Two Candidates, Not One
Part of the Playing Real Games section of Coddy's Chess journey. Lesson 5 of 40.
The first move you see is a candidate, not a decision. Before you play it, find one more - a different capture, a check first, a quiet move that threatens two things - and compare. Half the time the second idea is better, and it costs you only the ten seconds it takes to look.
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Position 1 of 6
WatchThe first idea trades queens. Watch the second.
The starting position.
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1Think Before You Move
What Did That Move Change?Checks, Captures, ThreatsThe Landing SquareThe Blunder CheckTwo Candidates, Not OneRecap: Think Before You Move