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How To Lose In Chess #2: No Appreciation…

In this lecture I want to show you how games are often lost, namely by a lack of sufficient appreciation for important chess factors. You can avoid losing like this and become a better chess player by learning to appreciate what strong positional assets are, how you can keep or obtain them, and how to exploit them.

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Lesson #3: The Analytical Approach (1)

In lesson #2 we saw some training positions where it was either possible to make your move immdediately or where more examination was needed. Again: the measure in which you can make you move “immediately” depends on your playing strength.

In this lesson I want to focus on positions that are tactical in nature and therefore require an analytical approach (see also lesson #1 and #2).

In the video I do some assumptions:

  1. the positions were decided to be all tactical in nature
  2. we can’t make the move “immediately”, they need closer examination
  3. we therefore need the analytical approach:
    • tactical breakdown
    • candidate moves
    • calculation of lines
    • position judgement
    • choice of move

Happy training!