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Analysis and Key Moments

Easy way to analyze your game and spot key moments

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After you complete a game on WEB version of FIDE Online Arena, you can instantly see an analysis of the game and key moments displayed on a visual timeline and on the board.

To analyse your game, click on Open Game Details

The system analyzes the game and points you to key or vital moments in the game when the situation on the board changed the most. This way you can spot those moments and see if you or your opponent blundered or made a brilliant move.

The key moments are also marked in red on the visual timeline of the game.

If you click on the board with a key moment, the position on the main board will jump to the key moment so you can analyze your game. This feature is free and available for all games played on the Arena.

Dive deeper with our new variants tree, built directly into the notation — so you can explore different lines, see the impact on the game, and sharpen your strategy. Arena also recently introduced the advantage bar and engine lines.

But there is more.

Just introduced! Advanced analysis available for all Arena members. Here are some stats to explore.

How are moves now classified?

What exactly are good and bag moves?

Good Move:

• (Improves / does not worsen) the evaluation of the position;

• (And) fulfills tactical (and/or) strategic tasks:

• Opens up a greater number of moves for continuation;

• (And/or) leads to a material gain;

• (And/or) creates threats to the opponent's pieces;

• (And/or) protects your pieces from the opponent's attack;

• (And/or) restricts the advancement of enemy pieces;

• (And/or) leads to a positional advantage;

• (And/or) controls important squares.

Bad Move:

• Significantly worsens the evaluation of the position;

• (And/or) results in returning a piece to its original square on the next move;

• (And/or) gives the opponent the opportunity to significantly improve their position

• (And/or) limits the activity of your pieces;

• (And/or) weakens the king.

Game Analysis is limited to three analysis a day for or free subscribers and unlimited to PRO subscribers. Once you subscribed to PRO, your previous games are also available for analysis.

If you are interested in a more in-depth and pesonolized analysis of your game, check out our Paid Analysis feature — a professional analysis of their games, conducted by a FIDE-certified chess coach and grandmaster Evgeny Miroshnichenko.

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