Getting Stockfish for Windows users.

[Dhalsim]

1. Create folder on your desktop.
2. Download Arena, and Stockfish for Windows.
3. Extract all to the folder you created on your desktop.
4. Open Arena from the .exe application of the files extracted in that folder.
5. Select Engines tab in Arena, then install new engine.
6. You know where your engine is... You want Stockfish - select it.
7. Once added you can play against it by loading engine under the same 'engines' tab in Arena, or select another engine (which might come with Arena).
8. Enjoy!

[Roger Brown]

1. Create folder on your desktop.
2. Download Arena, and Stockfish for Windows.
3. Extract all to the folder you created on your desktop.
4. Open Arena from the .exe application of the files extracted in that folder.
5. Select Engines tab in Arena, then install new engine.
6. You know where your engine is... You want Stockfish - select it.
7. Once added you can play against it by loading engine under the same 'engines' tab in Arena, or select another engine (which might come with Arena).
8. Enjoy!

Hello David,

Actually, for windows users - c'mon, we know you all want to hate windows - it might be more logical to keep engines in a specific folder. That way, they can be accessed by other chess-related software the user may decide to install afterwards.

Then all a user have to do is point to an engines folder and guis can find them, you would have a common folder for TB's and other bases etc. Just a thought. Besides I hate stuff on the desktop. I really do not want to be looking at folders etc. I admit that your mileage may vary.

Later.

[hgm]

Of course downloading Arena should already be considered a mistake...

[BBauer]

Of course downloading Arena should already be considered a mistake...

agreed.

You may build your native compile which is hopefully faster.
Kind regards
Bernhard

[styx]

Of course downloading Arena should already be considered a mistake...

why is that?

[gerold]

Of course downloading Arena should already be considered a mistake...

I knew there was something wrong with me. :_}

I also have all the other free chess stuff i can download

Chess addict :
Gerold.

[Henk]

Of course downloading Arena should already be considered a mistake...

I knew there was something wrong with me. :_}

I also have all the other free chess stuff i can download

Chess addict :
Gerold.

I have problems with downloading viruses or dubious software for my virus checker blocks that.

[Dann Corbit]

Of course downloading Arena should already be considered a mistake...

why is that?

HGM maintains a roughly equivalent tool:
winboard/xboard.

Here is the page:
http://hgm.nubati.net/

[hgm]

Just trolling...

[Dann Corbit]

Just trolling...

Winboard / Xboard is a must have for any serious chess collector.

And the price is right.