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'''Aquarium''',<br/>
 
'''Aquarium''',<br/>
a sophisticated, commercial [[Windows]] [[GUI]] by [[ChessOK]], developed by [[Victor Zakharov]] and [[Vladimir Makhnychev]] <ref>[http://chessok.com/?page_id=27966 Lomonosov Endgame Tablebases - History Note] - [[ChessOK]]</ref>, supporting [[UCI]] and [[WinBoard]] engines. Aquarium is based on the fluent design as introduced by [[Microsoft]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office_2007 Office 2007], featuring a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 ribbon], which is a set of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toolbar toolbars] placed on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tab_%28GUI%29 tabs] <ref>[http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9003994/Final_Review_The_Lowdown_on_Office_2007 Final Review: The Lowdown on Office 2007] by Richard Ericson, [[Computerworld]], October 11, 2006</ref> <ref>[http://www.exceluser.com/explore/surveys/ribbon/ribbon-survey-results.htm Excel 2007's Ribbon Hurts Productivity, Survey Shows] by [http://www.exceluser.com/contact/kyd.htm Charley Kyd], [http://www.exceluser.com/index.htm Excel User--Reports, analyses, charts, & formulas for business], May, 2009</ref>. Beside the ribbon, the main window is tiled by a navigation window with multiple [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paned_window panes] to switch modes and documents, and a bigger working area with various views on that documents, that is [[Databases|game databases]], generated game lists and move variation trees as result of database queries, and a single [[Chess Game|chess game]], optional with  variation trees and [[Game Notation|notations]]. In game playing or analyzing mode, the working area is dominated by a board view associated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dock_%28computing%29 dockable] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacking_window_manager stackable] notation-, multiple column tree-, header-, analysis- and information windows. First released as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarium aquarium] for the  [[Various Classifications#Fish|fish]] dubbed [[Rybka]], the Aquarium GUI is also bundled with [[Houdini]] <ref>[http://chessok.com/ ChessOK.com: Chess shop from the developers of Rybka 4 Aquarium]</ref>.  
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a sophisticated, commercial [[Windows]] [[GUI]] by [[ChessOK]], developed by [[Victor Zakharov]] and [[Vladimir Makhnychev]] <ref>[http://chessok.com/?page_id=27966 Lomonosov Endgame Tablebases - History Note] - [[ChessOK]]</ref>, supporting [[UCI]] and [[WinBoard]] engines. Aquarium is based on the fluent design as introduced by [[Microsoft]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office_2007 Office 2007], featuring a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 ribbon], which is a set of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toolbar toolbars] placed on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tab_%28GUI%29 tabs] <ref>[http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9003994/Final_Review_The_Lowdown_on_Office_2007 Final Review: The Lowdown on Office 2007] by Richard Ericson, [[Computerworld]], October 11, 2006</ref> <ref>[http://www.exceluser.com/explore/surveys/ribbon/ribbon-survey-results.htm Excel 2007's Ribbon Hurts Productivity, Survey Shows] by [http://www.exceluser.com/contact/kyd.htm Charley Kyd], [http://www.exceluser.com/index.htm Excel User--Reports, analyses, charts, & formulas for business], May, 2009</ref>. Beside the ribbon, the main window is tiled by a navigation window with multiple [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paned_window panes] to switch modes and documents, and a bigger working area with various views on that documents, that is [[Databases|game databases]], generated game lists and move variation trees as result of database queries, and a single [[Chess Game|chess game]], optional with  variation trees and [[Game Notation|notations]]. In game playing or analyzing mode, the working area is dominated by a board view associated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dock_%28computing%29 dockable] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacking_window_manager stackable] notation-, multiple column tree-, header-, analysis- and information windows. First released as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarium aquarium] for the  [[:Category:Fish|fish]] dubbed [[Rybka]], the Aquarium GUI is also bundled with [[Houdini]] <ref>[http://chessok.com/ ChessOK.com: Chess shop from the developers of Rybka 4 Aquarium]</ref>.  
  
 
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=Screenshot=
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=Database=
 
=Database=
Aquarium has its own proprietary [[Databases|database]] format, and further supports the format of its stable mate [[Chess Assistant]], [[Portable Game Notation]] and [[Extended Position Description]]. It can read, query and import [[ChessBase (Database)|ChessBase]] [[ChessBase (Database)Formats|CBH-Format]].
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Aquarium has its own proprietary [[Databases|database]] format, and further supports the format of its stable mate [[Chess Assistant]], [[Portable Game Notation]] and [[Extended Position Description]]. It can read, query and import [[ChessBase (Database)|ChessBase]] [[ChessBase (Database)Formats|CBH-Format]]. Aquarium can probe [[Lomonosov Tablebases]].
  
 
=IDeA=
 
=IDeA=
Aquarium features an '''I'''nteractive '''De'''ep '''A'''nalysis dubbed '''IDeA''', using a permanent minimaxed analysis tree, the user can interactively explore and expand during of after analysis with various engines .
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Aquarium features an '''I'''nteractive '''De'''ep '''A'''nalysis dubbed '''IDeA''', using a permanent minimaxed analysis tree, the user can interactively explore and expand during of after analysis with various engines.
  
 
=See also=  
 
=See also=  
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* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20531 Rybka 3 with new GUI: are they serious?!] by [[Jouni Uski]], [[CCC]], April 05, 2008
 
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20531 Rybka 3 with new GUI: are they serious?!] by [[Jouni Uski]], [[CCC]], April 05, 2008
 
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22158 Rybka GUI (Aquarium)'s screenshots II] by Ulysses P., [[CCC]], July 05, 2008
 
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22158 Rybka GUI (Aquarium)'s screenshots II] by Ulysses P., [[CCC]], July 05, 2008
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22834 Aquarium and Engine Matches] by Ted Summers, [[CCC]], August 07, 2008
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* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22834 Aquarium and Engine Matches] by [[Ted Summers]], [[CCC]], August 07, 2008
 
==2010 ...==
 
==2010 ...==
 
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32952 Aquarium (other GUIs too?) and WB support => I am shocked] by [[Miguel A. Ballicora]], [[CCC]], February 27, 2010
 
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32952 Aquarium (other GUIs too?) and WB support => I am shocked] by [[Miguel A. Ballicora]], [[CCC]], February 27, 2010

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Aquarium with plants and tropical fish [1]

Aquarium,
a sophisticated, commercial Windows GUI by ChessOK, developed by Victor Zakharov and Vladimir Makhnychev [2], supporting UCI and WinBoard engines. Aquarium is based on the fluent design as introduced by Microsoft Office 2007, featuring a ribbon, which is a set of toolbars placed on tabs [3] [4]. Beside the ribbon, the main window is tiled by a navigation window with multiple panes to switch modes and documents, and a bigger working area with various views on that documents, that is game databases, generated game lists and move variation trees as result of database queries, and a single chess game, optional with variation trees and notations. In game playing or analyzing mode, the working area is dominated by a board view associated with dockable and stackable notation-, multiple column tree-, header-, analysis- and information windows. First released as aquarium for the fish dubbed Rybka, the Aquarium GUI is also bundled with Houdini [5].

Screenshot

DeepRybkaInAqurium7.png

Deep Rybka 4 Aquarium by ChessOK [6]

Database

Aquarium has its own proprietary database format, and further supports the format of its stable mate Chess Assistant, Portable Game Notation and Extended Position Description. It can read, query and import ChessBase CBH-Format. Aquarium can probe Lomonosov Tablebases.

IDeA

Aquarium features an Interactive Deep Analysis dubbed IDeA, using a permanent minimaxed analysis tree, the user can interactively explore and expand during of after analysis with various engines.

See also

Forum Posts

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2010 ...

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External Links

Chess GUI

IDeA

  1. IDeA Video 1 Introduction
  2. Video 2: IDeA setup
  3. Video 3: Seeding an IDeA Project Manually
  4. Video 4: Seeding an IDeA Project using a database
  5. Video 5: Seeding an IDeA Project using an Engine
  6. Video 6: Which is the best IDeA Engine?
  7. Appendix 1: Parallel Search and IDeA
  8. Appendix 2: Hyper Threading and IDeA

Misc

References

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