hey big guy I'm pretty new to this stuff and I don't remember seeing it but I'm still figuring out the basics so I'm probably the wrong guy to even ask but if I knew I would surely tell you see how use the free version and I don't know how to use all the tools in that but I'm wondering if you maybe saw it in the premium version as a demo or something or do you have the premium chess.com I think you're smart and the fact that you're studying I won't be in your league very long I can read between the lines and I know you're a good man and a good guy good online friend be safe my friend May the angels sleep with you every night and walk with you during the day good things for good people sorry I couldn't help
Where is the tool for setting up a position
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Thanks for the reply Sully. I always enjoy playing you. Your sportsmanship is beyond compare.
I've seen this tool somewhere. I asked a question when I signed up for the diamond membership about what tool the Masters used in their online classes... the way they draw arrows and highlight pieces with circles, etc. One of the replies was a guy who said I didn't need a separate tool, chess.com had all I needed, and he posted how to find it, if my memory is correct.
There was an empty board and a collection of pieces on the right side and I could click and add them to the board and then arrange them. I'm reading "The Amateur's Mind-Turning Chess Misconceptions into Chess Mastery." Great book but there's a lot of "what if" chess notation following the author's initial position illustration and it's hard for me to visualize.
I can always drag out the real board and follow along that way but a computer is so convenient. I can study the book with my laptop in places where a full chess board just isn't practical :-)
I thought chess,.com had a tool where I could set up a position from one of my chess books. I seem to remember seeing a blank board where I could drag the pieces that I needed and arrange them to match a particular position diagram from a book.
Now I can't find this tool anywhere. Did I imagine this? Was it perhaps on a different web site? I've tried every menu option I can find (Drills, Analysis, Explorer, etc.) but no joy.
Yes, I could do this with a real board and pieces, but a computer is so convenient. I'd like to set up the positions from the lessons in my books and then play through them. I just can't find this tool!
Thanks in advance,