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Not sure I can explain this properly, but i'll try:
I'm helping out an unrated player, a complete newcomer to chess. I can't teach him much, but what I can, will give him a leg-up.
I'm talking him though each of his moves, telling him how i'm going to respond, etc. But the trouble is, a couple of times .. if i'd let him .. he would have won! And as happy as I am to show him the ropes - i'm not about to lose heaven knows how many hard-earned rating points for my trouble.
Now .. I'm sure that somewhere on the site i've seen a games board which can be used (instead of he normal one) precisely for this sort of situation. Far as I recall, it allows players to experiment with their moves, before they actually make them.
Did I dream it, or does such a facility exist?
Thanks
Jo