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Core Evaluation
1. How has the opponents last move changed the position? Has your opponent made a blunder?
2. What is he trying to achieve?
3. Has he weakened his position (positional concession, piece en prise, open to a tactic) ?
4. Are there any threats?
Tactical Evaluation
If 1 or more of the following exist, then perform a tactical evaluation if none exist proceed to the
Positional Evaluation section:
1. Loose (unguarded) pieces : Loose pieces drop off LDPO
2. Weak back rank
3. Pieces that can be easily attacked by enemy pieces of lesser value
4. Pieces that can be attacked via discovery
5. Pinned or skewerable pieces along the same rank, file or diagonal
6. Pieces (or squares) vulnerable to knight forks
7. Overworked pieces (pieces guarding more than one piece or square)
8. Inadequately guarded pieces
9. Falling way behind in development
10. uncastled King or lost pawn protection with Queens on the board
11. Open enemy lines for Rooks, Queens and bishops to your King
12. Pieces that have little mobility and might easily be trapped if attacked
13. A large domination of one sides forces in one area of the board
14. Advanced passed pawns
Positional Evaluation
NOTE: When analyzing look for opponents best response and look 2 1/2 moves (5 ply ahead).
If there is a combination, then you need to calculate until quiesence.
3. Double check that at the end of your analysis your opponent doesnt have a killer move (deadly in-
between move or tactic)
4. Evaluate the position at the end of your analysis:
Even, W / B is slightly better, W / B is better, W/B is winning, unclear
5. Rank your candidate move based on evaluation.
6. Depending on time constraints and the quality of your recently analyzed candidate move go to step 2.
a. if your candidates analysis weakens your position (leaves you better when winning or even when
slightly better, then analyze the next candidate on your list)
b. If your candidate leaves you in the same position (even when even, winning when winning), then
decide whether you want to take additional time to analyze the next candidate on your list. The next
candidate might take you from even to winning, so even if you found a good move, look for a better one if
time allows.
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