer = Pass (allow to play twice or more with the same
color; Useful for Threats)
- Jeu apparent = Set play
- Coup précédent = backward move
- Trait aux Blancs (aux Noirs) : to change the side to play
- Retour à la Ligne : LF (Line feed)
- 1... (Write a 1...)
- Blocus (Write Blocus, zugzwang)
- [ or ] (Write the symbol)
- Quitter : To quit the mode
When you are in a certain position, you may go the the Echiquier
tab and then the Forsythe of this position (and the position
description) is updated. You can copy it (Crtl+C and Ctrl+V)
after selecting it.
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