If you have already set up with the Web App “MyOpenings” an opening repertoire, you can indulge in targeted training in these variations with the new function “Drill”.

 

 

This function is available separately both for White and Black

 

 

and provides active support in your memorising of the complex of variations within your own opening repertoire.

 

The function will always make you aware whenever you execute a move on the board which is not listed within your own repertoire. This means that deviations are therefore pointed out immediately.

 

In opening training the contents of Livebook are displayed. Livebook is the enormous opening database which is stored on our server. Highlighting with colour means that you can recognise at a glance which moves belong in the repertoire.

 

 

In the example we show you from the starting position these moves would be 1.e4, 1.d4 and 1.Nf3.

 

If you activate Drill, of course the Livebook display is switched off so that you cannot see the moves.

 

As a demonstration of the Drill (Drill White) we now give a move which is not contained in your repertoire: 1.b3. The App immediately points out that this move does not form part of your repertoire (Not in your moves).

 

 

You can, nevertheless, play on, as long as the moves are still available in Livebook. From the display you can see that the present position on the board occurred in 2795 recorded games. The training comes to an end when there are no more moves available in Livebook. In addition you can simply repeat the variation you have selected -> Repeat button.

 

If you want to incorporate the new variation into your existing repertoire, simply highlight the last move in the variation. That can be done with the button “Mark move” in the function toolbar. In this way you not only gradually train with your preferred variations but also simply extend your repertoire. Merely load the repertoire for White or Black, train in your preferred variations and extend your existing repertoire.

 

End drill ends the query mode of the App!

 

Bear in mind that numerous innovative functions are available to you in the App. You can add annotations to your repertoire, delete variations and trim others. These functions are to be found below the notation window!