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position evaluation

hello guys , i want to ask how to look (evaluate)a chess positions, what things we nee to keep in mind , please tell me in detail !
thanks!
remember only three rules........
1)if there are exchanges happening.....thoroughly calculate the moves....
2)if there is any kind of check to ur king by giving a sacrifice also.....calculate it...
3)last and most important rule ....if there are no exchanges happening(mostly middlegames) then try to come up with move which will keep the tension in game.........(these rules are given by russian legend Mark Dvoretsky)
if u want the actual reference then go through dvoretsky's-
1)Analytical manual...
2)recognizing ur opponent resources ......
u can also go through technique and training for tournament players ........being an indian chess player is very tough part......and if u want to win a tournament in India.....then u must complete Dvoretsky's books as much as possible........GM Rb Ramesh many times told this to his students in his coaching camps..........
The problem is that you gather hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of chunks (if you don’t like the word „chunk“) replacement it by pattern) over the time which enable you to assess the position properly and quickly. Unfortunately more or less unconsciously, so words are to vague and slow. Further problem: static evaluation is nothing without the dynamic potential of the pieces.

So, there will be hardly any golden rules. Expose yourself to as much chess as possible, think about the positions and ask good players or the engine for good moves. There are „rules“ in hindsight but everyone has to develop them for oneself. „Downloading“ a rule-set and playing well doesn’t work. Step by step, you need tons of practice to assess the range when/where some rules apply and when/where not.

Different approach: there are „rules“ but you have to figure out when they are applicable and when not. And this can’t be learned by heart.

PS: of course I could supply a bunch of rules which sound „reasonable“ - but who is helped?

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