Lesson #21: How To Calculate – Which Candidate First?
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Hi all,
It’s back to candidates again!
In this lesson I give some practical tips on spotting and calculating them.
Lesson #20: How To Calculate – Chess Is Not Checkers!
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Hi all,
In this lesson you are going to try and unlearn something ![]()
By the way, I added something new: exercise sheets.
Lesson #18: Candidates – Thinking Outside The Box… Or Not?
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What do the cases of Sherlock Holmes and chess have in common?
Question #5: What Is Tunnel Vision?
Hi all,
Pablo askes:
I’ve come across in Lev Alburt’s books on the term “Tunnel Vision”. He mentions it but does not delve deeper into a topic that seems endemic to many players.
Can you expand on this issue and its remedy?
Lesson #17: How To Calculate – Not Deep But Broad!
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Hi all,
In this lesson we look at calculation from a slightly different angle.
Lesson #16: The Mechanism Of Attack And Defense
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Hi all,
In this video I introduce a new acronym and tool: T.I.M.S.I.C.
This tool will help you to distinguish generic types of defenses.
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Lesson #15: How To Calculate – Assumption Is Our Glue
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Hi all,
In this lesson we continue discussing several key aspects of calculation. This time it is “assumption”.
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!
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.