If you have not yet purchased the Park Tools CT-3 go out and do it now. There is no finer chain tool in existence. I had the pleasure of using one for years when I was wrenching professionally. As a home mechanic now I was using the park mini chain brute, which is nice, but it is small enough where it can slip slightly and bend a pin, or start going in on a weird angle.
The CT-3 is a full size shop quality tool that will work perfectly and forever. It has a replaceable pins in case you bend one, will work with any chain out now even 10 speed. Seriously this is worth owning.
Do yourself the favor and pick one up.