Quick tips

• Control the centre. Start with e4 or d4 and bring your knights and bishops out before moving the same piece twice.
• Castle early. Get your king to safety in the first ten moves. The engine is quick to attack an uncastled king.
• Check every capture. Before each move, look at every check, capture and threat for both sides. The engine never misses a loose piece.
• Trade when ahead. Once you are up material, exchange pieces. Simple endgames are where a human can outplay a computer's horizon.
• Avoid quick tactics. The engine sees 3 to 4 moves ahead, so short traps rarely work. Long-term plans (pawn structure, weak squares) do.