Practice..................................................................................................................... 70
So what does a chess program have to do with it?.................................................. 70
Chapter 5................................................................................................. 72
A game anytime you like: playing with a chess engine............................................ 73
How to beat your chess computer............................................................................ 74
When it comes to computer chess, “handicap” is not a nasty word ....................... 76
Trick yourself into playing more chess...................................................................... 79
Set up a tournament and play!................................................................................. 80
Oh, it's on now! Playing one on one matches........................................................... 81
To rate or not to rate? That is the question................................................................ 82
Beat the clock........................................................................................................... 84
Save your games – always!...................................................................................... 85
Summing up.............................................................................................................. 85
Chapter 6................................................................................................. 86
Learning your chess engine's lingo.......................................................................... 87
It's all in the numbers................................................................................................ 88
Chapter 7................................................................................................. 92
The real reason you bought a chess program.......................................................... 93
Keeping a record of your games.............................................................................. 93
The art of manual game analysis.............................................................................. 94
Selecting games for computer analysis.................................................................... 95
When it comes to chess engine analysis, longer is better........................................ 96
Tips for more advanced users.................................................................................. 98
What you can expect to see after a game analysis.................................................. 98
A chess engine is your trusty sherpa guide........................................................... 101
Chapter 8............................................................................................... 104
What's the best move? Positional analysis............................................................. 105
Set 'em up, Joe!...................................................................................................... 105
The position is set – what now?.............................................................................. 106
Chapter 9............................................................................................... 109
Shaking the chess tree............................................................................................ 110
Opening choices at a glance.................................................................................. 111
A shortcut for setting up opening positions............................................................ 115
Learning the opening codes................................................................................... 116
Other chess tree tricks............................................................................................ 117
For masters and grandmasters: spying on your opponents .................................. 117
Spotting your own weaknesses.............................................................................. 118
Chapter 10............................................................................................. 119
A chess library on your computer........................................................................... 120
Basic game searches............................................................................................. 121
Combining search terms......................................................................................... 122
Garbage in, garbage out........................................................................................ 123
The law of diminishing returns................................................................................ 124
Why you need a chess database........................................................................... 124
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