Answers.Body: <p>Analyzing a game of chess (in the sense of the term you've explained in the comments) is a complex endeavour. As with most things that involve some degree of complexity, it can't be fully automated. You'll need:</p>
  <ul>
  <li>Knowledge of the subject matter</li>
  <li>Dedicating a certain amount of time and effort</li>
  </ul>
  <p>There are certainly tools that can <strong>assist</strong> the user, but in no way <strong>replace</strong> the user. In terms of quality of analysis, they can help a weaker player close the gap with a stronger one, or they can reduce the amount of time it takes to get the desired result. But they cannot do all of the work for you!</p>
  <p>In other words, at least in 2022, we can't try to analyze a chess game by &quot;pressing a button&quot; and expect a high quality result. Some sites offer automated analysis features for full games but the results pale in comparison with what an experienced player can do, specially if he's making a proper use of the right tools.</p>
  <p>So, what are these tools?</p>
  <p>With a game <strong>database</strong>, you can solve most of your opening questions. They can help you learn about the theoretical status of a certain line, alternatives to the moves played in the game and the context for other instances in which the line was played (i.e: when was it played, where, by whom?...)</p>
  <p>With a <strong>chess engine</strong> (like Stockfish), you can get a very good approximation of what the outcome of a game will be from a specific position <strong>assuming both sides will play optimally</strong> after that moment. This means engines won't consider moves that may look interesting to a human but have a refutation. A complete analysis which intends to be useful should include that type of moves. In other words, an engine will give you the answers but you're still the one who has to ask the questions. It's like a calculator: it's of no use if you don't know what numbers to input!</p>
  <p>An <strong>endgame tablebase</strong> is the &quot;deterministic&quot; version of a chess engine. They will give you the exact outcome (with optimal play) from any posiiton with 7 or fewer pieces. But I think you'll hardly ever need to resort to them in practice.</p>
  <p>Finally, you may want to use some <strong>game storage software</strong> to have your analysis properly saved and ordered. Creating studies on Lichess is probably the best free option available.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: what bugs me the most is that the analysis software ‘not the engines’ are still primitive despite having under our control a lot of extremely efficient low-level tools, and yes, those engines when it comes to game analysis are just low-level tools, they have extreme positional-tactical analysis capabilities but no guidance at all, and here I agree with you that “an experienced player” can do a great job analyzing a chess game comprehensively but at what cost? Of time energy and may be money too and for the three reasons I am not interested in that thing even if I become an experienced player
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Answers.Text: @WassimSaeed the thing is, the choice is ultimately yours. If you want a good analysis of a game, you'll indeed need time, effort or money. Still if you're not willing to put any of the three you probably don't want your analysis so badly in the first place...
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Body: <p>I am looking for the ultimate chess game analysis tool
  I used lucas chess which is great but lack some details, I also tried creatica <a href="https://chessgame-analyzer.creatica.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://chessgame-analyzer.creatica.org/</a> which is good also but again lack some ideas and information.
  are there any other tools that are free and better than the two above and or have some other point of view and can work offline.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer.
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Comments.Text: What "ideas and information" are you especially interested in?
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Comments.Text: The ultimate analysis tool is the human brain
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Comments.Text: I need useful information from the analysis provided by a reliable source, and that's currently not me. chess engines are my best choice for now. I also need to link my moves in the opening phase to other good players moves and the best advisor possible, and I want to take that and print it out to read in the car or coffee shop or library or anywhere else.
  it is good to know about any other computerized method of analysis that I'm not aware of. I don't like variations and evaluations only, I need more.
  A full blown computerized chess coach is great thing to look for.
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Comments.Text: @David How can I get one of those? Mine seems defective.
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Comments.Text: @WassimSaeed what's the ultimate purpose of your work? Chess improvement? Coaching? Assisting another player? Writing a book?
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Comments.Text: @David I have three goals here 2 of them serves my improving at chess efforts and the third one is to assist a couple of friends.
  Goal 1 is to analyze my own games and find everything to be found about them like: who played this opening what are the statistical outcomes of the used lines in both computer and human games and also (as a sub set) grand masters games, I want to know what I missed,what I have plundered...etc.
  Goal 2: to analyze the games that I see in the books I'm reading, find the context and the actual quality of the games that some authors are just throwing at us.
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  Goal 3: helping a friend by analyzing his games, he is a good chess player but has no computer skills.
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Comments.Text: @WassimSaeed I think your goals 1 and 2 can be achieved with a good use of a database and an engine like Stockfish. No additional tool will provide much benefit. As for goal 3, you don't need computer skills to analyze a game of chess.
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Comments.Text: At you looking for *free* software? If not, have you tried ChessBase?
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Comments.Text: @Hauptideal of course I need it to be free, if you check the comment before you you'll find that Fritz is geared toward 'beginners and amateurs', and it is not free.
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Comments.Text: @KenDraco I have seen videos and read articles about Fritz analysis and the thing hasn't changed a bit in 10 years or more. there are some new ideas in this subject, You can check Lucas analysis and Creatica to understand my POV.
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Title: Computerized Chess games Analysis
ThreadText: # Computerized Chess games Analysis
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2022-03-18)
  
  I am looking for the ultimate chess game analysis tool
  I used lucas chess which is great but lack some details, I also tried creatica <https://chessgame-analyzer.creatica.org/> which is good also but again lack some ideas and information.
  are there any other tools that are free and better than the two above and or have some other point of view and can work offline.
  
  **Tags:** analysis, learning, software
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Please edit the question to limit it to a specific problem with enough detail to identify an adequate answer.  
  > **username_2**: What "ideas and information" are you especially interested in?  
  > **username_3**: The ultimate analysis tool is the human brain  
  > **username_0**: I need useful information from the analysis provided by a reliable source, and that's currently not me. chess engines are my best choice for now. I also need to link my moves in the opening phase to other good players moves and the best advisor possible, and I want to take that and print it out to read in the car or coffee shop or library or anywhere else. it is good to know about any other computerized method of analysis that I'm not aware of. I don't like variations and evaluations only, I need more. A full blown computerized chess coach is great thing to look for.  
  > **username_4**: @username_3 How can I get one of those? Mine seems defective.  
  > **username_3**: @username_0 what's the ultimate purpose of your work? Chess improvement? Coaching? Assisting another player? Writing a book?  
  > **username_0**: @username_3 I have three goals here 2 of them serves my improving at chess efforts and the third one is to assist a couple of friends. Goal 1 is to analyze my own games and find everything to be found about them like: who played this opening what are the statistical outcomes of the used lines in both computer and human games and also (as a sub set) grand masters games, I want to know what I missed,what I have plundered...etc. Goal 2: to analyze the games that I see in the books I'm reading, find the context and the actual quality of the games that some authors are just throwing at us.  
  > **username_0**: @username_3  Goal 3: helping a friend by analyzing his games, he is a good chess player but has no computer skills.  
  > **username_3**: @username_0 I think your goals 1 and 2 can be achieved with a good use of a database and an engine like Stockfish. No additional tool will provide much benefit. As for goal 3, you don't need computer skills to analyze a game of chess.  
  > **username_5**: At you looking for *free* software? If not, have you tried ChessBase?  
  > **username_0**: @username_5 of course I need it to be free, if you check the comment before you you'll find that Fritz is geared toward 'beginners and amateurs', and it is not free.  
  > **username_0**: @KenDraco I have seen videos and read articles about Fritz analysis and the thing hasn't changed a bit in 10 years or more. there are some new ideas in this subject, You can check Lucas analysis and Creatica to understand my POV.  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2022-03-29. Score: 1
  
  Analyzing a game of chess (in the sense of the term you've explained in the comments) is a complex endeavour. As with most things that involve some degree of complexity, it can't be fully automated. You'll need:
  
  * Knowledge of the subject matter
  * Dedicating a certain amount of time and effort
  
  There are certainly tools that can **assist** the user, but in no way **replace** the user. In terms of quality of analysis, they can help a weaker player close the gap with a stronger one, or they can reduce the amount of time it takes to get the desired result. But they cannot do all of the work for you!
  
  In other words, at least in 2022, we can't try to analyze a chess game by "pressing a button" and expect a high quality result. Some sites offer automated analysis features for full games but the results pale in comparison with what an experienced player can do, specially if he's making a proper use of the right tools.
  
  So, what are these tools?
  
  With a game **database**, you can solve most of your opening questions. They can help you learn about the theoretical status of a certain line, alternatives to the moves played in the game and the context for other instances in which the line was played (i.e: when was it played, where, by whom?...)
  
  With a **chess engine** (like Stockfish), you can get a very good approximation of what the outcome of a game will be from a specific position **assuming both sides will play optimally** after that moment. This means engines won't consider moves that may look interesting to a human but have a refutation. A complete analysis which intends to be useful should include that type of moves. In other words, an engine will give you the answers but you're still the one who has to ask the questions. It's like a calculator: it's of no use if you don't know what numbers to input!
  
  An **endgame tablebase** is the "deterministic" version of a chess engine. They will give you the exact outcome (with optimal play) from any posiiton with 7 or fewer pieces. But I think you'll hardly ever need to resort to them in practice.
  
  Finally, you may want to use some **game storage software** to have your analysis properly saved and ordered. Creating studies on Lichess is probably the best free option available.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: what bugs me the most is that the analysis software ‘not the engines’ are still primitive despite having under our control a lot of extremely efficient low-level tools, and yes, those engines when it comes to game analysis are just low-level tools, they have extreme positional-tactical analysis capabilities but no guidance at all, and here I agree with you that “an experienced player” can do a great job analyzing a chess game comprehensively but at what cost? Of time energy and may be money too and for the three reasons I am not interested in that thing even if I become an experienced player  
  > **username_3**: @username_0 the thing is, the choice is ultimately yours. If you want a good analysis of a game, you'll indeed need time, effort or money. Still if you're not willing to put any of the three you probably don't want your analysis so badly in the first place...  
  
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