Recent changes to HowToSearchBoard

HowToSearchBoard modified by bstp

bstp — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 23:54:30 -0000

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-This search filters a database for games that contain [TheActivePosition] with the same side to move, ignoring castling and _en passant_ rights. You can [SetupStartBoard] in [TheEditMenu] before filtering. 
+This search filters a database for games that contain [TheActivePosition] with the same side to move, ignoring castling and _en passant_ rights. You can setup the position to search before filtering, v. [HowToSetupStartBoard].

 [Scid](http://scid.sourceforge.net) offers four types of positional searches:

HowToSearchBoard modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:20:23 -0000

SearchBoard modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 17:26:05 -0000

SearchBoard modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 16:39:10 -0000

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 ##### Material 

-The number of pieces and pawns must match the [ActivePosition]. Pawns and pieces can be anywhere. This search helps endgame study.
+The number of pieces and pawns must match [TheActivePosition]. Pawns and pieces can be anywhere. This search helps endgame study.

SearchBoard modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 16:29:22 -0000

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 This search filters a database for games that contain [TheActivePosition] with the same side to move, ignoring castling and _en passant_ rights. You can [SetupStartBoard] in [TheEditMenu] before filtering.

-There are four board search types available:
+[Scid](http://scid.sourceforge.net) offers four types of positional searches:

 [TOC]

SearchBoard modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 16:19:04 -0000

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 ##### Pawn 

-The pawn formation must match exactly [TheActivePosition]. Other pieces can be anywhere. This search is useful for studying openings according to their pawn structures. 
+The pawn structures must match exactly [TheActivePosition]. Other pieces can be anywhere. This search helps the study of openings according to their pawn formations. 

 ##### Files 

-The number of white and black pawns on each file must match exactly [TheActivePosition]. Other pieces can be anywhere. This search is useful for studying middlegames. 
+The number of white and black pawns on each file must match exactly [TheActivePosition]. Other pieces can be anywhere. This search helps middlegame study. 

 ##### Material 

-The number of pieces and pawns must match the [ActivePosition]. Pawns and pieces can be anywhere. This search is useful for studying endgames.
+The number of pieces and pawns must match the [ActivePosition]. Pawns and pieces can be anywhere. This search helps endgame study.

SearchBoard modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 16:14:23 -0000

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 ##### Files 

-The number of white and black pawns on each file must match exactly [TheActivePosition]. Other pieces can be anywhere. and the files and material searches are useful for finding similar positions in an endgame. 
+The number of white and black pawns on each file must match exactly [TheActivePosition]. Other pieces can be anywhere. This search is useful for studying middlegames. 

 ##### Material 

-The number of pieces and pawns must match the [ActivePosition]. Pawns and pieces can be anywhere.
+The number of pieces and pawns must match the [ActivePosition]. Pawns and pieces can be anywhere. This search is useful for studying endgames.

SearchBoard modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 16:12:16 -0000

--- v20
+++ v21
@@ -1,25 +1,23 @@
-This search filters a database for games that contain [TheActivePosition] with the same side to move, ignoring castling and en passant. You can [SetupStartBoard] in [TheEditMenu] before filtering. 
+This search filters a database for games that contain [TheActivePosition] with the same side to move, ignoring castling and _en passant_ rights. You can [SetupStartBoard] in [TheEditMenu] before filtering.

 There are four board search types available:

 [TOC]

-You can request that the search look in variations (instead of only examining actual game moves) by selecting the [LookInVariations] checkbox. This may make the search much slower if your database is large and has many games with variations.
+Searches can be restricted to positions arising from analyses by selecting the [LookInVariations] checkbox. This may slow down searche if the databases contain many analyzed games.

 ##### Position 

-The positions must match exactly, i.e. the configuration must be the identical on all the squares.  
+The positions must match exactly [TheActivePosition]. The configuration must be identical on all each square.  

 ##### Pawn 

-The pawn formation must match exactly. Other pieces can be anywhere. This search is useful for studying openings according to their pawn structures. 
+The pawn formation must match exactly [TheActivePosition]. Other pieces can be anywhere. This search is useful for studying openings according to their pawn structures. 

 ##### Files 

-The number of white and black pawns on each file must match exactly. Other pieces can be anywhere. and the files and material searches are useful for finding similar positions in an endgame. 
+The number of white and black pawns on each file must match exactly [TheActivePosition]. Other pieces can be anywhere. and the files and material searches are useful for finding similar positions in an endgame. 

 ##### Material 

-pawns and pieces can be anywhere.  
-
- 
+The number of pieces and pawns must match the [ActivePosition]. Pawns and pieces can be anywhere.

SearchBoard modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 15:24:16 -0000

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-This search filters a database for games that contain [TheActivePosition] with the same side to move, ignoring castling and en passant rights. You can set the position first with Setup Start Board in the [TheEditMenu] and then start the search. 
-
-You can request that the search look in variations (instead of only examining actual game moves) by selecting the Look in variations checkbox. This may make the search much slower if your database is large and has many games with variations.
+This search filters a database for games that contain [TheActivePosition] with the same side to move, ignoring castling and en passant. You can [SetupStartBoard] in [TheEditMenu] before filtering.

 There are four board search types available:

 [TOC]
+
+You can request that the search look in variations (instead of only examining actual game moves) by selecting the [LookInVariations] checkbox. This may make the search much slower if your database is large and has many games with variations.

 ##### Position

SearchBoard modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 12:54:15 -0000

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-This search finds games that contain [TheActivePosition], ignoring castling and en passant rights. You can set the position first with Setup Start Board in the [TheEditMenu] and then start the search. 
+This search filters a database for games that contain [TheActivePosition] with the same side to move, ignoring castling and en passant rights. You can set the position first with Setup Start Board in the [TheEditMenu] and then start the search.

-All four require a position to have the same exact material and side to move for a match. You can request that the search look in variations (instead of only examining actual game moves) by selecting the Look in variations checkbox, but this may make the search much slower if your database is large and has many games with variations.
+You can request that the search look in variations (instead of only examining actual game moves) by selecting the Look in variations checkbox. This may make the search much slower if your database is large and has many games with variations.

 There are four board search types available:

 [TOC]

-##### exact 
+##### Position 

-(the two positions must match on every square),  
+The positions must match exactly, i.e. the configuration must be the identical on all the squares.  

-##### pawns 
+##### Pawn 

-The pawn structure must match exactly, but other pieces can be anywhere. The pawns search is useful for studying openings by pawn structure, and the files and material searches are useful for finding similar positions in an endgame. 
+The pawn formation must match exactly. Other pieces can be anywhere. This search is useful for studying openings according to their pawn structures. 

-##### files 
+##### Files 

-(the number of white and black pawns on each file must match exactly, but other pieces can be anywhere), and  
+The number of white and black pawns on each file must match exactly. Other pieces can be anywhere. and the files and material searches are useful for finding similar positions in an endgame. 

-##### material 
+##### Material 

 pawns and pieces can be anywhere.