Chess Assistant Keyboard Shortcuts

This list is based on the keyboard shortcuts listed in the version CA 6.1 update document and the CA 7 manual.

Shortcut	Comment
[Alt] [7]	(White stands slightly better)
[Ctrl] [7]	(Black stands slightly better)
[Alt] [9]	(White stands better)
[Ctrl] [9]	(Black stands better)
[ ]	(White has a decisive advantage)
[-]	(Black has a decisive advantage)
[=]	(Equal)
[Ctrl] [0]	(Unclear)
[Alt] [0]	(With compensation for the material)
[Ctrl] [Y]	(With counterplay)
[Ctrl] [U]	(With attack)
[Ctrl] [R]	(With initiative)
[Shift] [1]	(A good move)
[Alt] [1]	(An excellent move)
[Alt] [2]	(A blunder)
[Alt] [3]	(A move deserving attention)
[Alt] [4]	(A dubious move)
[Ctrl] [W]	(The only move)
[Ctrl] [E]	(Better is)
[Ctrl] [Q]	(With the idea)
[Alt] [6]	(White stands slightly better / Equal)
[Ctrl] [6]	(Equal / Black stands slightly better)
[Alt] [8]	(White stands slightly better / White stands better)
[Ctrl] [8]	(Black stands slightly better / Black stands better)
[Ctrl] [1]	Add the marked game(s) to Class1 (List, View, Tree)
[Ctrl] [2]	Add the marked game(s) to Class2 (List, View, Tree)
[Ctrl] [3]	Add the marked game(s) to Class3 (List, View, Tree)
[Ctrl] [4]	Add the marked game(s) to Class4 (List, View, Tree)
[Spacebar]	Analyze (View, Tree)
[Spacebar]	Analyze a position / Make a move (Play)
[Shift] [Ctrl] [A]	Analyze EPD file (Tree)
[Ctrl] [A]	Annotate a move (View, Tree)
[Ctrl] [A]	Annotate a position (View, Tree)
[Shift] [Ctrl] [F9]	Build ECO table from current dataset
[Ctrl] [I]	Change the first move number in the current game (View)
[Shift] [Ctrl] [F5]	Close a database
[Shift] [Ctrl] F4	Close all windows for the current database
[Ctrl] [F4]	Close the current window
[Ctrl] [Insert]	Copy a game to the WINDOWS clipboard (List, View, Tree)
[Ctrl] <	Copy the moves from the beginning of the game until the current position to the WINDOWS clipboard (List, View, Tree)
[Ctrl] >	Copy the moves from the current position until the game’s end to the WINDOWS clipboard (List, View, Tree)
[Ctrl] [/]	Copy to the WINDOWS clipboard as FEN (List, View, Tree)
	Copy to the WINDOWS clipboard as FEN header and the
[Ctrl] [\]	move from the current position (List, View, Tree)
[F9]	Create a dataset from the marked games
[Shift] [Ctrl] [1]	Create a dataset of Class1 games
[Shift] [Ctrl] [2]	Create a dataset of Class2 games
[Shift] [Ctrl] [3]	Create a dataset of Class3 games
[Shift] [Ctrl] [4]	Create a dataset of Class4 games
[Alt] [F5]	Create a new database
[Shift] [F1]	Current base tree
[Ctrl] [Delete]	Delete an evaluation (View, Tree)
[Delete]	Delete annotations for the current move
[Alt] [Backspace]	Delete the current variation (View, Tree)
[Shift] [Ctrl] [Backspace]	Delete the end of variation (View, Tree)
[Backspace]	Delete the last move (View, Tree)
[Delete]	Deleting moves dialog box (if the current move is not annotated) (View, Tree)
[Alt] [Delete]	Deleting moves dialog box (View, Tree)
[Shift] [F3]	Direct Tree
[Alt] [F2]	Edit the current game header (List)
[Shift] [Ctrl] [F7]	Edit tree configurations window
[Shift] [F4]	Engine Book
[Alt] [F11]	Engine Options
[F3]	Enter a Long after annotation
[Ctrl] [F3]	Enter a Short after annotation
[Ctrl] [V]	Evaluate a move (View, Tree)
[Shift] [F5]	Evaluations Book
[Alt] [F4]	Exit CHESS ASSISTANT
[Down]	Go to the lower level variation (View, Tree)
[Alt] [Down]	Go to the next analyzed position (Tree)
[F8]	Go to the next game
[Alt] [PageDown]	Go to the next marked position (Tree)
[Ctrl] [Right]	Go to the next variation at a different level (View)
[Alt] [Up]	Go to the previous analyzed position (Tree)
[Ctrl] [Left]	Go to the previous variation at a different level (View)
[F7]	Go to the previous game
[Alt] [PageUp]	Go to the previous marked position (Tree)
[Up]	Go to the upper level variation (View, Tree)
[F1]	Help
[Shift] [F2]	Huge base tree
[Shift] [F6]	Indexer Book
[Gray *]	Invert board
[End]	Jump to the end position
[0]	Jump to the move number (View)
[Ctrl] [T]	Jump to the starting position (Tree)
[Home]	Jump to the starting position (View)
[Shift] [Ctrl] [E]	List of engines loaded in memory (All modes)
[F12]	Mark a position for analysis (View, Tree)
[Alt] [F12]	Mark a position in the Tree
[Ctrl] [A]	Mark all games (List)
[Shift] [F12]	Mark several positions for analysis (View)
[Insert]	Mark the game(s) (List, View, Tree)
[PageDown]	Move one page down in notation
[PageUp]	Move one page up in notation
[Ctrl] [N]	New Game (All modes)
[Ctrl] [O]	Open a database (All modes)
[Alt] [F9]	Options
[Shift] [Insert]	Paste from the WINDOWS clipboard (List, View, Tree)
[Ctrl] [0]	Piece figurines in folder names: Pawn (Classifier)
[Ctrl] [1]	Piece figurines in folder names: Knight (Classifier)
[Ctrl] [2]	Piece figurines in folder names: Bishop (Classifier)
[Ctrl] [3]	Piece figurines in folder names: Rook (Classifier)
[Ctrl] [4]	Piece figurines in folder names: Queen (Classifier)
[Ctrl] [5]	Piece figurines in folder names: King (Classifier)
[Shift] [F11]	Play against an engine from the current position
[F11]	Play against an engine from the starting position
[Shift] [Ctrl] [L]	Promote a line
[Ctrl] [D]	Put a diagram to the current move (View)
[Gray ]	Resize board: Bigger
[Gray -]	Resize board: Smaller
[Ctrl] [B]	Save a dataset as a new base (All modes)
[Ctrl] [S]	Save a game (View)
[Ctrl] [L]	Search for novelty in the current game (View)
[Ctrl] [Spacebar]	Search for the current tree position if there it exists in a folder (Classifier)
[Ctrl] [Left]	Search history: Previous search (Search)
[Ctrl] [Right]	Search history: Next search (Search)
[Ctrl] [Spacebar]	Select an engine and analyze (View, Tree)
[F6]	Select an entire database to be used as the dataset
[Ctrl] [Down]	Select variation/Variation control (View)
[Shift] [Ctrl] [S]	Set up a position (View)
[Ctrl][K][U]	Shift annotation one move to to the left
[Ctrl][K][I]	Shift annotation one move to to the right
[Alt] [End]	Show a list of the analyzed positions (Tree)
[Alt] [Home]	Show a list of the marked positions (Tree)
[F5]	Show List
[Alt] [C]	Show the board cursor / Don’t show the board cursor (View, Tree)
[Shift] [Spacebar]	Show the tree for a position that is attached to the current folder (Classifier)
[Ctrl] [C]	Show the CA control panel / Don’t show the CA control panel (All modes)
[Shift] [Ctrl] [C]	Show the Tree / Don’t show the Tree (View)
[Left]	Step back one half-move (View, Tree)
[Right]	Step forward one half-move (View, Tree)
[F4]	Switch between List and View
[Ctrl] [F6]	Switch to another window
[Ctrl] [T]	Tree mode (All modes except Tree)
[Alt] [F7]	Tree Options
[Enter] or [F2]	View a game (List)
[F2]	View a game
[Alt] [F8]	View Options