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[[FILE:chess-2020-1-en-thumb.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=https://www.filiphofer.com/en/| Chess 2020 <ref>[https://www.filiphofer.com/en/ Chess for Windows | Filip Höfer]</ref> ]]
'''Chess 20xx''',<br/>
a series of [[Windows]] chess programs developed by [[Filip Höfer]], Chess '''2012''', Chess '''2013''', and Chess '''2020''' all in 32-bit and 64-bit editions.
The "chess AI" is conventional [[Alpha-Beta|alpha-beta]] with [[Iterative Deepening|iterative deepening]] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49458&start=6 Re: Chess 2013 by Filip Hofer] by [[Filip Höfer]], [[CCC]], November 06, 2013</ref>.
Free versions provide basic functionality (Chess 2013 for two hours), while the commercial edition enables all features
=GUI=
The proprietary [[GUI]] provides a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_document_interface single document interface] with classical [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menu_bar menu-] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_bar status bar]. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_%28computing%29 main window], dominated by the isotropic [[2D Graphics Board|2D graphics board]], has several [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_%28GUI%29 frame boxes] arranged for [[Game Notation|game notation]] within a single column [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_box list box], [[Principal Variation|principal variation]], chess clock, and evaluation scores.
A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_bar progress bar] indicates "thinking" time allocated and current usage, and four [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Context-sensitive_user_interface context sensitive] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialog_box dialog-styled] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_%28computing%29 push buttons] simplify game navigation and control.
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=Chess 2012=
'''Chess 2012''' was the first edition released in 2010 (?) for [[Windows|Windows 7/8/Vista/XP]].
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=Chess 2013=
The commercial '''Chess 2013''' provides a choice of visual styles for the chessboard, chess pieces, and the background.
According to its author, it has improved by ca. 100 ELO points over Chess 2012 <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130616093126/http://www.filiphofer.net/software_chess_2013_new.php Chess 2013: What is new - Filip Höfer] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine], June 2013)</ref>.
=Chess 2020=
Chess 2020 comes with a improved GUI and [[Endgame|endgame]] play, extends the support of [[Portable Game Notation|PGN]], [[Forsyth-Edwards Notation|FEN]] and [[UCI]], and is about 30 Elo stronger than 2013 <ref>[https://www.filiphofer.com/en/chess-2020/added-features/ hat is New in Chess 2020 | Filip Höfer]</ref>.
=Other Chess Programs=
* [[Chess (Program)|Chess]]
* [[Chess 0.5]]
* [[Chess 0.5X]]
* [[Chess 2001]]
* [[Chess-64]]
* [[Chess 7.0]]
=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49458 Chess 2013 by Filip Hofer] by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], [[CCC]], September 25, 2013
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=63388 Chess 2020 application by Filip Hofer] by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], [[CCC]], March 09, 2017
=External Links=
* [https://www.filiphofer.com/en/ Chess for Windows | Filip Höfer]
=References=
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[[FILE:chess-2020-1-en-thumb.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=https://www.filiphofer.com/en/| Chess 2020 <ref>[https://www.filiphofer.com/en/ Chess for Windows | Filip Höfer]</ref> ]]
'''Chess 20xx''',<br/>
a series of [[Windows]] chess programs developed by [[Filip Höfer]], Chess '''2012''', Chess '''2013''', and Chess '''2020''' all in 32-bit and 64-bit editions.
The "chess AI" is conventional [[Alpha-Beta|alpha-beta]] with [[Iterative Deepening|iterative deepening]] <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49458&start=6 Re: Chess 2013 by Filip Hofer] by [[Filip Höfer]], [[CCC]], November 06, 2013</ref>.
Free versions provide basic functionality (Chess 2013 for two hours), while the commercial edition enables all features
=GUI=
The proprietary [[GUI]] provides a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_document_interface single document interface] with classical [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menu_bar menu-] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_bar status bar]. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_%28computing%29 main window], dominated by the isotropic [[2D Graphics Board|2D graphics board]], has several [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_%28GUI%29 frame boxes] arranged for [[Game Notation|game notation]] within a single column [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_box list box], [[Principal Variation|principal variation]], chess clock, and evaluation scores.
A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_bar progress bar] indicates "thinking" time allocated and current usage, and four [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Context-sensitive_user_interface context sensitive] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialog_box dialog-styled] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_%28computing%29 push buttons] simplify game navigation and control.
<span id="2012"></span>
=Chess 2012=
'''Chess 2012''' was the first edition released in 2010 (?) for [[Windows|Windows 7/8/Vista/XP]].
<span id="2013"></span>
=Chess 2013=
The commercial '''Chess 2013''' provides a choice of visual styles for the chessboard, chess pieces, and the background.
According to its author, it has improved by ca. 100 ELO points over Chess 2012 <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130616093126/http://www.filiphofer.net/software_chess_2013_new.php Chess 2013: What is new - Filip Höfer] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine], June 2013)</ref>.
=Chess 2020=
Chess 2020 comes with a improved GUI and [[Endgame|endgame]] play, extends the support of [[Portable Game Notation|PGN]], [[Forsyth-Edwards Notation|FEN]] and [[UCI]], and is about 30 Elo stronger than 2013 <ref>[https://www.filiphofer.com/en/chess-2020/added-features/ hat is New in Chess 2020 | Filip Höfer]</ref>.
=Other Chess Programs=
* [[Chess (Program)|Chess]]
* [[Chess 0.5]]
* [[Chess 0.5X]]
* [[Chess 2001]]
* [[Chess-64]]
* [[Chess 7.0]]
=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49458 Chess 2013 by Filip Hofer] by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], [[CCC]], September 25, 2013
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=63388 Chess 2020 application by Filip Hofer] by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], [[CCC]], March 09, 2017
=External Links=
* [https://www.filiphofer.com/en/ Chess for Windows | Filip Höfer]
=References=
<references />
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