15 Mar 10
Originally posted by petrovitchChessbase is the best i've seen but i don't keep tabs on chess software. However, i do know you can have multiple windows open with different games. I don't know of a software that will do these things for you if that is what you're asking.
What is the best program to examine and annotate games (completed games only)? Are any available that will examine more than one game at at time (a batch)?
17 Mar 10
Originally posted by petrovitchhi, in chessbase you can select an entire database and merge it, so what happens is that in the annotations widow, you get every conceivable variation from the games played in that data base. I dont know if this is helpful - regards Robbie.
I've used Crafty, but is there any way to examine a whole list of completed games?
17 Mar 10
Originally posted by petrovitchUsing the Fritz GUI, you can open the database window and from there analyse multiple games in that database.
I've used Crafty, but is there any way to examine a whole list of completed games?
Arena has an option to analyse PGN files, and it's a free interface.
17 Mar 10
Originally posted by petrovitchI think we're talking about the same thing. 🙂
Maybe I'm using the wrong words ...
You supply multiple games in one file... you tell the computer to analyse all games in the file... you then leave the computer to do so.... when you return, all the games have annotations in the form of variations the computer thinks is better than what was played. The analysis is configurable in terms of how long the computer spends on each position, etc.
18 Mar 10
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Originally posted by petrovitchFritz does that. I know because I've had Fritz perform full analysis on batches of games while I sleep, exercise, cruise the web, work, watch television, etc. I've had the engine annotate so many games that I've had to replace a couple of CPU fans--the engine generates a bit of heat when it runs for many hours on end. I've used Fritz 7, Fritz 8, Fritz 9, and Fritz 11 GUIs, and I've used no less than twenty different engines within these GUIs to perform the annotations.
Maybe I'm using the wrong words ... I want a program to annotate my old OTB games, not just analyze. I don't want to do each one individually; I'd want to do them all in a batch even if takes days to complete.
Even Robbolito can perform this analysis and generate annotations within the Fritz GUI, but you cannot use Robbolito to play in the engine room at Playchess.