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Last updated: 2008-03-08 (by Ilkka Blom)"My categorically opinion about Ilkka Blom`s
ALYBADIX – only this phantastic program has the speed
of the new XXI century!
It is an irreplaceable
helper for every composer!" IGM Petko Petkov, Sofia, III.2004.
(IGM PetkoPetkov
has the leading 333,5
Fide Album points. Please click here for more
info about Fide Album points!)
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problems and
AlyRec-CD
(Updated 2005-03-16!)
Click here for more info about solving
program Alybadix
(Updated 2005-03-16!)
Click here for more info about APwin (Updated 2007-03-30. Free download of APwin
version 2007!)
Click here for more info about AlyBase and Alybase FAS 6
(Updated 2005-03-16!)
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about Printbadix
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Click here for Alybadix solving
examples
Click here for Alybadix 2002
solving examples
Click here for Alybadix 2002/2003
speed tests
Click here
for the error list of Fide Albums
1914-1997 (Updated 2008-03-08! 2 new cooks, 1 diagram error!)
Download Alybadix Demo version 2004.04
(
Length 710 kB. Updated
2007-03-30!)
-This
demo program works like the non-final solving program
2004, but solves short problems only.
-Version 2004 has new nice
Input diagram for entering normal and fairy pieces
very quickly!
Instructions: Download
apd2004.zip and extract (unzip) it to the hard
disk with the paths.
Then run the file apd.exe
in the folder APDEMO. Read also the important
text files:
apdemo.txt, apmanu.txt
and apinfo.txt (you can load them to the built-in
text editor
of Alybadix ('LT' in Disk
menu). Version 2004 includes powerful compressing
options,
which select
the important variations automatically.
-Possibility to create
a Bootdisk for
starting in DOS operating system.
Run
the batch program dobootd.bat in the folder APDEMO for creating
the Bootdisk (1,44
MB floppy disk) automatically.
Under DOS Alybadix
solves somewhat quicker and is able to reserve more
extended memory
for the position tree
(hash). Also this may solve some display problems occured
under Windows.
Obs. You can also use Alybadix Demo in co-operation with APwin.
Contents of this page:
1. Contents
of Aly-CD 2005 and Aly-USB 2005
2. Price-list 2005
3. The ways to pay
the Alybadix order
4. New features in Alybadix
2005
5. New features in Alybadix 2004
6. New features in Alybadix 2003
7. New features in
Alybadix 2002
8. New features in
Alybadix 2001
9. Chess links
1. Contents of Aly-CD 2005 and Aly-USB 2005
-Alybadix Demo 2004
-AP 2005 (non-fairy
and fairy solving program)
-APwin v2007 (Windows
front for Alybadix) New version!
-AlyBase 2007 (chess
problem database program) New
version!
-Alybase FAS 6 (chess
problem database)
-GSview 2.4 & 3.4
(Windows)
-Graphic Workshop 1.1
(Windows)
-EditPad Classic 3.5.3
(Windows)
-Scacchi Painter 1.3.7
(Windows)
Aly-CD 2005:.................................................
160 EUR
Aly-USB 2005:................................................ 170 EUR
(new!)
AlyRec-CD 2005 (AlyBase + 30692 absolute length records):.....
30 EUR
Update prices
Aly-CD 2000-2004 to Aly-CD 2005:............... 50 EUR
Aly-CD 2000-2004 to Aly-USB 2005:.............. 60 EUR
Aly-CD 2005 to Aly-USB 2005:................... 40
EUR
Aly-Diskette 1980-2000 to Aly-CD 2005:......... 110
EUR
Aly-Diskette 1980-2000 to Aly-USB 2005:........ 120
EUR
In connection with your Alybadix
order it is possible to pay
also your "Suomen Tehtäväniekat"
magazine subscription:
Please add 28 EUR (plus possible
donations) for the finnish chess problem magazine
"Suomen Tehtäväniekat" subscription fee 2008!
Obs. If you
update from an old Aly-CD to Aly-CD 2005, please send your old Aly-CD
2000-2004 back at the same!
3. The ways to pay the Alybadix order
Please make your payment:
1. Via Eurogiro or SWIFT to our account number
FI1880002804775616 with Sampo Bank
plc,
Unioninkatu
22, FI-00075 SAMPO, Finland.
Swift address:
DABAFIHH; Telex 121698 pgiro fi.
(New
BIC/SWIFT-address since 22.3.2008!)
IBAN-code: FI1880002804775616
BIC/SWIFT-code: DABAFIHH
(New BIC/SWIFT-code since
22.3.2008!)
(I recommend this method from EU countries. The bank fees are low,
when IBAN- and BIC-codes are used)
2. International Money order or Postal order.
3. Via PayPal. Create
your personal PayPal account (free) and send/receive
payments
via email without bank fees! PayPal works in 38
countries:
Anguilla, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Brazil, Canada, Chile,
China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland,
France,
Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland,
Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands,
New Zealand,
Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland
Taiwan, United Kingdom, USA.
4. Via Western Union money transfer.
This method is quick and works
all over the world.
Please find
your nearest Western Union local agent in:
http://www.westernunion.com
5. International or Personal Cheque.
Unfortunately,
the bank fees of this way are today high. Therefore:
Add 10 euro for bank fees, if a cheque is
used!
6. Cash (EUR, USD, GBP, CHF, ...) in a registered/insured
letter.
1 EUR
= 1.50 USD = 0.78 GBP = 1.60 CHF
= 9.4 SEK
6. New features
in Alybadix 2003
-Helpbadix C replaced by improved Helpbadix
(quicker!)
-The genres where white mates black generally solve remarkable quicker.
-Seriehelpbadix Intelligent 2-1000 times quicker!
-Duplex test added. This option also allows you to view any solution
as colors
inverted and the
board rotated!
-Thanks for the code rearranging Fairybadix 2003 solves often 2-3
times quicker
than Fairybadix
2002 on quick computers (from 1 GHz up).
-Intelligent mode for seriesself- and seriesreflex- problems
added.
New speed options
s+, s1+...s8+ added (seriesself intelligent only).
Also the non-intelligent
mode is often many times quicker than in 2002 versions.
-When a position or solution file is loaded from disk, Alybadix automatically
switches to the
Non-Fairy mode, if compatible, otherwise to Fairybadix.
This works also
under automatic solving.
-Options wC+ (white must always capture), wC+1, wC+2,..., wC+15
added.
For instance, wC+2
means, that white must capture 2 or more times.
These options are
especially good for helpstalemates with many
black pieces.
-Several Anti-Circe Calvet/Cheylan genres added.
-Automatic solving: In Disk menu hit '6' to solve all current
type positions
(pos- or po- or
poo- files). Hit '7' to solve all position
files (pos+po+poo).
Option '7' is proper
to use with APwin co-operation.
-Alybase FAS 4 updated to revision 5.
-Mr. Paul H. Wiereyn (NL) has again improved his program
APwin
(Windows front for
Alybadix) very much. APwin v2003 has many great
features as: Loading/saving
of Alybadix-formatted position/solution files.
Views the chess
diagram and the moves. Calls Alybadix for solving
a chess problem.
Possibility to open
FEN/PGN/EPD-formatted chess files and save positions
in
PGN-format. Import/Export
chess positions from/to other chess programs via
Windows clipboard
in Fritz/FEN/PGN-format. Show tries/defences, remove
duals,
compress solution.
Easy printing of chess problem diagram and solutions
on different
printer models installed
in Windows. Printing of 1-6 diagrams on one page. Possibility
to associate Alybadix
position and solution files to APwin (simply double-click
mouse
on the file's icon
for loading APwin and the solution). The user can
select between 3
languages: english/german/dutch.
-Plus many other small changes and improvements.
7. New features in Alybadix 2002
a) Intelligent modes
The intelligent mode works now with Matebadix, Sidebadix, Selfbadix
and Reflexbadix also,
even with fairy problems
(Fairybadix).
The difference between
the normal and the intelligent mode is that the intelligent
mode
finds short mates quicker.
Thus after every black move white tries 1#,
2#, 3#, ... for finding
the shortest mating. Observe
that the intelligent mode is not always quicker than
the normal mode.
Generally it is quicker
from 7-8 movers up. In some cases the intelligent
mode may solve
even 10-1000 times quicker
than the normal mode!
b) Variation search
Improved variation search. The older versions sometimes find variations
very slowly.
Versions 2002 should generally
find variations quickly (both in normal and
intelligent modes).
c) Threat testing
Threats only and Threats+Variations test added.
d) Z-option
New z-option added. This works in connection with the old y-option. Especially good for long selfmates.
e) Symmetry
In Non-Fairy problems Alybadix sees the symmetry up to 5
men (4 men in the former versions).
Thus it is possible to
solve quicker long 5 men problems without the position
tree pruning
(about 120 000 000 non-symmetric
positions), if enough memory (1.5 GB or more).
Fairybadix sees the symmetry up to 8 men, if a 8-symmetric
small board is in use.
The small board (as 4x4,
6x6) must be designed with the help of the fairy 'piece'
Edge-Block.
f) Joker
Fairy piece Joker rules fixed. Works now also with seriesproblems.
g) Fairybadix solving speed
Thanks for the more compact code, Fairybadix 2002 solves quicker
than Fairybadix 2001,
although the move numbers
would be identical. The solving speed may be 0-40%
higher,
depending on the computer
model, cache size/working and chess problem type.
h) Alybase FAS, revision 4
Alybase FAS is updated to revision 4. Many new solutions
were added and
new cooks found
in long problems.
In addition the newest
Fide Album 1992-94 included (about 1000 positions).
Total number of the chess
problem positions is now about 16000.
i) APwin v3, Windows front for Alybadix
Mr. Paul H. Wiereyn (NL) has improved his program much.
APwin, version 3 has many
really great and useful new properties. Many thanks
for Paul!!!
j) Others
-Improved hash testing. Works better with the old and new Windows
versions.
-Display of the chess
piece figurines should now work better with the various
display cards.
However, under Windows
you should use the fullscreen mode as before (Alt-CR).
8. New features in Alybadix 2001
-The 20 years old intelligent parts for serieshelpmates were
completely rewritten.
Thus Aly 2001 will
solve long non-fairy serieshelpmates extreme quickly
-
often 10-1000 times
quicker than before! This intelligent mode test is
100% (C+)
also for castling
and enpassant problems with 1-64 chessmen.
-'Moving Men' option for problems, which are too long for normal
testing. The user
may give the moving
piece and possible promotions for each move. With
help of this option
practically all
help- and series problems can be solved (fairies also).
Useful for chess
problem databases (as Alybase FAS).
-Possibility to enter positions with or without spaces
(ke1pa2b2c2d2 means
the same as Ke1 Pa2 Pb2 Pc2 Pd2).
-Mr. Paul H. Wiereyn (NL) has improved very much his APwin
(Windows front for Alybadix) program:
Selectable english/german/dutch
language (german translations by Herrn Bernhard
Bake).
APwin v2 gives all
kind of help from fairy piece moving rules to different
Alybadix selections in
all 3 languages.
Supports near 100% Alybadix options. APwin is now able
to show all solving variations.
In addition it can
preview and print diagram plus variation moves in
a nice way!
-Alybadix utility programs Alywrite and Alyread are now
able to keep the order of the
white/black/neutral
piece queues unchanged. Etc, etc...
Archives des problémistes
(free chess problem databases, partially
in Alybadix format, french/english)
CSS-Shop
("Computer Schach und Spiele" magazine,
german)
Suomen Tehtäväniekat
(Proceedings of the Finnish Chess Problem Society,
finnish/english)
Homepage of PCCC
(The Permanent
Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions)
Vaclav Kotesovec chess
problems and programs (tests
of solving programs, new links, etc, czech/english)
Chess Problem Discussion
Board (by Reb Orrell III, english)
StrateGems
(chess problem magazine, english)
Ilkka Blom
Salmikatu 27 A 16
FI-65200 Vaasa
FINLAND
E-mail: Ilkka Blom
<iblom
saunalahti.fi>
Homepage: http://alybadix.wippiespace.com/
