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IntroductionAbout Der BringerDer Bringer is an excellent chess program by Gerrit Reubold. The interface is very clean and the engine is powerful enough for most amateurs (estimated ELO 2300-2350). Der Bringer comes with a 1.2-MB opening book. A larger opening book is available. You can also use Nalimov endgame tablebases with Der Bringer. If you want to use the Der Bringer engine in a ChessBase program, use the file bringer.eng.Der Bringer's user interface may be set to English, but the Help files are only available in German. While you easily can start playing chess against Der Bringer, the program has many features you may not be aware of. Click here to see a list of the new features of Version 1.8. About This ManualThis manual uses hyperlinks and bookmarks. There is a Quick Navigation toolbar at the top of every page. If your browswer supports Javascript, clicking a "Back" hyperlink on any page will take you back to the place you linked from. Otherwise, please use your browser's Back button. Because some pages are long and contain many images, I suggest you set your browser to "full screen" while using the manual. You may find it easiest to create a shortcut to the manual and place it on your Desktop. To do this, right-click on the file index.htm and select New, then select Shortcut. Cut and paste the shortcut to your Desktop.I hope you find this manual useful. Please let me know of any errors or unclear areas. While I am giving this manual to anyone who asks for it, please do not redistribute it via any means, electronic or otherwise. The latest revision will always be available on my website, http://chess.kearman.com or by email request via the link at http://chess.kearman.com/bringer/bringer-index.html. Der Bringer's GUILanguage When you first install Der Bringer you should be prompted to set the GUI language to German or English. To change the language later, click on "Ansicht" (View). The last item is "Sprache" (Language). Click that and select "Englisch."Font Der Bringer is supplied with a TrueType font named Gamcd.ttf. If you install this font, the move list will show figurines for the pieces, instead of "K," "Q," etc. Colors Der Bringer now offers the option of changing board and background colors. Right-click anywhere in the program window and select Colors. Right-clicking also allows you to select the piece set, board size and to flip the board (when Der Bringer is playing the White pieces). Jump to move When a move list is displayed, double-click on a move to jump the display to that position. Set Elo You can adjust Der Bringer's playing strength through the Engine tab in the Options menu. Click here for instructions. Sounds You can program a variety of standard and custom sounds to alert you when you attempt an illegal move, Der Bringer has moved, changed main variations, or at the beginning of a new game. Click here for instructions. Der Bringer LinksGerrit Reubold's Sitehttp://www.reubold.onlinehome.de/ Download the Bringer zip file (~1 MB including the standard opening book, and the larger opening book file called medium_bok.zip (~3.3 MB) here. (Other opening books for specific openings are available from my Der Bringer site.) Frank Quisinsky's Der Bringer Site http://www.in-trier.de/~quisinsky/schach/engines/english/derbringer.htm General information and comments, and information on configuring Der Bringer to work with WinBoard. | |||||||||