ChessGenius for UIQ phones FAQ

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for UIQ phones FAQ	Written by Richard Lang

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System Requirements: Which devices will ChessGenius run on?	ChessGenius has been tested on the Sony Ericsson P800, P900, P910 and Motorola A1000 A925 and A920. (ChessGenius will not run on UIQ 3 phones) ChessGenius is a very compact program and only requires 150 KB memory.
How much do program updates cost?	Updates are free for registered users.
I have bought ChessGenius, what happens if I upgrade or replace my UIQ phone. Will I need a new License? Is there a charge?	The License Key system is designed to prevent wholesale copying of the program, not to make life difficult for owners. Most times a new License Key will not be required. If you do need a new or updated License Key - for any reason - we are always happy to send them to any registered user. There is no charge for this.
I bought ChessGenius more than 48 hours ago and have not received my License Key. What should I do?	Send an email to support@chessgenius.com. The most common reason for delay is that we are unable to contact you due to a miss-spelling or typing error in the email address that was quoted on your order.
Please explain in detail how to install ChessGenius onto my phone.	A) Installing from your PC using PC Suite software. The PC Suite software that was supplied on CD with your phone must be installed. 1) Connect your phone to the PC via USB cradle, Infrared or Bluetooth. 2) Go to START > PROGRAMS > SONY ERICSSON > P900 or P910. 3) Start the Install Software program. 4) Select the application (ChessGenius_UIQ.SIS) to install. 5) Follow the prompts and ChessGenius will be installed. Or B) Install by sending the "ChessGenius_UIQ.sis" file to your phone. 1) Send the "ChessGenius_UIQ.sis" file to your phone either as an email attachment, or via Bluetooth or via infrared. 2) View the file "ChessGenius_UIQ.sis" on your phone. You will be prompted to view the file when it arrives on your phone or can find it in your inbox . Follow the prompts.
How do I castle with ChessGenius?	To castle move your king two squares to the right or left. If castling is legal ChessGenius will accept the move and move your rook. Castling is legal if the king and rook have not moved before in the game, the king is not in check and the squares that the king moves through are not attacked. For a better explanation and an excellent tutorial see www.chesscorner.com
ChessGenius made an illegal pawn capture	This is probably an en passant capture. To find out more see the next question.
How can I find out about the rules of chess?	For an excellent tutorial see the learn section at www.chesscorner.com
What is the rating of ChessGenius?	It is probably around 2400 USCF.
What about Hash tables?	ChessGenius has 128 KB hash tables.
How can I transfer a game from my phone to my Desktop PC?	ChessGenius stores games in a standard PGN file called chessgenius.pgn. Using third party file management software this file can be transferred between phone and desktop PC. ChessGenius can paste and load individual games to the clipboard. They can be transferred to jotter via the clipboard and then sent to another device.
ChessGenius saves/loads games in PGN format. What is PGN?	PGN is "Portable Game Notation", a standard representation of chess game data in ASCII text files. It is used by most Chess software. For full details see: http://www.chessclub.com/help/PGN-spec Here is a sample game: [Event "Kasparov vs ChessGenius"] [Site "London"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "ChessGenius"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D23/06"] 1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. g3 e6 8. Bg2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. e3 Ne4 11. Qe2 Qb6 12. Rd1 Rad8 13. Ne1 Ndf6 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. f3 Nd6 16. a4 Qb3 17. e4 Bg6 18. Rd3 Qb4 19. b3 Nc8 20. Nc2 Qb6 21. Bf4 c5 22. Be3 cxd4 23. Nxd4 Bc5 24. Rad1 e5 25. Nc2 Rxd3 26. Qxd3 Ne7 27. b4 Bxe3+ 28. Qxe3 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Bf1 b6 31. Qc3 f6 32. Bc4+ Bf7 33. Ne3 Qd4 34. Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. Qb3+ Kf8 36. Kg2 Qd2+ 37. Kh3 Qe2 38. Ng2 h5 39. Qe3 Qc4 40. Qd2 Qe6+ 41. g4 hxg4+ 42. fxg4 Qc4 43. Qe1 Qb3+ 44. Ne3 Qd3 45. Kg3 Qxe4 46. Qd2 Qf4+ 47. Kg2 Qd4 48. Qxd4 exd4 49. Nc4 Nc6 50. b5 Ne5 51. Nd6 d3 52. Kf2 Nxg4+ 53. Ke1 Nxh2 54. Kd2 Nf3+ 55. Kxd3 Ke7 56. Nf5+ Kf7 57. Ke4 Nd2+ 58. Kd5 g5 59. Nd6+ Kg6 60. Kd4 Nb3+ 0-1

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