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Chess Forge for Windows

The idea of checking one's understanding and memorizing chess variations by testing against a wokbook is not new. However, we found the restrictions imposed by most tools, chessable.com being the most notable example, rather constraining, if not outright annoying.

While we appreciate and understand the value of such sites and tools, we don't like being forced into a strict workflow, with the spaced repetition algorithm determing what we do next.

The idea of Chess Forge was born when we decided that we wanted a free-style training and we couldn't find a tool that would do exactly what we needed.

Training Mode

Here, we are presenting just a quick overview. Please refer to the Training section of the User's Guide for details.

Training in the User's Guide

Free Style Training

What do we mean by Free Style Training ? Well, a couple of things:

  • You choose a variation you want to test yourself against and the position you want to start from.
  • When you encounter a fork, the program will let you choose which branch to follow.
  • You can go back to any move at any point.
  • Once the workbook line finishes, the program starts a game with the engine.
  • You can show or hide engine evaluations.

Again, we have to stress that we are not stating that this mode of training/testing is better than the more restrictive ones. In fact, we know that the spaced repetition approach can be very effective. We are simply presenting an alternative that you may find more suitable for you or at least more enjoyable.

Training View