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A few years ago, I was in a turmoil over 1 d4 e5 etc. I thought that I had settled the matter by choosing 2 dxe5 Nc6 3 Nf3 Qe7 4 Bf4 Qb4+ 5 Bd2 Qxb2 6 Nc3 Bb4 7 Rb1 etc., but then I noticed that, after 6...Nb4, the approved move was 7 Nd4.
“How in the world am I going to remember that?”, I wondered. “Maybe I can get by, just using 7 Rb1 as a reaction to both 6...Bb4 and 6...Nb4 ? How bad can it be after 6...Nb4 7 Rb1 ? Ohhhhhhhhhh!”
A little human-guided computer exploration can sometimes clarify things enormously, and make it much easier to remember a move.

A few years ago, I was in a turmoil over 1 d4 e5 etc. I thought that I had settled the matter by choosing 2 dxe5 Nc6 3 Nf3 Qe7 4 Bf4 Qb4+ 5 Bd2 Qxb2 6 Nc3 Bb4 7 Rb1 etc., but then I noticed that, after 6...Nb4, the approved move was 7 Nd4. “How in the world am I going to remember that?”, I wondered. “Maybe I can get by, just using 7 Rb1 as a reaction to both 6...Bb4 and 6...Nb4 ? How bad can it be after 6...Nb4 7 Rb1 ? Ohhhhhhhhhh!” A little human-guided computer exploration can sometimes clarify things enormously, and make it much easier to remember a move.

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Good example. One needs to understand why a move is made, because the exact move sequence is going to be different every game. Checks, Captures & Threats Method.