INSTRUCTIONS
1. Installation
The Sigma Chess 5 installation process is very simple. The only
requirement is that you have already installed the freeware StuffIt
Expander(TM) application. Chances are that this is already included
with your internet browser. Thus if you download Sigma Chess 5.0 over the
internet, your browser should automatically unpack the downloaded file
sigma-chess-5.sit
or sigma-chess-5.hqx. This will create a Sigma Chess 5.0
folder containing the following:
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The Sigma Chess 5.0 application itself.
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The Read me first! document, which you must read before launching
Sigma Chess 5.0 the first time.
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The Register Sigma Chess 5 Pro application.
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The standard opening library, Sigma Library.
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The user's manual Manual.html, which you are now reading (including
the ManualData folder).
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An interactive Rules of Chess book for beginners.
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The Games folder containing many sample games from various matches
and tournaments.
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The Positions folder containing various combination exercises, endgame
studies and mate problems.
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The Collections folder containing various sample game collections
with many interesting games.
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The Libraries folder containing small opening libraries of specific
openings, such as Ruy Lopez, French, Sicilian e.t.c.
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The Endgame Databases folder containing the endgame database generators.
Now that Sigma Chess is installed, you should start up the program. The
first time you do so (or in case the preferences file has been removed
from the System Folder), you will be asked to accept the Sigma Chess 5
License Agreement. If you do not accept this, Sigma Chess terminates immediately.
Otherwise the program starts up and opens a new game window, ready to play
the first game!
Although the program has been designed to be intuitive and easy to use,
you might want to read or at least skim through the next
section before playing your first game. If you are a beginner with
little or no knowledge of the rules of chess, you are encouraged to go
through the "Rules of Chess" book.
If the program does not start up properly, please verify the above mentioned
system requirements and check that Sigma Chess was correctly installed.
: As mentioned
in the Read me first! document, two versions of Sigma Chess 5.0
exist:
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The freeware Sigma Chess 5.0 Lite
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The commercial Sigma Chess 5.0 Pro
Only the freeware Lite version is available for direct download.
If you want to upgrade to the commercial Pro version, you need to
go through the registration and payment process described in the Read
me first! document. You will then receive a unique, personal license
key that you can use to upgrade your Sigma Chess 5 Lite installation to
Sigma Chess 5.0 Pro.
The Sigma Chess 5.0 User's Manual - Copyright (C) 2000,
Ole K. Christensen
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