
Penguin Version 17 ( portable )  ( March 2021  )
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Copyright (c) 2021 by Dariusz Stachowski.  All rights reserved.



PORTABLE VERSION
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The version in this directory is the portable version of Penguion 16.3, 
modified to enable it to be used on a USB drive.


DESCRIPTION
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Penguin is a desktop board and PGN game viewer / reader / editor for the 
analysis and review of games of chess.

It can also interface with UCI chess engines to analyse game positions and 
identify the most promising sequences of moves.

It is a freeware program for Windows, and can be downloaded from

      http://www.dashstofsk.net/penguin.html

Use Penguin to store and replay your games and the games of the professionals;
to save and edit your analysis; to launch a quick chess board from 
your desktop.

I hope you will find Penguin a useful product and that it will improve your 
skill at Chess.

Gorrion.  I also hope that you will have time to visit the Gorrion game server 
where games of Chess may be played.


FEATURES
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* Stored Games.  Two file formats are supported: PGN and Penguin's 
  own file format, ECH.  Branching is supported.  Many lines of play 
  can be held in a game.

* Collections.  Many games can be held within a game file.  Opening 
  and player statistics can be viewed for the games in the collection.

* Opening Explorer.  Penguin holds a database of opening positions.

* UCI Chess Engines.  Penguin can interface with UCI engines to analyse
  game positions and identify the most promising sequences of moves.

* RTF Export.  Games can be exported as a document in RTF file format, 
  displayed using your choice of Word / Office document software, 
  from which you will be able to make edits, reformat, print, save as Doc, 
  save as PDF.
  
* GIF, BMP Image Export.  GIF images of game positions can be 
  generated.  Bitmap images can be copied to the Windows clipboard. 

* Bookmarking.  Game positions can be bookmarked. 

* Comments.  Users are able to add commentary to game positions.

* Game Importing.  Games can be imported by pasting FEN / PGN text.

* Configuration.  Users are able to set their preferences in colours, 
  sizes and fonts.

* Compose.  Game positions may be composed, either as a starting 
  state for a game or as a modification within a line of play.

* Irregular Moves.  Irregular moves ( including passing ) can be made.  



PLATFORMS
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Windows family of operating systems - XP, Windows 7, Windows 10.


INSTALLATION
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To install the portable version of Penguin, download and unzip the 
archive file and store the files somewhere on your USB drive.


DOCUMENTATION
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HTML Help documentation is included.  Please read this.  It describes 
in detail all the functionality that is available.


CONTACT ME
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You may contact me at <penguin@dashstofsk.net>.  All comments and 
opinions are welcome.  If you experience something you think might be a 
bug, please let me know.  Likewise if there is some feature or enhancement 
that you feel would make a nice improvement.


COPYRIGHT
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The Software is copyrighted by the Author.



Dariusz Stachowski
penguin@dashstofsk.net

http://www.dashstofsk.net/penguin.html

