Lesson #14: Falsification - Exercises

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Hi all,

In this lesson you are going to practice what your learned in the previous lesson!

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Lesson #13: How To Calculate - Introduction & Falsification

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Hi all, this is the first of a series of lessons in which you are going to learn more about phase 3 of the Analytical Approach: Calculation.

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Lesson #12: How To Find Candidate Moves

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In this lesson we continue the work we started in lesson #11. We are going to look at techniques required by the position and what moves they bring to mind.

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Lesson #11: How To Do A Tactical Breakdown

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Hi all, it is time to start taking a more in-depth look at the different steps of the Analytical Approach. We start with step 1: “Tactical Breakdown”.

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Lesson #10: The Interplay And Use Of Phases And Approaches During A Chess Game

Hi all, and welcome to Lesson #10.

In this lesson I want to revisit the interplay of the different phases you go through when you try to deal with a chess position.

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Lesson #9: The Planning Approach (3) - Small Plans

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Again I will talk about the Planning Approach, but from a different angle.

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Lesson #8: The Analytical Approach (3)

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In this lesson we take another dive into the wonderous world of the Analytical Approach!

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Lesson #7B: The Analytical Approach (2)

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In lesson #7A I asked you to examine a complicated chess position. In this part you can compare your findings with my explanation of the position. Dont forget the read the postscript below the video!
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Lesson #7A: The Analytical Approach (2)

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In this video lesson we take a deeper look into the Analytical Approach.

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Lesson #6: What’s The Threat?

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In this lesson I immediately want to introduce you to a very important psychological factor of chess that is very inherent to the game: the two-sidedness of chess. Chess is played with two players and if you don’t appreciate this factor you will never become a better player.

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