Progressive Thinking

What should I undertake? How will I continue? Chessplayers are faced with such question at every turn.

To answer this correctly, you have to perform a specific task which comprises a number of steps.

(1) Study the position, that is identify all the tactical and strategic pecularities of the configuration of pieces and pawns.Note the word study.We are not talking about "Evaluating" the position but about "studying" it. Because an evaluation just by itself (without study) doesn't supply the key to further action.

(2) Studying the position generates ideas with their corresponding "candidate moves". These ideas aim at exploiting some particular characteristics of the situation

(3) Now calculate the variation and asses the positions to which they lead. In other words, weigh up an idea and asses it for suitability.

(4) If the verdict on the idea is positive you carry it out, that is you make the corresponding move.

We can visualize the scheme of thought, like this.

GoodLuck! Always find the best move.

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