Playing in Training Mode - czbar/ChessForge GitHub Wiki

When the system opens the Training session (see Starting Training) you can see:

• what moves lead to the current position (green below)
• What side you and computer are playing (blue below)
• basic navigation instructions (purple below)
• instruction to make move on the board (red below)

 

When the move you make:

• is in the Workbook, Game, Exercise - the system notifies you, including any move comments (dark green below), and indicates any existing alternatives (light green below). It selects a response only from the variations recorded in the Workbook, Games or Exercise (dark blue below) and lists all alternative moves if multiple variations exist (light blue below)

• is not in the Workbook, Game, Exercise - system notifies you (red below) and activates the Stockfish Engine to play against you (orange below). It also indicates which move or moves are in the Workbook, Game or Exercise (yellow below):

 

If the move you play is not in the Workbook, the system creates a Takeback link (pink below) that lets you quickly undo that move. This link disappears as soon as you continue playing. You can still achieve the same result, although not as quickly, by clicking on your previous move (dark brown below) and waiting for Chess Forge to reply (light brown below):

 

You can hover over any move (e.g. the move you missed to play, an alternative move or the move you played against the engine) (red below) to see the thumbnail board with a position after that move (green below)

 

You can also click on any move, and the system restarts the training from that move. In our example, clicking the alternative 5.f4 (red above) moves the training to the position reached after playing that move (red below).

 

To finish the Training session use Exit Training button (blue above). If required, you can save the training moves (See Saving Training).

Training Lines

When the workbook has multiple branches at a specific move, the Virtual Coach automatically follows the first branch during training. You can navigate between alternative branches using the Next Training Line and Previous Training Line options. Selecting Next Training Line moves the coach to the next branch at the current position, while Previous Training Line returns to the preceding branch, allowing you to explore all variations included in the workbook.

In our example workbook, after the move 3.c3 (red below) Black has five alternatives (dark green below). The main line 3...Nf6 (dark blue below) is followed by the line 3...d3 (light blue below):

 

When we start the training and play 3.c3 (red below), the virtual coach responds with the main line 3...Nf6 (dark blue below). You can use the Next Training Line function from the Training menu (green below) to have the coach play the next branch, 3...d3 (light blue below):

 

The coach then switches to playing 3...d3 (red below):