How to use the Analysis board on Chess.com
With the analysis board, you can analyze any game, opening, or position at all! Here's how to do it:
Hover over 'Learn' and click 'Analysis'
This will open the analysis board! There are several options for how to use it:
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Make Moves | You can simply move pieces on the board as if playing a game to get to any position you want. You can see the computer evaluation on the left will update for each move. |
Set Up Position | You can freely move pieces across the board or remove them by dragging them off to the right. Customize the board by adding, relocating, or deleting pieces to your liking.
Below the pieces menu, you have the option to select whose turn it is in the drop-down, you can also flip the board, reset the board to the starting position, or trash all the pieces and get an empty board.
The O-O and O-O-O check-boxes let the computer know if white and black have the right to castle or not. A check in the box means yes, they can castle this way.
Below castling are text boxes for FEN and PGN to be pasted into. After pasting, click "Load" to load the position. |
Load From Library | You can analyze any game or entire collection saved in your library.
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Load From Archive | Analyze games you have played and are saved in your archive.
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Import Study | Paste your study URL here and click "Load" to start the analysis.
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Load From FEN/PGN(s) | You can use the text box to paste the FEN/PGN of any game you want to analyze. 📚 Check out this article for more information on FEN and PGN: What are PGN & FEN? |
After your game is loaded
Click the 'Edit' icon (square with a pencil) to open the 'Game Details' menu, where you can add specific information to be included in the PGN. You can enter details such as the players' names and ratings, the game result, event name, time control, location, round, ECO code, and the date the game was played.
Clicking on the three dots next to the 'Analysis' toggle will give you the option to enable or disable the evaluation bar, engine lines, suggestion arrows on your board and move feedback:
Clicking on the 'Run Cloud Analysis' icon will run the cloud analysis:
Click the 'Settings' icon (cog wheel) at the top right corner of the analysis tab to adjust how the engine analyses the game:
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Engine | You can choose the depth of the analysis (how many moves deep the engine looks), depending on how deep you choose, the game review can take much longer to complete.
You can also choose your engine for browser and cloud analysis, and the maximum depth and number of lines to show. |
Interface | Choose if you want to see on your board the suggestion arrows, move classification, and threats.
You can also choose if you want to use hotkeys and the move strength coloring. |
Board | The board tab has the same options as your board and pieces settings. |
Additionally, you can click the 'Practice vs Computer' icon on the very bottom and play the position against the computer!
