Hi People,
I forgot to say that in the Info tab, at the top of the screen are buttons that
, if you double-tap them, cause information about various features of the app
to display.
Thanks.
Jim
On Feb 11, 2017, at 10:55 AM, JT <hazelnutt2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
PS: When it says the game can still be rated, it just means the game hasn’t
been completed yet. By the way, did you know that, using the disc icon you
can email copies of your games to yourself? In case you want a written
record.--JT
From: usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Reese
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 9:15 PM
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: Some Questions About Shredder
Hi Jim,
Well, after playing, and resigning, from two games, Shredder now says my ELO
rating is 996, and that it will reduce its playing strength from 1396, where
I experimentally set it from its default of 1400, to 1196. I’m done for
tonight, but I’ll see if I can tell the difference in its playing strength
when I try a game tomorrow.
I’m having a lot of fun.
Evan
From: Jim Homme
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 10:04 PM
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: Some Questions About Shredder
Hi Evan,
I'll take a stab at some answers. The numbers you talk about represent the
evaluation graph. It says who is ahead and how far it thinks they are ahead.
I don't understand how to read it. You can turn it on and off in the Settings
tab.
As for finding help, you can see Help in the Info tab. Almost at the bottom
you will see a link to a page of frequently asked questions and answers, and
another one to the web site of the deveeloper, where you can read more help.
As for how it said what opening you were using, it probably either contains
the ECO table of openings or looks it up. For more info
on that, google encyclopedia of chess openings or see Wikipedia about chess
openings. You can also see much of the same information at Wiki Books.
If you are interested, you could also get another chess game for your phone
called ChessWise. It has some different features than Shredder has. For
playing games, I like Shredder best. For checking out openings and end games,
I like Chesswise the best. The paid version of ChessWise lets you play using
your member profile on the Free Internet Chess Server, FICS, if you have one.
Unfortunately, though, the last time I checked, you couldn't set every time
control our group uses. I could be wrong about that, though.
Thanks.
JimWhen it says "This game can still be rated," I am unsure what that means.
On Feb 10, 2017, at 8:28 PM, Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey Guys,
I just played my first game against Shredder. I went twenty moves before I
gave it up. But I’m going to start another one here in a minute.
I think I could get hooked on this app pretty quickly. I know it’s not the
same as playing against a human, but it’s a lot of fun and there are no
points on the line, as well as being great to be able to take moves back and
get hints if I want.
I just had a few questions.
Firstly, does anyone know what this Evaluation number means? It seems to
change every time I look at it. Currently it says Evaluation 3.68 after my
20th move.
Also, is there a manual for this program that explains the various features?
I hit the About button and the Info button, but I didn’t notice any kind of
documentation. For example, I played White in this first game, and I did not
consciously try a specific opening because I don’t know any, but here it says
Opening C26. How did it get that if I wasn’t playing an opening? Another
example of a question would be that it says at the bottom right of the
screen, “This game can still be rated. Image.” Does anyone know how to
activate that with Voiceover. It doesn’t appear to be a button. I just
brought up a Ratings screen, and it says zero games and zero ratings, so how
do I get it to start rating me. Can I get an ELO rating from it?
Thanks for any advice.
This is truly a great app, and extremely accessible with Voiceover.
Evan
