PART 1 • Set 'em up, joe!
then you click once on a piece displayed in a “palette” (a visual display
of all piece and color combinations – just think of it as you would a box
of chess pieces), then click on the square where you want it to appear
on the board.
THE POSITION IS SET – WHAT NOW?
Once you have a position all set up, there are a number of
ways you can explore the possibilities with the help of a chess
engine. We'll start with a sample position which occurs after
the moves:
1. e4 c6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 dxe4
4. Nxe4 Bf5
5. Ng3 Bg6
6. h4 h6
7. Nf3 Nd7
8. h5 Bh7
9. Bd3 Bxd3
10. Qxd3 Qc7
11. Bd2
It's a common position in the main line Caro-Kann Defense and has been
played about a half-zillion times. But I didn't know that back in the days
when I didn't have a computer. So I'd set up this position on a physical
chess board and stared at it and analyzed and scribbled in a notebook.
With a chess engine, the process would have been much easier and a
lot more fun.
Here are some ways we can explore this position with our chess engine's
help.
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