Your mental checklist you run through before each move.

Or Vishy Anand's "what to have for dinner?"

My post #45.

"Whose move is it?"

XD

1. Does move put any piece in threat. (Unless it’s a sacrifice)

2. Does the move show a better position (opinionated thought)

3. Does it defend a piece/pieces

4. Do I feel confident in move.

Steps 5 through 7 will not be told for safety of strategy not being ruined.

Knights specifically

1. *counts the transition between black and white tiles*

2. Does it make the knight feel better.

3. If move is a sacrifice. Quickly say goodbyes to knight before making move.

4. Does it threaten pieces or put any pieces in danger.

5. Fork

6. Fork?

7. is it in future threat of enemy pawns.

good video on the topic

This is exactly what i plan on starting to do today, might also switch to 15/10 instead of 10min rapid so i dont lose on time trying to think more between moves. Figure it may help me build habit of just doing it mentally before every move. The games i play slow and try and focus before every move I basically jump from 400elo level play to +1000elo according to game reviews so its definitely what i need to focus on

i wonder what is the difference between cm, im, gms etc... must be a mixture of guidelines and instintcs...

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nice ty

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