Short:    Chess-database. PGN and PIG format. v2.8
Uploader: ema@adm.ku.dk (Egon Madsen)
Author:   ema@adm.ku.dk (Egon Madsen)
Type:     game/board
Version:  2.8

Happy to announce: PIGbase4 v2.8, chess-database program for the
Amiga Personal Computers!

Now FULL-WORKING version! Now FULL SOURCE CODE (M2Amiga v4.2 Modula2)!

Features:

  Play Chess on the big board.

  Educational features:
      Tactical and activity evaluation functions. Chess-problems.

  Multi-lingual, translate LOCALE file yourself as nessesary. Danish and
  English are supported.

  Import/export of the standard PGN chess-game fileformat (with NAGs).

  Supports FEN (Forsyth-Edwards Notation) for alternative startpositions

  The internal .pig gamefile format can contain whole 29 PGN info fields.

  Advanced search features.

  About 900.000 games available in .pig gamefiles.

  Enter and play variations

  Enter games with comments, diagrams and variations for publishing purposes.

  Create ECO and NIC keys.

  Large manual in guide format.

  Advanced game-tree generator for analyses, statistics and opening-play.

  Different piece-sets (make your own).

  Make Tournament table based on selected games

  - And lots more!
  
Computer:   All Amiga models, 1Mb ram required (2-8Mb better)
OS      :   Workbench 1.2-3.1


History:    'PIGbase4' developed Apr 1994 to Aug 1998 based on
            'Learn-Chess' developed 1991 to 1994.

New/improved since v2.7 (release ten 26/8-97):
            v2.8 is release eleven 4/8-98, but the fourth on internet.
            - better search-filter (player names).
            - theory-tree functions improved.
            - engine improved. Now uses a theory-tree for opening-play.
            - all shareware restrictions removed from program.
            - half prize to register.

Corrected since v2.7:
            - several minor bugs removed. More stability.

New/improved v2.6 to v 2.7 (release nine 19/4-96):
            v2.7 was release ten 26/8-97, but the third on internet.
            - major improvements to chess-engine (maybe 500 elo better)
            - new feature: advanced search patterns to find positions.
            - new feature: chess clock, sort of.
            - now almost everything working/included in shareware version.
            - now move pieces with drag-and-drop.
            - faster Chessbase import
            - several minor improvements.

Corrected since v2.6:
            - several minor bugs removed.
            - better PGN import
            - better help

  Usable shareware version should be available from Aminet on internet: 

USA (MO)    ftp.wustl.edu            128.252.135.4   pub/aminet/game/board/
Scandinavia ftp.luth.se              130.240.18.2    pub/aminet/game/board/


  PIGBASE 4, newest version REGISTERED, including  extras
  is available for 200 dkr from:
                                     
Egon Bech Madsen                     1 English £    = 10 dkr           
Kastebjergvej 23                     1 US $         =  6 dkr           
2750 Ballerup                        1 Deutch Mark  =  4 dkr
DK-Denmark

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