How to choose a move

A simple thinking routine for every move. Ask what your opponent's last move changed. Look at every check, capture and threat. Then pick two or three candidate moves and compare them before you play. This is a strategy course with 2 lessons and 6 interactive exercises, suited to players rated around 800 (beginners). Every exercise is played on a real board with feedback after each move, there is nothing to install, and it is free.

Lessons in How to choose a move

1. Checks, captures, threats – Forcing moves come first, because your opponent must answer them. Look at them for both sides, every move.
2. What changed, and candidate moves – Your opponent's last move is a message. Read it first. Then compare a few moves before you choose.

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