v4.0.0.38 [Mar 10, 2008]
Play abilities
* new time limit with game time plus increment per move
* separate time limits for each player
* option to force move of “touched” piece
* new lower levels of play for beginners
* improved selection of openings at lower levels
* quick-think lengthened to 2 seconds
* bookmarking of moves
* undo all / redo all stops at bookmarks
* print moves includes board layout at every bookmark
Saving/loading games
* save game in HTML format with JPEG graphics
* save board layout in BMP or JPEG formats
* paste any supported chess file from clipboard
* enter multiple moves in the Enter Move dialog
* paste individual or multiple moves from the clipboard
* cater for any line length in saved games
* playing mode saved in KCH files
* time control saved in PGN files
* easier Email Game function
* fixed file drag and drop onto running program
On screen display
* new piece sets and textures
* new button bar
* support for XP themes
* additional languages
* enabling of separate translations for opening encyclopaedia
* sort openings list with F6 key
* international/correspondence notation for input and output
* fixed board scaling problems with double sized system fonts
* fixed board rotation not being reset when restoring options
* board redraw can use double-buffering to reduce flicker
Speech
* separate Speak menu
* less interference by speech on the operation of the program
* additional voices
* expanded voice description of en passant and some other moves
* fixed speech error saying “queen” when castling kingside
Other
* new install program
* installation option to tailor program for screen reader software
* automatic program updating from the KChess server
* processor left idle when game is waiting
* help file in rich text format also included
* fixed errors caused by excessively long games
