Suggestion: Coaching mode that shows top 3 recommended moves

In most chess apps, there is an option to see hints for playing the next move. Either only one hint is shown (the best recommended move) or a couple of them are shown with some indication about the priority. (For example, the best one will be darker).

However, I would really like a variation of this:

* Show the top 3 recommended moves
* But don't highlight the best move in anyway.

As a beginner, this will help me to discover good moves, but also force me to evaluate which among the recommended move is best.

Best is to-do it in a study and set engine to 3 lines

There is no way to hide best move

@for_cryingout_loud said in #2:
> Best is to-do it in a study and set engine to 3 lines

Just to be clear, I was looking for a way to play with the computer, in a new "coaching mode". I don't want to see the opponent's planned moves, just suggestions for my own moves.

> There is no way to hide best move

To be sure, I don't expect the best move to be hidden. Just not highlighted. So that I will be forced to figure out which of the three recommended moves is best.

@hrjet said in #3:
> Just to be clear, I was looking for a way to play with the computer, in a new "coaching mode". I don't want to see the opponent's planned moves, just suggestions for my own moves.

The best is study as no game may use engine
I do it with my students
I dont think learning from the engines moves is best but thats just what i think
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> To be sure, I don't expect the best move to be hidden. Just not highlighted. So that I will be forced to figure out which of the three recommended moves is best.

You want 3 arrows (roads) that diverge in the forest of move and want them all to seem equally worn

@for_cryingout_loud said in #4:

> You want 3 arrows (roads) that diverge in the forest of move and want them all to seem equally worn

Yes, exactly. I am trying to code an MVP to get a feel for it.

Engines are great for analysis of games. And ofc it's often instructive to not only look at the first engine move.

I have an old chess book with hundreds of puzzles, and a few of them are like this: Which of these 3 moves is best? These puzzles are carefully selected positions, where the evaluations clearly differ: either one or two of the suggested moves are clearly worse.

In many positions there are a bunch of good moves, often more than three, which differ only very slightly.