K-Chess Elite

           Copyright (c) 1992-97 by Rob McDonell, ARK ANGLES
                          All Rights Reserved


OVERVIEW

  K-Chess Elite is a powerful and versatile chess program designed to
  help you play better. It is ideal for casual players, children
  learning to play chess, and anyone wanting to improve their game.

  K-Chess Elite has lots of features to help you play. See the pieces
  that have been taken, where pieces can move, who can take what, which
  move the computer recommends, whether checkmate is inevitable, and
  more. Set the board to a specific layout, rotate it, enlarge it,
  change the set of pieces, and even add your own comments to a game. 
  
  Unlimited undo and redo is available, plus move hinting and replay,
  giving you complete control of the game and allowing alternate
  strategies to be explored. Print board layouts and move lists. Save
  games to disk and reload at any time.

  K-Chess Elite can play with two players, one player against the
  computer (either black or white), or the computer against itself.
  Choose from a variety of time restrictions, or none at all. Change
  the playing strength to suit yourself. There are dozens of options
  to customise the appearance and operation of the game.

  There is full keyboard and mouse control, and easy to use button bar,
  and extensive help. And it plays a good game of chess too!

  Versions for both Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 are included in the one
  package.


UPGRADE INFORMATION

  K-Chess Elite has many additional features over K-Chess for Windows 2.x
  including

  *  new Windows 95 look
  *  optional button bar for one click access to common functions
  *  display of taken pieces sorted by value or order taken
  *  hide or show status panel with enhanced information display
  *  variable speed moving pieces
  *  adjust speed of file open, undo and redo functions
  *  sound effects and spoken messages
  *  multiple sets of pieces
  *  easy customisation of colours
  *  textured, resizable board
  *  board rotation
  *  print board layout
  *  enhanced print moves with selectable font and size
  *  enhanced attack/jeopardy highlighting
  *  more time limit options
  *  manual or automatic clocks
  *  analogue or digital clocks
  *  setup board using drag and drop
  *  adjustable playing strength by changing search depth
  *  add comments to any point in a game
  *  quick hint function to suggest a move
  *  replay last move
  *  undo all and redo all functions
  *  double click on move listing to undo or redo to that move
  *  allows optional resignations by either player
  *  recognises two Kings stalemate
  *  more sample games complete with comments
  *  games saved in new text format for use outside of K-Chess
  *  reads all earlier K-Chess and Turbo Chess files
  *  enhanced help with rules and guidelines for beginners
  *  full keyword search in help
  *  window maximisation

  plus more.


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

  K-Chess Elite comes with both 16 bit and 32 bit versions in the one
  package.
 
  K-Chess Elite 16 requires a PC with 386 or higher processor, 2MB memory,
  1MB free disk space, VGA graphics, and running Windows 3.1 or higher or
  OS/2 Warp 3.0 or higher with Windows.

  K-Chess Elite 32 requires a PC with 386 or higher processor, 4MB memory,
  1.5MB free disk space, VGA graphics, and running Windows 95 or higher or
  Windows NT.

  Both programs require graphics resolution of at least 600 x 480 in 16
  colours. The textured backgrounds look best in 256 colours or higher.

  A sound card is required for sound effects.

  A printer is required to print game listings or board layouts.


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

  K-Chess Elite must be installed onto a hard disk with at least 1MB of free
  space (1.5MB under Windows 95 or Windows NT).

  1. Put the Installation Disk in drive A:.

  2. Select the Run function from the File menu in Program Manager (in
     Windows 3.1) or the Start button (in Windows 95).
     
  3. Enter "a:setup".

  4. Press Enter to begin installation.  When requested, enter the drive
     and/or directory to install the program to, or just press <Enter>
     to accept the default.

  K-Chess Elite is supplied on high density 1.44MB 3.5" diskettes. 5.25"
  diskettes are available at additional cost.

  Note:  K-Chess Elite is installed by K-Install for Windows, also available
  as a separate product from ARK ANGLES.  K-Install has an extensive range
  of powerful features for software developers and publishers, and is very
  easy to set up.  See the ARK ANGLES catalogue for details.


TROUBLESHOOTING

  Mcafee Viruscan 3.0 for Windows 95 may cause the setup program to hang.
  If so, disable Viruscan temporarily, run setup again, then reload Viruscan.

  Some other programs, particularly anti-virus programs, may also conflict
  with K-Chess Elite if they are running at the same time. This is due to
  K-Chess Elite's intensive use of the processor. If K-Chess Elite displays
  unusual symptoms (such as pieces unable to move to valid positions, a
  "check" message when the king is not being threatened, or pieces apparently
  changing colour) then try disabling all other programs that may be running.
  Also please contact ARK ANGLES with details of the problem.