How to play Black?

Hey!  When using Learn>Analysis, I move the first white piece, then allow computer to continue play.  However, no matter how the board is flipped, the computer always defaults me to playing white.  I want to play black.  How to do it?

Hi!

To play as Black against the computer, go to Play Chess Online Against the Computer - Chess.com (also available by hovering over the play button, and selecting "computer"), and scroll down to "engine". Then, you can customize what strength it is, and ultimately select what color you'd like. 

Ok, got that, now, how to force the computer to play a certain opening, King's pawn for example?

@KingAgo81

Learn a little history.

All these things can be done in Chessmaster, the industry standard for the longest time.

Back in the Ronald Reagan days
When we put satellites in space
When boys wore skinny leather ties, whoa
Like Don Johnson from Miami Vice

When M&M was just a snack
And Michael Jackson's skin was black
Back when the coolest thing in store, whoa
Was a Commodore 64

- Aqua

Beginning with MS DOS, Mricrosoft Disk Operating System, there was a commercial software, Chessmaster 2100 (which was supposed to be 2100 Elo).

Then came the sequels. Chessmaster was the software standard for personal comupters (PC).

You can download CM 3000 for free in emulation.

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/chess-computer-47#comment-88616729

@batgirl

I can't believe I actually use oral history to tell history.

You can select black as an option, or white, or both if you have no preference.

No CM 3000 is not 3000 in Elo. That's called advertising hyperbole (hype).

Like all myths and hyperbole, it has a basis in reality. CM 2100 was 2100 Elo.

That is an example of the exaggeration of oral history, also known as Bro-Science.

I don't see "engine" at all under play chess against the computer. I presume you mean to first click on the Play button right under the chesscom logo in the upper right? When I do, nowhere do I see 'engine.' Could you be more specific, thanks, lisaaa

Same here. I am on the free version.

I found it. On the right hand side if you select the CHOOSE button there are 3 icons, and one of them is to play as black.