The SECRET to Calculation You MUST KNOW!

[@ulfheroldjensen]

That was some really valuable advise. I'll start practising this checklist immediately.

[@LionChess]

Thank you for the feedback! I hope it is helping your games :D

[@darrylkassle361]

I came back to this to refresh things. So simple yet so effective. Before this my calculation was all over the place . Now there is some method and order to it. Also has stopped s lot of that random calculation one does as in from going back over the same lines again and again .

[@LionChess]

Hell yeah! A structured approach really helps with making you feel more confident and comfortable as well as helping time management 😄

[@KoeBowmaker]

Incredible video. I’ve heard the word forced before but not in this context. I get overwhelmed by calculations when playing classical but this will help to give me a structure of what to calculate first.

[@LionChess]

Amazing! Let me know if you need help applying this 😄

[@TraderJoe888]

Great helpful video. Basically ranking simple logical moves in order to lead to more simple logical checkmates or material gains, that were otherwise beyond the visible horizon without utilizing this logical methodology

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I have known, (and partly developed), about the secrete to calculation for decades,--and now everybody can see it. Thanks a lot, damn it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[@LionChess]

Hahaha don't worry, not many have seen the video - your secret is still safe for now ;)

[@teddymagcawas1332]

Tnx for best calculation😊😊😊

[@stewartadamson9465]

Awesome video Sandro. Thanks😳

[@LionChess]

Thank you so much! 🥰 I appreciate your support!

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I am starting to understand this game now, with a tactical philosophy, which is what I am looking for. It seems to all boil down to what you can set up for attacks, and do you have enough moves uninhibited to do it.

[@LionChess]

A lot of my teaching style is actually based on understanding the game so I'm glad that this is what you're looking for :D

[@harshbaranwal8051]

Thanks for the secret❤❤

[@LionChess]

No problem! I'm happy you enjoyed it! :D

[@jamesguimary1252]

Can I apply forcing moves in others piece ,,like ,,rook knight bishop queen ,,except the king ?

[@LionChess]

The most forcing is on the king (check) because your opponent MUST reply according to the rules of chess. Other moved are less forcing since they are counterattackable. For example, you attack their queen but they can attack your king and you have to respond first!

[@jamesguimary1252]

Nice,,,explanation ,,,👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mathewsamuel1386]

This is a gem. How about positions where you simply want to calculate what variation leads to an advantageous position for you, but there are no checks, captures or attacks. How does one calculate that?

[@LionChess]

The video explains Tactical calculation whereas your question is about Strategic calculation. Important to note those as different. In both, we try to calculate the best moves for both sides, but in Strategic evaluation we tend to have evaluations such as "White is slightly better" instead of as in Tactical calculation "White wins" The concept remains the same - do your best to find the best moves for both sides until you can reach an objective conclusion. Main thing to keep in mind is that most strategic calculation is only 2-3 moves long just to see who wins that small skirmish (battle over an outpost, strategic trade that affects piece activity/pawn structure, improving a bad piece, etc). It's not as "exciting", but equally as important. Your calculation should then be guided by your knowledge of chess rules and principles. A sense of direction is key when calculating. I hope that makes sense

[@mathewsamuel1386]

@@LionChess Definitely. I will be hoping, though, that you make a video demonstrating the concept of strategic calculation with examples that drive the message home just as in your video about tactical calculation. Thank you for the good work that you do to help your audience improve at chess.

[@LionChess]

@@mathewsamuel1386 I put it on my list of videos, thank you for the suggestion! I'll reply to this comment when I post that video :)

[@mathewsamuel1386]

@LionChess Will be eagerly waiting for it!

[@Greattooltv11]

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[@LionChess]

Thank you very much for the kind words and support! 🥰

[@jrozlie2280]

Thank you!

[@LionChess]

My pleasure! I hope you enjoyed it and found it useful :)

[@saval35]

The sound quality is very low.

[@LionChess]

Thank you for the feedback! I think I fixed it for the next videos :)

[@khonsu_YT]

@@LionChess idk what he's saying, sound quality is great in this video.

[@LionChess]

Thank you! 😄

[@Darkhorse0000]

Brilliant.

[@LionChess]

Thank you very much! :D

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Interesting to me, what a good chess player can see in the future of a chess boards positions, they can't see in the future of our lives.

[@LionChess]

Luckily chess doesn't have so many random factors haha otherwise it would be impossible!

[@devdavirendrasinhnatvarsin3872]

Nice

[@LionChess]

I hope you enjoyed it 😄

[@darrylkassle361]

I like the scientific method of flipping a coin. I am going to go with that. I mean my calculation sucks anyway so maybe flipping a coin might be the breakthrough I am looking for. Apparently it's the secret of Magnus Carlsen success . All these years his basically been leaving crucial positions and his choice of move to whether it's heads or tails.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Actually, flipping a coin is an example of the law of averages, and that gets fairly scientific in statistics. It all started somewhere. :)

[@d_vt.z986]

great video! it was an instructional video until the part where you said, "it doesn't cost me anything to take a look", as people who will develop this mindset will be no more than 1000 ELO. my suggestion is that you should be more specific, and not jump head first into conclusions so quickly as chess only takes you 1 lousy move to make you lose the game.

[@LionChess]

I have no idea what you're talking about. Why would developing such a mindset limit your ELO so significantly? Please explain I'd also like to know what makes you qualified to say things like that

[@d_vt.z986]

@@LionChess its mainly because saying, "it doesn't cost me anything to take a look" wouldn't apply to a real game. you could calculate 5 winning lines in 1 variation but 1 losing line; that would not work if your opponent does play the best response. my point is to be more specific because i disagree with that statement. also, i am not saying i am qualified to say my opinion. but its more of a common sense thing at this point if you reached a certain level in playing chess. p.s. if you're curious i am around 2200 rapid on lichess and 1800 from my local chess federation here on the philippines.

[@LionChess]

@@d_vt.z986 I understand, but you're taking my words out of context. The context was that you should consider more candidate moves than usual because it's not as costly as people think

[@angel_machariel]

This is not a "secret". Nobody keeps this "secret".

[@LionChess]

Well, I haven't seen this very simple trick talked about anywhere else (which is why I called it a secret haha) and many people struggle calculation as they don't know it I hope it's useful! :)