analysis button in daily game

what is it for ?

i'm afraid to press it (and to be suspected for cheating or whatever)

where does it lead to ?

hmmmmmmmmmmm

intriguing ah hehehe (@Ishaanharsha)

but doing it during the game isn't it cheating ? it obviously lets you calculate possibilities...

It's just a digital version of setting up a board and trying to figure out your next move.  Totally illegal in live chess, but perfectly legal (and even expected) in correspondence chess.  Trying to craft the most perfect game possible (short of engine use or outside assistance) is what it's all about.

You will not get engine analysis by pressing the analysis button in daily games. You will just be able to make moves for you and your opponent. It helps you decide on your next move. That is the exclusive feature of correspondence/daily chess. 

well, i think that's cheating (by my own standards)

Maybe you shouldn't be making up your own "rules", then.

Astral I have to agree with you

Correspondence chess is hundreds of years old and a well established way to play chess.  You of course are free to not take advantage of the very specific rules of this variant.  There is even a "daily" club of like minded enthusiasts who all agree to play it like it was a live game, just with much more time to think.  I'll try to remember the name for you, but don't hold your breath...

I know what you mean lol. I didn't press it for a long time too. Pressing it in a chess.com "daily" game will bring up the "Analysis Board" with no engine evaluation or line suggestions. It is just a place where you can input variations and "save" them to look back on later. This is especially useful since it might be 3 Days before you come back to the game again - don't want to completely forget your plans

And here's that "we want to play correspondence chess by live rules" club I mentioned...

https://www.chess.com/club/circle-of-trust-otb

If it was live chess, then yes, it wouldn't be ok, and it would be cheating. 

Correspondence chess is a different type of chess. Long time ago people playing correspondence chess would, for instance, play games with people from different towns or even countries. One person would mail his/her move to the other person and then the second person would mail back his/her move. 

Before mailing a move you would set up a board and play with it in order to decide what will you play.

So daily chess on chess.com is trying to mimic the rules of correspondence chess. That is why you have that analysis tab in daily chess. In any case, some people like it some people don't. If you don't like it, just play normal live games, there is no analysis tab there.

@baddogno thanks for the club suggestion,

@ general - well, in anyway - i find much greater satisfaction in thinking my way through the board, i mean, it's much more advancing/developing this way...

That is true, that is why longer live games are better for improvement than daily chess.

Daily chess is nice because you are learning openings as well (because of the opening tab), and you get some creative ideas because you have more time, but in general longer live games have the best practical value for improvement. 

yea, i mean, it's just much more chilling (in the daily), you can attend to the game at your leisure

Yes, but sometimes I found daily chess time consuming as well. Though that is my fault. You see when I play a daily game, I end up not taking my time. When I get a notification that my opponent has played a move, I try to figure out my next move immediately. 

So in many cases I end up using a lot more time and energy on 1 daily game compared to my 1 hour per side games. It tends to take more of my time.  Though, as I've said, that is my fault of course, and that is why I don't play too much of daily chess.

hehe

well, let the spirit of choices revive ! hehe

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