I've recently started to learn the game. I learned how the pieces moved when I was a kid. I think my dad taught me that much so he could bully me around on the board and make himself feel better about himself but that's another story. Now I'm 58, (still have parent issues) and can't play pool anymore because the Governor closed all the pool halls. Joining the chess club became my choice of substitute. Apparently, Covid can be transmitted by pool tables but not by chess pieces. At least that's what our Governor has decreed.
At the advice of a local player (the guy who beat me in my second match), I purchased Fritz which came with 6 months of membership with Chessbase. I still can't figure out how to get an engine to analyze my games. I've been at it for weeks. I tried to follow the tutorials and PDF manuals but it's not easy when the menus on my Fritz screen don't match either one.
Is there a better option for game analysis? Preferably something that has instructional videos or, at least a manual that applies to the current version?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
Really, Analysis at lower levels is primarily to point out blunders. That said, pretty much any chess software that supports engines will allow you to analyze.
Try searching Analyze with Fritz on YouTube and the menus will probably be close enough to get you there, if they are not exactly the same.
I've recently started to learn the game. I learned how the pieces moved when I was a kid. I think my dad taught me that much so he could bully me around on the board and make himself feel better about himself but that's another story. Now I'm 58, (still have parent issues) and can't play pool anymore because the Governor closed all the pool halls. Joining the chess club became my choice of substitute. Apparently, Covid can be transmitted by pool tables but not by chess pieces. At least that's what our Governor has decreed.
At the advice of a local player (the guy who beat me in my second match), I purchased Fritz which came with 6 months of membership with Chessbase. I still can't figure out how to get an engine to analyze my games. I've been at it for weeks. I tried to follow the tutorials and PDF manuals but it's not easy when the menus on my Fritz screen don't match either one.
Is there a better option for game analysis? Preferably something that has instructional videos or, at least a manual that applies to the current version?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.