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5.2.2.1 Complete Line Mode
In this training mode you will be always asked to play complete lines. The program will first search for a not trained position and then create a move list leading to this position( and further depending on your ' Line Complexity ' settings).
Some chess players feel more comfortable if they play complete lines instead of jumping right to the position which they have not yet trained. Especially for rather new openings this can help to learn the opening faster, but the more you have trained an opening the more you are going to repeat positions you already know. Therefore it is recommended to use this mode in combination with one of the following two options then. The“ Current Position” option let you start from a certain position( which is currently shown). This way you can add a new branch to your existing opening and then train just this new branch. Another very useful option is to“ Start with new Position”. It let you still learn your new positions in a structured way, but you avoid having to play the same first moves over and over again.
5.2.2.2 Filter Mode
The filter training mode is an efficient way for training new positions. It will only train you in not yet trained positions.
This also means that it is very likely to be presented positions which are not connected or part of the same line.
Some people don ' t feel comfortable with this mode which looks randomly at first, but it is 100 % focused on not yet trained positions and thus an efficient way to train your opening as you don ' t spend time with positions which you already learned and should not recall yet.
5.2.2.3 From Current Position
In some cases you might want to train from a specific position on and ignore any other earlier variations.
For example, you have a black opening against Sicilian. Maybe you want to train against the main lines and no Anti-Sicilians for the moments. Then just navigate to the first position which ensures a game against a main line. Get back to the training module, select the opening and click the“ From Current Position” button before you start the training.