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4.2 Navigation
There are several options to navigate through your openings. You can use the Move List, Candidate Move List, Previous Move List or Position Explorer. They are all explained in detail in the corresponding section.
There exist another comfortable way to browse through your repertoire:
The First button brings you back to the start position. The Back and Next buttons let you move one ply forward or backward depending on the selected move in the Candidate Move List( forward) or Previous Move List( backward) and whether one candidate move exists or not. The Up and Down buttons let you select a candidate move up or down in the Candidate Move List( if exist).
A very efficient way to navigate through your repertoire is the one to the right. In the example“ Branch” is selected. The green arrows let you navigate backward and forward depending on your selection in the dropdown list above:
Each type is intended for a different purpose. The most commonly used is“ Branch”. This will let you navigate to the next position where more than one candidate move exists.
TIP: It is recommended to learn the keyboard shortcuts for navigation as they make it very easy to browse through your opening. You can use the left and right arrow on your keyboard to move a ply forward and backward. If you press the shift key and then the left or right arrow you will navigate to the next / previous positions accordingly to your selection in the dropdown list.
Please play around with these shortcuts for a moment to get a feeling for it( select“ Branch” for this purpose). You will hardly live without these shortcuts anymore if you want to efficiently browser your opening.
Let’ s have a look at the other items in the list: