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== Analyze ==
== Analyze ==
=== Tips ===
* Use engine that displays several thinking lines at once. This way you get not only the best move, but also a list of possibly equally good moves.
* Use engine that displays 2-depth best move. Sometimes this helps to better understand why a given move is good.

=== General game ===
=== General game ===
;Online
;Online

Revision as of 09:29, 19 December 2017

References

Engines

  • StockFish
Free and open-source engine. Currently one of the best engine (top 3) on TCEC.

General

Play

Any platforms
Android
Play in PRO mode (no undo). Excellent for beginner, each level gives an average of computer strength. Sometimes computer makes "mistake" moves a bit like beginner human would do.
  • DroidFish
Powered by StockFish engine.
  • Lichess
Play against the machine (StockFish) or online.
  • Shredder Chess
Play against the machine (but very slow in timed game, even in low levels).
Windows
Linux

Analyze

Tips

  • Use engine that displays several thinking lines at once. This way you get not only the best move, but also a list of possibly equally good moves.
  • Use engine that displays 2-depth best move. Sometimes this helps to better understand why a given move is good.

General game

Online
Excellent. Very fast. Easy to browse, play variation, etc. Also local computer analysis.
Enter a position and ask to get the next best move. Based on GNU Chess and Stockfish engines.
Android
Powerful and easy to use chess engine, with clear analysis. Show 2-depth moves with green/red arrows.
Awesome game analyzer, with indication of blunders, bad moves. Analysis takes quite some time though.

Endgame

Online
Easy to use endgame database (6 men or less).
Very powerful analysis board, including complete endgame database. Position are encoded in the URL (e.g. https://en.lichess.org/analysis/8/8/5k2/8/8/2P5/3K4/8_w_-_-)
Android
Probably the best endgame browser out there. Perfect endgame analysis, up to 7 men. Offline DB for 3 men, more require network access. Pieces can be moved around, and the score for all possible positions on the board are shown on the board itself, which is very useful to analyze alternate positions.

History

Theory

Problems

Learn

Learn Chess

Tips & Pits

  • (Frequent mistake) In start position, b2 and g2 are only protected resp. by Bc1 and Bf1 → move these Bishops only if these pawns are not threatened / protected by other pieces!