The 4 step method that will save your games
Hello everyone this is me Pamela(Pam)! Today I will tell you the 4 step method that you may of heard of, SWOT. I have a few positions that will help you understand how to do it.
Here is what SWOT stands for.
S- strengths
W- weaknesses
O- Opportunities
T- Threats
S and W help you in your move while O and T help you find your best move after your opponent moves.
I found some diagrams to give examples! Also I know I may be wrong, and hope you don't mind, as I not stockfish!
It is your move. Let us say you want to move a7 or f6. So which one? You need to find which has less weaknesses and more strengths. In my opinion I think a7 coz then if he takes it is checkmate. If not you can promote!
So between Nf6+ and Rxd2 which? BTW your moved R8d5. I think Nf6+. Keep it simple! You have more chances of winning since you have more pieces instead of trading!
That is it for now. I hope this SWOT method helps you. Use it and it will be a habit!