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Use case · Before a game

Prepare with evidence, not guesswork.

Good preparation starts from the positions you actually reach. ChessCanvas lets you check them against master practice and keep the result in your own words.

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A preparation routine

  1. Start from your own games. Import your recent games and find where your openings leave known paths.
  2. Ask the Position Explorer. From that position, see which moves strong players chose, how often and how each scored, over the first 15 moves.
  3. Compare populations. Pin over-the-board practice and compare it with online elite play: the popular move is not always the one that scores.
  4. Read the games. Open the master games behind a move to see the plans, not only the moves.
  5. Check with the engine. Stockfish 19 tests the critical lines.
  6. Write it down. Keep each line as a Study chapter with comments explaining the ideas, and come back to it before you play.
The Position Explorer: the moves played from the current position in master games, with how often each was played and how it scored.

What ChessCanvas does not do yet: it does not quiz you on your repertoire or schedule reviews automatically, and the database cannot yet be filtered by opening code (ECO). The Position Explorer is the way to research an opening position today.

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