Within any database tab you can enter, copy or paste games. To start a new game choose the Game->New menu item and the Game Notation will be cleared ready for entry of a new game.

You can enter and adjust moves,variations and add/edit comments, move symbols, evaluation symbols or other symbols at any time using the move context menu.

You can highlight squares and draw arrows on the board to illustrate points and explain ideas.


The following table explains how you can achieve the effects shown in the board above. Please note making the same gesture on a square removes the highlight.
PC/Mac keys: Ctrl=Control key (PC & Mac), Alt= Alt key (PC), Cmd=Command key (Mac), Option=Option key (Mac)

Effect required

Key stroke

Example

Highlight square in green

Press Alt (PC) / Ctrl (Mac) key while clicking on square
OR right mouse click on square

Press Alt/Ctrl key and click on the f2 square to highlight it in green

Draw arrow from source to destination square in green

Press Alt (PC) / Ctrl (Mac) key while clicking down on source square, release the mouse on the destination square
OR hold right mouse click with drag/release

Press Alt/Ctrl key and click on the f1 square and release on the c4 square to draw a green arrow from f1 to c4.

Highlight square in yellow

Press Ctrl with the Alt (PC) / Cmd (Mac) key while clicking on square
OR Press Ctrl (PC) / Cmd (Mac) and click right mouse on square

Press Ctrl with Alt/Cmd keys and click on the g2 square to highlight it in yellow

Draw arrow from source to destination square in yellow

Press Ctrl with Alt (PC) / Cmd (Mac) keys while clicking down on a source square, release the mouse on the destination square
OR Press Ctrl (PC) / Cmd (Mac) and hold right mouse click with drag/release

Press Ctrl with Alt/Cmd keys and click on the f1 square and release on the c4 square to draw a green arrow from f1 to c4.

Highlight square in red

Press Shift with Alt (PC) / Option (Mac) key while clicking on square
OR Press Shift and right mouse click on square

Press Shift with Alt/Option keys and click on the h2 square to highlight it in red

Draw arrow from source to destination square in red

Press Shift with Alt (PC) / Option (Mac) key while clicking down on a source square, release the mouse on the destination square
OR Press Shift and hold right mouse click with drag/release

Press Shift with Alt/Option keys and click on the g8 square and release on the f6 square to draw a red arrow from g8 to f6.