5 step move method

The 5 step move method is a pretty effective method for working out a move.

Step 1. Look for your opponents moves. The first thing you should prioritize when making a move is to look for your opponents moves. Are they threatening any captures or tactics 2 moves ahead? You should also look at checks for your opponents and try to work out what they are doing?

Step 2. Look for your moves. If your opponent is not forcing anything it makes sense to look at what you can do. Are there any dangerous captures or checks? If so are they good? Looking 2 and a half moves ahead is often enough to decide whether a move is good or not.

Step 3. Improve your pieces. If there are no immediate tactics in your position. It makes sense to put your pieces on better squares. Knowing where your pieces 'like to be' is very important. In general Kings like to be castled but want to come out in the endgame. Queens like to attack but dont want to be attacked by pieces so are very useful when a few pieces have been traded off. The Rook love open files and attacking the 7th rank both with his best friend the other rook. Bishops love diagonals where they are not obscructed pawns. Knights love the centre and the 6th rank where they cannot be attacked by pawns. Pawns love gaining space and premoting later into the game. Just knowing what your worst piece is and how to improve it will get you quite far in chess.

Step 4. Check your move is ok. This cuts your blunder rate by about half and also means you are more likely to pick up your opponents mistakes.

Step 5. Have a plan of attack. Improving your pieces is fine but you must have a plan of attack. Also restricting your opponents pieces will help. In general you should attack where you have the potential that is the queenside, the kingside and the center.

I hope you like my method. And please comment about how I can improve it.

Thats instructive! Congratulations. Dont know why nobody else is commenting...

I got a pdf from a website in which the writer showed a method that i liked very much.But i am still trying to implement it as its a bit lengthy.The writer named it as ABCDE methodology.It is basically to choose moves when you cant decide what to do.

And your method is also quite good.I ll surely try it soon.

Thank you

Great post. I need lots of work on my method of thinking. In a recent game I overlooked a great attacking chance because I was thinking of defending his threats.

gets my vote im definately in need of better pre move play thanks for the post Topargo

Thankyou to all of you for commenting about my method.