Manual de Chess Position Trainer 4 2012 | Page 7

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ceived the creators probably didn’t have in mind opening repertoires. This leads to a workaround by creating
pseudo games with variations which is neither intuitive nor efficient, but common practice.
CPT works very different as it was created with opening repertoires in mind from the beginning. Instead of storing games it stores positions and candidate moves for each position regardless of any concrete game (you can
compare it best to editable opening books of game databases). This helps you to spot transpositions from one
opening to another one automatically. Then it offers you a way to structure your opening in logical (sub)sections by using folders, openings and (sub-)variations as repertoire elements. By introducing this new layer
you will quickly realize how much more intuitive and easier it is to manage your opening repertoire.

Training your Openings efficiently and thoroughly
How do you train your opening repertoire? Are you sure you know your complete openings? Do you have any
gaps? While many chess players at least manage their opening repertoire somehow, it is amazing how few train
it efficiently. That’s actually the moment you can save most time with an efficient tool. The time you save for
remembering your openings can be greatly used to learn the ideas of the arising middle games.