Find Your Next Move: Candidate Moves and Thinking Tools

What If Thinking Up Good Chess Moves Felt as Smooth and Reliable as an Assembly Line? Enter Find Your Next Move. This course was inspired by the Chessable science team’s research on candidate moves. It hands you a chess thinking loop. So you can produce good moves — even under pressure or against higher-rated players.

“No Stone Unturned” Guide To Structured Thinking
Find Your Next Move starts by laying down the process for better decision-making.

You’ll be shown
– The 2 essential chess thinking tools every player needs. One stops your emotions from sabotaging your moves. The other turns raw board features into actionable insights.
– The minimum number of candidate moves you must take into account, so you don’t miss your chance to take the lead.
– How to guide your calculation by first weighing the position using these 9 key factors.
– Plus a complete decision-making loop… from picking candidates to sizing up positions and avoiding mistakes.

From here, Van Delft and Ernst add powerful thinking tools into each step of your loop.

They show you how to
– Come up with your first batch of candidate moves. All while scanning for tactical shots using good ol’ CCT — checks, captures, and threats.
– Use the Drawback Principle to find candidates that exploit your opponent’s last move.
– And apply Reverse Thinking to map out a path from your current position to a winning endgame.

More Info

https://www.chessable.com/find-your-next-move-candidate-moves-and-thinking-tools/course/306352/