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Do some puzzles, a few in a day. Take your time for each puzzle, and analyze deeply every possible candidate move, and look at all your opponent's possible responses.

And I see that you play a lot of blitz, stop this. Choose a longer time control, like rapid or classical to focus and take your time for thinking.

Do some puzzles, a few in a day. Take your time for each puzzle, and analyze deeply every possible candidate move, and look at all your opponent's possible responses. And I see that you play a lot of blitz, stop this. Choose a longer time control, like rapid or classical to focus and take your time for thinking.

@WassimBerbar Thank you for your advices
I actually do all of you said , i solve puzzles and take my time .
And most of my games are classical (This is not my main account )
But i need a calculation techniques (step by step )
And if there any book recomandation ?

@WassimBerbar Thank you for your advices I actually do all of you said , i solve puzzles and take my time . And most of my games are classical (This is not my main account ) But i need a calculation techniques (step by step ) And if there any book recomandation ?

You need to be able to recognize certain types of positions. Whether tactics, positional advantage, or trading a good position for a decisive attack. All of these require practice and practice only.

You need to be able to recognize certain types of positions. Whether tactics, positional advantage, or trading a good position for a decisive attack. All of these require practice and practice only.

Calculation is something you can either do or you can't, and if you can't then you won't be able to improve it all that much I'm afraid.

Calculation is something you can either do or you can't, and if you can't then you won't be able to improve it all that much I'm afraid.

@Vladislav_Artemiev_0 said in #1:

Hey
Sometimes in my games , i get positions where there is a lot of tension between pieces , and there is a lot of possible candidate moves , and I struggle to find the right move and it ends losing a pawn or a piece .
So I need a calculation technique that i can use in every position .
Is there any books that are useful ?
And what you do to improve your calculation ?

By the way , I solve a lot of tactics and i take time with every puzzle , I need another advices .

Thanks in advance :-)
There are many books that discuss methods for calculating options. For example:
Валерий Бейм - Шахматная тактика. Техника рассчета.
Джон Нанн - Секреты практических шахмат.
It is interesting to note that both authors are arguing in absentia with Kotov, about whom you probably know (candidate moves, a tree of options).

But there is another important aspect of this issue - the development of calculating abilities. That is, the ability to mentally look a few moves ahead without moving the pieces.
To do this, it is recommended to solve puzzles and write down the main lines before reading the answer.
In addition, you need to learn how to read chess games without using a board (real or virtual). To do this, you can read books that contain the texts of games with a sufficient number of diagrams.
A good knowledge of the board also helps - you should quickly find the fields mentioned. There is a good exercise for this here at Lichess.

Alexandra Kostenyuk in her book told how her father coached her: at a subway stop, he dictated a chess puzzle, and by the time the train arrived at the next station, she had to report the solution.
And this method, solving puzzles without a board, was used in all children's chess schools to develop counting abilities.

@Vladislav_Artemiev_0 said in #1: > Hey > Sometimes in my games , i get positions where there is a lot of tension between pieces , and there is a lot of possible candidate moves , and I struggle to find the right move and it ends losing a pawn or a piece . > So I need a calculation technique that i can use in every position . > Is there any books that are useful ? > And what you do to improve your calculation ? > > By the way , I solve a lot of tactics and i take time with every puzzle , I need another advices . > > Thanks in advance :-) There are many books that discuss methods for calculating options. For example: Валерий Бейм - Шахматная тактика. Техника рассчета. Джон Нанн - Секреты практических шахмат. It is interesting to note that both authors are arguing in absentia with Kotov, about whom you probably know (candidate moves, a tree of options). But there is another important aspect of this issue - the development of calculating abilities. That is, the ability to mentally look a few moves ahead without moving the pieces. To do this, it is recommended to solve puzzles and write down the main lines before reading the answer. In addition, you need to learn how to read chess games without using a board (real or virtual). To do this, you can read books that contain the texts of games with a sufficient number of diagrams. A good knowledge of the board also helps - you should quickly find the fields mentioned. There is a good exercise for this here at Lichess. Alexandra Kostenyuk in her book told how her father coached her: at a subway stop, he dictated a chess puzzle, and by the time the train arrived at the next station, she had to report the solution. And this method, solving puzzles without a board, was used in all children's chess schools to develop counting abilities.

I like to make checklists on various chess topics and employ them when I play correspondence chess...Unfortunately i never use them because...well I have my own issues...Anyway here is one for finding tactics...


Analytical Process for finding Tactics

  1. Identify Targets...
  • King
  • Undefended piece
  • Pieces whose attackers equal its defenders
  • Defenders of targets
  • Pieces that are trapped
  • Pinned pieces
  • Pieces bound by a crucial duty
  • Pieces that otherwise have few moves
  • Squares
  • Checkmate threats
  • Squares from which other tactics can be launched
  1. Problem Solving...
    This is a process of removing, pinning, blocking, or otherwise drawing away whatever is keeping your tactic from working. Or you can threaten two of the above targets at once.
  2. Find your opponent's best response to your threat...
  • Can the combination be interrupted with check?
  • Can it be blocked?
  • If it's a dual threat, can one threat be defended with a counter threat?
  1. Automatically consider all "forcing moves."
  • Capture checks
  • Checks
  • Captures
  • Any other forcing move
  1. Repeat the process for the new position after the forced moves have occurred

Try playing some correspondence games using this for finding tactics, then later switch back to faster time frames when you feel more comfortable in the process...
Just an idea...but remember positional play and tactics are joined at the hip...

I like to make checklists on various chess topics and employ them when I play correspondence chess...Unfortunately i never use them because...well I have my own issues...Anyway here is one for finding tactics... ----------------------------------------------------- Analytical Process for finding Tactics 1) Identify Targets... - King - Undefended piece - Pieces whose attackers equal its defenders - Defenders of targets - Pieces that are trapped - Pinned pieces - Pieces bound by a crucial duty - Pieces that otherwise have few moves - Squares - Checkmate threats - Squares from which other tactics can be launched 2) Problem Solving... This is a process of removing, pinning, blocking, or otherwise drawing away whatever is keeping your tactic from working. Or you can threaten two of the above targets at once. 3) Find your opponent's best response to your threat... - Can the combination be interrupted with check? - Can it be blocked? - If it's a dual threat, can one threat be defended with a counter threat? 4) Automatically consider all "forcing moves." - Capture checks - Checks - Captures - Any other forcing move 5) Repeat the process for the new position after the forced moves have occurred ------------------------------------------------------------- Try playing some correspondence games using this for finding tactics, then later switch back to faster time frames when you feel more comfortable in the process... Just an idea...but remember positional play and tactics are joined at the hip...

@Vladislav_Artemiev_0 said in #1:

Hey
Sometimes in my games , i get positions where there is a lot of tension between pieces , and there is a lot of possible candidate moves , and I struggle to find the right move and it ends losing a pawn or a piece .
So I need a calculation technique that i can use in every position .
Is there any books that are useful ?

Hi, there is a brand new book called "Improve your chess claculation" by Ramesh RB / New in Chess

I just bought it and like it very much...

Have fun!

@Vladislav_Artemiev_0 said in #1: > Hey > Sometimes in my games , i get positions where there is a lot of tension between pieces , and there is a lot of possible candidate moves , and I struggle to find the right move and it ends losing a pawn or a piece . > So I need a calculation technique that i can use in every position . > Is there any books that are useful ? Hi, there is a brand new book called "Improve your chess claculation" by Ramesh RB / New in Chess I just bought it and like it very much... Have fun!

@Vladislav_Artemiev_0 said in #1:

So I need a calculation technique that i can use in every position .

No, you just need to improve your calculating ability. This comes with time (and practice and study).

@Vladislav_Artemiev_0 said in #1: > So I need a calculation technique that i can use in every position . No, you just need to improve your calculating ability. This comes with time (and practice and study).

@Vladislav_Artemiev_0
See: https://youtu.be/17Cgy0LoDsM
Also, you can see relevant videos.
But it actually comes with experience so don't worry about it too much either.

@Vladislav_Artemiev_0 See: https://youtu.be/17Cgy0LoDsM Also, you can see relevant videos. But it actually comes with experience so don't worry about it too much either.

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