ChessTricks v5.4

[USGroup1]

ChessTricks is a free and portable position analyzer gui for Windows with an emphasis on finding trick moves.

A trick is a move that is usually not the best move but if the opponent can’t find the only reply (refutation), it will result to an even better position than the best move. Analyzing these trick lines helps with finding traps and novelties and in some cases the only winning line (in positions where engine has a hard time finding the best move).

Requirements: 64-bit Windows System, .NET Framework 4.6.1 or later (If you are not on Windows 10 you need to update your .NET Framework)
https://chesstricksapp.wordpress.com/download/

[Ferdy]

ChessTricks is a free and portable position analyzer gui for Windows with an emphasis on finding trick moves.

A trick is a move that is usually not the best move but if the opponent can’t find the only reply (refutation), it will result to an even better position than the best move. Analyzing these trick lines helps with finding traps and novelties and in some cases the only winning line (in positions where engine has a hard time finding the best move).

Requirements: 64-bit Windows System, .NET Framework 4.6.1 or later (If you are not on Windows 10 you need to update your .NET Framework)
https://chesstricksapp.wordpress.com/download/

Can you post an example position preferably in the opening where there is trick move?

[USGroup1]

Can you post an example position preferably in the opening where there is trick move?

Recent Topalov-Mamedyarov game at Gashimov Memorial, 18. Ng5 is a trick move according to latest SF dev at depth 22. Topalov played 18. Rb1

[d]r2qr1k1/1bp2pbp/2np1np1/pp6/1P1PP3/P4N1P/B2N1PP1/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 18
Trick(Low Risk/Low Reward): Ng5(+0.99), Black refutes with: d5(0.00), Best Move: d5(+0.46), (Depth 22) by ChessTricks v5.4.
[pgn] [Event "ChessTricks Position Analysis"] [Site "Chesstricksapp.wordpress.com"] [Date "2019.04.07"] [Round "?"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "ChessTricks v5.4"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r2qr1k1/1bp2pbp/2np1np1/pp6/1P1PP3/P4N1P/B2N1PP1/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 18"] 18. Ng5 { Trick Low Risk/Low Reward +0.99 } (18. d5 { Best +0.46 } 18... Nb8 19. Bb2 axb4 20. axb4 Nxe4 21. Bxg7 Nxd2 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Qxd2 Kxg7 24. Re1 Qd8 25. Nd4 Nd7 26. Nxb5 Nf6 27. Nc3 h6 28. Bb3 Bc8 29. Ne2 Bb7 30. Qd4 Kh7 31. Nc3 Nd7 32. Qf4 Ne5) 18... Rf8 (18... d5 { Refutation 0.00 } 19. e5 Nxd4 20. Bb2 Nh5 21. Nxf7 Qh4 22. Re4 dxe4 23. Bxd4 axb4 24. Nd6+ Kh8 25. g3 Nxg3 26. Nf7+ Kg8 27. Ng5+ Kh8) 19. Ndf3 d5 20. e5 Ne4 21. Qd3 Ne7 22. bxa5 h6 23. Rxe4 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Rxa5 25. Bd2 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Ra6 27. Bb4 c6 28. Bd6 Kh7 29. Re1 Qe8 30. Bb3 Ra8 31. Bb4 Rh8 32. Nd2 Nd5 { Analysis by ChessTricks v5.4 (depth 22)} *[/pgn]

[Ferdy]

Can you post an example position preferably in the opening where there is trick move?

Recent Topalov-Mamedyarov game at Gashimov Memorial, 18. Ng5 is a trick move according to latest SF dev at depth 22. Topalov played 18. Rb1

[d]r2qr1k1/1bp2pbp/2np1np1/pp6/1P1PP3/P4N1P/B2N1PP1/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 18
Trick(Low Risk/Low Reward): Ng5(+0.99), Black refutes with: d5(0.00), Best Move: d5(+0.46), (Depth 22) by ChessTricks v5.4.
[pgn] [Event "ChessTricks Position Analysis"] [Site "Chesstricksapp.wordpress.com"] [Date "2019.04.07"] [Round "?"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "ChessTricks v5.4"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r2qr1k1/1bp2pbp/2np1np1/pp6/1P1PP3/P4N1P/B2N1PP1/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 18"] 18. Ng5 { Trick Low Risk/Low Reward +0.99 } (18. d5 { Best +0.46 } 18... Nb8 19. Bb2 axb4 20. axb4 Nxe4 21. Bxg7 Nxd2 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Qxd2 Kxg7 24. Re1 Qd8 25. Nd4 Nd7 26. Nxb5 Nf6 27. Nc3 h6 28. Bb3 Bc8 29. Ne2 Bb7 30. Qd4 Kh7 31. Nc3 Nd7 32. Qf4 Ne5) 18... Rf8 (18... d5 { Refutation 0.00 } 19. e5 Nxd4 20. Bb2 Nh5 21. Nxf7 Qh4 22. Re4 dxe4 23. Bxd4 axb4 24. Nd6+ Kh8 25. g3 Nxg3 26. Nf7+ Kg8 27. Ng5+ Kh8) 19. Ndf3 d5 20. e5 Ne4 21. Qd3 Ne7 22. bxa5 h6 23. Rxe4 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Rxa5 25. Bd2 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Ra6 27. Bb4 c6 28. Bd6 Kh7 29. Re1 Qe8 30. Bb3 Ra8 31. Bb4 Rh8 32. Nd2 Nd5 { Analysis by ChessTricks v5.4 (depth 22)} *[/pgn]

Good program, Ng5 is not the best but not too bad either and when played on the board has only 1 good reply. It attacks the f7 pawn twice from Ba2 and the current Ng5. The f7 pawn can be defended in some ways, reasonable moves are Rf8, Re7 and d5. This also needs more analysis time to be sure that there is only 1 good reply to Ng5.

The suggested main line 18. Ng5 Rf8 19. Ndf3 ..., is this from playout (engine vs engine) or from the analysis pv?

[USGroup1]

Good program, Ng5 is not the best but not too bad either and when played on the board has only 1 good reply. It attacks the f7 pawn twice from Ba2 and the current Ng5. The f7 pawn can be defended in some ways, reasonable moves are Rf8, Re7 and d5. This also needs more analysis time to be sure that there is only 1 good reply to Ng5.

The suggested main line 18. Ng5 Rf8 19. Ndf3 ..., is this from playout (engine vs engine) or from the analysis pv?

That was just an example, and yes it's from the analysis pv.

[supersharp77]

ChessTricks is a free and portable position analyzer gui for Windows with an emphasis on finding trick moves.

A trick is a move that is usually not the best move but if the opponent can’t find the only reply (refutation), it will result to an even better position than the best move. Analyzing these trick lines helps with finding traps and novelties and in some cases the only winning line (in positions where engine has a hard time finding the best move).

Requirements: 64-bit Windows System, .NET Framework 4.6.1 or later (If you are not on Windows 10 you need to update your .NET Framework)
https://chesstricksapp.wordpress.com/download/

Chesstricks v5.5 is out......Lots of old and new ChessTricks in that archive!

https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aia_0QGFpRwQsBTCRyc7PmJyqFit

[USGroup1]

Just uploaded v5.6

• Added analysis reports.
• Added pv play button.
• Added a underpromotion pattern to trick filters.
• Smoother pv navigations.
• Bug fixes and interface tweaks.

https://chesstricksapp.wordpress.com/download/

[Kirk]

Just uploaded v5.6

• Added analysis reports.
• Added pv play button.
• Added a underpromotion pattern to trick filters.
• Smoother pv navigations.
• Bug fixes and interface tweaks.

https://chesstricksapp.wordpress.com/download/

I went to download 5.5 this morning and 5.6 was just there. Will have fun trying it out. Thanks