Answers.Body: <p>Go to the move where you want to insert a variation and make an alternative. Then, a popup will open:</p>
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  <li>New variation will create a new variation (what you actually want).</li>
  <li>Overwrite will overwrite the main move and all the next moves.</li>
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  <p>If you want to make a variation mainline, then right-click one of its moves → Upgrade variation.</p>
  <p>Note: This works as long as your &quot;Default action for adding moves&quot; is set to &quot;Always ask&quot;. If Arena isn't working this way for you, then right-click on the move list. This will bring up a menu where you can set this option.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Suppose I load a game from PGN on arena. Check screenshot.</p>
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  <p>If I want to add a variation to a main move, how can I do it? Is there any option to add a variation?</p>
  
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Title: How to add variation to a game on Arena Chess?
ThreadText: # How to add variation to a game on Arena Chess?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-05)
  
  Suppose I load a game from PGN on arena. Check screenshot.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/4e4O8.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/4e4O8.png)
  
  If I want to add a variation to a main move, how can I do it? Is there any option to add a variation?
  
  **Tags:** arena
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-05. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  Go to the move where you want to insert a variation and make an alternative. Then, a popup will open:
  
  [![](https://i.sstatic.net/zlAIF.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/zlAIF.jpg)
  
  * New variation will create a new variation (what you actually want).
  * Overwrite will overwrite the main move and all the next moves.
  
  If you want to make a variation mainline, then right-click one of its moves → Upgrade variation.
  
  Note: This works as long as your "Default action for adding moves" is set to "Always ask". If Arena isn't working this way for you, then right-click on the move list. This will bring up a menu where you can set this option.
  
  
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