Chess Position Practice #4: Candidate Moves

This video series will focus on analyzing chess positions, and generating candidate move orders from the position without moving the pieces or using computer analysis. The goal is to improve the ability to generate lines and variations mentally during a game, and to try to come up with a move that either maintains equality on the board, or paves the way for a slight positional edge.

Feel free to visit my personal site at http://www.jrobichess.com for a number of chess resources.

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Education

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• chess
• position
• practice
• candidate
• moves
• lesson
• jrobi
• jrobichess
• tactical
• positional
• analysis
• strategy
• game

[Entela96]

WHat programs where you using in this video

[jrobichess]

Aquarium with Rybka 3.

[tave2344]

are there any chess resources, for us mac users on your site?

[jrobichess]

Unfortunately no - all PC here. But if you know of a good one that is more than just playing against a computer (i.e. PGN database functions, engines, etc) let me know and I will add it to the site.

[lilaziz3]

Hey jrobichess. I was wondering what other program/software i could use instead of Rybka to get the best move possible.

[jrobichess]

I have a list of chess resources on my personal site. Thanks for checking out the vid!

[CerebralAssassin1983]

wooo....I got the Rybka move :) can't believe it :p

[luciferlocke]

@jrobichess -Not sure if you're still interested, since that comment's a year old now, but SigmaChess for Mac is great - strong engine and full featured front end - and it's free.

[MrPelotinha]

what if Qg3 was to be played, forcing the queens trade then Rxg3 he should respond Re8, Rf1. that would put a lot of pressure in the pawn. if he takes the pawn on e2 I would trade my bishop and when Rxe2, fxg6. Would that be any good?

[Wuzzysbrand06]

For some reason the first thing I thought of was Ra1-f1...kinda seemed logical to me :)

[Rufus702]

I'd start by f takes g6. If then f7 takes g6 I move Qfg6 kicking Q on f4. I will then develop my rooks into a more active position by Rad1 then d6. This allows then Rgg6 placing my rooks on the 6th rank.

[GLowMat]

I thougt about Rg2, getting ready to double up the rooks, when the black rook is still under attack.

[surfinsquirrel2008]

Nice vid....I also decided on fxg5. Looked at Rg5 for about 2 secs, but saw no advantage (didn't think to double rooks).. Didn't think of Rf1 at all...

[UnholyMasterOfMetal]

I came up with the GM move. Yay.

[dipbabu]

Nice idk why.. but I came up with the computer move ...