First Steps

Install Chess Engine

A chess engine is essential for analyzing your games. Pawn Appétit supports any UCI-compatible engine, with Stockfish being the most popular choice.

Configure Engine in Pawn Appétit

1. Navigate to Engines
2. Click the Add New button
3. Click to install button (e.g., Stockfish)
4. The engine will appear in your engines list
5. Configure engine parameters:
   • Threads: Set to the number of CPU cores (typically 4-8)
   • Hash: Set memory allocation (1024-4096 MB recommended)
   • MultiPV: Number of best moves to show (1-3 recommended)

Add a Database

Databases in Pawn Appétit store your games, opening preparations, and analysis. You can create a new database or import an existing one.

Create a New Database

1. Navigate to Databases
2. Click on Add New
3. Click on install button (e.g., "Caissabase 2024")
4. The database will appear in your databases list

Import an Existing Database

1. Navigate to Databases
2. Click on Add New
3. Choose Local tab
4. Browse to your existing database file (.pgn, .db, or other supported formats)
5. Click to load the database
6. The database will appear in your databases list

Connect Chess Account

Connect your Chess.com or Lichess account to automatically import your online games and track your progress.

Connect Chess.com Account

1. Go to Accounts
2. Click Add Account and select Chess.com
3. Enter your Chess.com username
4. Click Add
5. Pawn Appétit will verify your account and fetch your game history

Connect Lichess Account

1. Go to Accounts
2. Click Add Account and select Lichess
3. Enter your Lichess username
4. Click Add
5. Optionally, login via browser:
   • Check "Login with browser"
   • Click Add
   • Login in opened browser window