Features

Arena is a chess tool that assists you in analyzing and playing games as well as in testing chess engines.
Arena has an easy-to-use and configurable interface. Adjust Arena according to your personal preferences!
Approx. 250 chess engines run under Arena. Strengths vary from very strong to easy to beat, some have adjustable strength.
Arena supports the free and publicly available protocols UCI and Winboard for the communication between GUI and Engine.
Detailed information - the analysis lines tell everything about the thinking process of the chess engines.
Unique tournament features - Find out, how the chess engines compete against each other.
You can play online games against people worldwide.
You can analyse games automatically.
Arena supports Gaviota tablebases for endgame analysis
Extensive Help
Printing - clearly laid out output on paper.
EPD-Support - Easy analysis of position databases.
PGN-Support - Game - databases clearly arranged.
Support of the DGT Chessboard for the game with real pieces - Connect the electronic DGT Chessboard to your PC, switch off your screen and play a real competetive game against one or more of the wide range of available WinBoard or UCI Engines.
Support of the Novag Citrine Chess computer to play with real pieces.
Support of 19 languages for the GUI.
Arena can display the opening name, can use opening books, Chess960, analysis board, etc. etc...