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Self improvement - cataloging your mistakes in CA
06/30/07
Chess engine analysis is a vital tool for improving your play. However, many players do not know how to make the leap from the information that the computer provides, to true self improvement.
This article describes the missing link between engine analysis and improvement. It talks about how Chess Assistant can be used to keep track of, and isolate weaknesses in your play.
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Second part of my article on Chess Assistant trees
05/24/07
The first part of my tree article discussed some general guidelines for using one type of tree versus another. This part of the article discusses the display of tree data, along with a little know feature present in versions of CA 7.1 and later. ...more
Secrets of the Chess Assistant trees revealed!
03/15/07
Chess Assistant has the most comprehensive set of chess tree functions available in any software. And while Chess Assistant's trees are capable of storing and displaying statistical data, they can also contain annotations, move evaluations, and the like.
Even though using the CA tree is very intuitive, users that want to go beyond viewing basic move statistics will be interested in some of what goes on "behind the scenes". This article will explain the different types of trees, as well as how they are used when the user clicks on the tree button.
But be warned that confusion is sometimes the price one has to pay for enlightenment!
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Comparative analysis
12/22/06
The so-called "Infinite analysis" function is used quite often in the course of game analysis. And Chess Assistant (from versions 7 on) provides a very interesting method for comparing the strength of the moves played in the game, and the move(s) that the engine thinks may be better. It turns out that Chess Assistant is the only program on the market that can do this, but there is a trick to it. ...more
Importing Bookup Information into Chess Assistant
11/13/06
Chess Assistant trees are extremely powerful devices for studying openings. And while CA offers many tools for annotating the information within the tree, many users still have a great deal of this information stored within other programs like Bookup. This article shows you how to take your Bookup trees and put them in CA format. Note: this is article not for beginners ;-) ...more
Web Publishing with Chess Assistant
08/28/06
NextChess Assistant's HTML output facility was markedly improved starting in Chess Assistant 7.1. This article discusses the two basic types of HTML output, along with a few of the more important settings that can be modified to change the appearance of the output. ...more