Chess Position Practice #3: 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.

I recommend pausing the video at the appropriate time and generating your own candidate moves. If this is something new you are working on improving, it's recommended that you write down your lines and over time you will be able to do this all in your head during a match.

Category:

Education

Tags:

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

[B1zmuth]

i Like your english ;) :P

[jrobichess]

Thanks B1zmuth!

[Vonzi0000]

what computer engine do you use?

[jrobichess]

I use a few. If you don't have one yet the graphical interface for the FICS server has one built in (crafty) and I have a vid on how to get that up and running.

[Nimzomyth68]

With respect the story is incorrect. You cannot move your piece back and move a different piece, no arbiter would allow that. Kasparov moved the same piece to a different square. The controvosy was as to whether Kasparov originally let go of the piece. After checking the video, Kasparovs hand quit the piece for 100th of a second. Polgar looked at the arbiter but did not protest, so the move was accepted.

[jrobichess]

He let go of the piece, and picked it up again - same rule is broken. As to why she decided not to - I have no idea. Quite possibly her overall experience in competitive chess at the time played a role, not to mention the possibility of getting into a verbal sparring match with a chess icon. Judit would not have been aware of the existence of the video during the heat of the moment, so it would be her word versus Kasparov's. Very interesting story.

[zachboy784]

With the computer move, when black tries to trap white's bishop with b6, couldn't you advance your c pawn? That way, if b6Xc5, the bishop can recapture it and then it's free, or if he tries to continue trapping with Ra8, then c5xb6, protecting the bishop.

[BrooklynNY1992]

lol your intro rocked

[RookieN08]

where can i get this positional training???

[deejy232]

@zachboy784

yo i thought that

[RoustamManookian]

@zachboy784

Don't forget that it's black's turn to move. So he will push the pawn first to pc6c5 and than Ra8

[druglover200]

wish i could break the 2000s * sigh*

[GLowMat]

After ... b6 white can play c5, either winnning the pawn, getting rid of the b-pawn, or getting black`s black bishop on d8, which is a bad squere for the bishop.

[quantum1981y]

so take care, hope you enjoyed the video & see you next time ;-)

[SouravSahay]

I am talking about the move Rd4 at 7:38. Please see the comment posted by exombi.

[SouravSahay]

I think it is a winning move. If Bb5, then c4 wins.

[Spanishiwa]

@pleutman you're trying to hard. makes you sound like an idiot

[Eugensdiet]

Great! I just started playing chess again after 6 years and I have to retrain my thought process and these videos are going to be very helpful.