Computer Play

Dasher comes with offline computer play with various ready-made opponents. To play in off-line mode, select the Play vs. Computer button when starting Dasher:



You can scroll through the opponents, highlighting the one you want to play:



Be sure to set up the game with your preferred time, rated or unrated and the side you want to play:

Exclusive to Junior owners: You can also match your skills against the World Champion Junior engine. GM Junior will give you a personal introduction to sacrifice, attacks and sharp dynamic play. How many moves can you last?

Play Junior!

Match your wits against GM Junior!


During a rated game, these buttons are available in the toolbar above the game board:
 
Resign the current game.
Offer a draw in the current game.
Toggles the display of the kibitz window.
Flip the board to view the position from the other side.
 
During an unrated game, there is one additional button:
 
Need a hint?
 
After your game is over, these buttons are available:
 
Loads a pgn game to the game board.
examination mode only available online.
Save the current game in PGN format to your local disk.
Print the current game
Ask for another game with the same player.
Toggles the analysis engine on and off.
Toggles the display of the kibitz window.
Flip the board to view the position from the other side.

See also:
The hint button
The main toolbar