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About the Course
Welcome to “Calculate Like a Master” a focused and practical course designed to enhance your calculation skills and tactical awareness. Targeted for internediate and advanced players, this course will provide you with the tools and techniques needed to sharpen your calculation abilities and make more accurate decisions over the board.
What You’ll Learn
- Frequent Calculation Errors: Discover the five typical errors players make while calculating, and learn how to avoid them to think more clearly and accurately during games.
- Tactics vs. Calculation: Understand the distinction between tactics and calculation, and how to effectively use both in your play.
- Learn to Identify Resources: Learns techniques to identify all resources in a position, ensuring you don’t miss critical tactical opportunities.
- Selective Calculation: Learn why it’s unnecessary to calculate on every move and what to do instead, allowing you to concentrate your mental effort where it’s most needed.
- Ceasing Calculation: Recognize when to stop calculating and make a move, preventing overthinking and time loss.
- Blunder Prevention: Apply a straightforward calculation tip to minimize your chances of blundering, helping you maintain a solid position throughout the game.
- Discovering Unexpected Moves: Develop the ability to find unexpected moves during calculation, giving you a tactical advantage over opponents.
- Trusting Instincts: Learn when to rely on your gut instincts while calculating, balancing intuition with precise analysis.
- Visualization Improvement: Enhance your visualization skills to see the board more clearly in your mind, improving your ability to calculate complex positions.
Course Content
Course Introduction
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Intro
01:11
Know your Tactics
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Why “Know your Tactics”?
11:06 -
Practice #1
When to calculate
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When to Calculate and Why
09:57 -
Practice #1
Calculating Methods
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The Methods Explained
11:23 -
Practice #1
Resources Awareness
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Observing the Board
07:56 -
Player’s Error
04:21 -
Practice Resources Awareness
09:11 -
Practice #1
Turn on Your Spy Skills
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How to be a Spy in Chess
09:30 -
Practice #1
Examine the Outcomes
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Concept Introduction
06:52 -
Use your Advantage
03:44 -
Drilling the Concept
08:14 -
Practice #1
When to Stop Calculation
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Concept Introduction
03:28 -
Checking Key Factors
00:00 -
Drill the Concept
08:36 -
Practice #1
Types of Calculations
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Concept Introduction
02:58 -
Branch Calculations
10:01 -
Candidate Moves
14:41 -
Practice #1
Sample Your Options
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Concept Introduction
05:31 -
Practice Examples
16:54 -
Practice #1
Turn of Machine Mode
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Concept Introduction
09:01 -
Intermediate Moves
07:52 -
Hidden Moves & Concept Practice
14:02 -
Practice #1
Calculating Move Order
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Concept Introduction
06:05 -
Remembering Moves for Later
04:20 -
Concept Practice
08:24 -
Practice #1
Identifying the Minimum Plan
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Concept Introduction
06:24 -
Min or Max?
09:10 -
The concept in Action
10:32 -
Summary
00:33 -
Practice #1
The Elimination Technique
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Concept Introduction
03:03 -
Concept Practice
07:28
Calculating Prophylaxis
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Concept Introduction
07:31 -
Examples
06:10 -
Deeper Layers of Prophylaxis
09:17 -
Practice #1