What Is Calculation in Chess? | Chess Video Lecture | Learn to Play Chess: From a Novice to a Fierce Competitor - Hobbies

hi coach tal here with chess NYC and
today I'm going to talk to you about
calculation calculation in chess is the
process of I go here he goes there that
we all do in our heads when calculating
one should always consider the most
forcing options first this way you can
save time calculating let's now look at
an example of calculation and I'll do it
out loud so you can follow with me in
this position white to move we can in
our head figure out what's going on to
track mate by calculating the most
forcing moves here are Knight to f7
check and Queen to g8 check if Queen to
g8 check our opponent has two responses
King takes g8 and rook takes g8 after
rook takes g8 Knight f7 is checkmate but
unfortunately after King takes g8 we run
out of forcing moves so let's consider
our second forcing option night f7 check
this leaves our opponent with only one
option which is to play King g8 now our
most forcing move in this position is
Knight h6 double check this leaves our
opponent with two options King f8 and
King h8 remember the king is on g8 now
after King f8 i could play Queen f7
which is checkmate and after King h8 my
most forcing move is Queen g8 check
after which the rook is forced to take
the Queen at night f7 will be checkmate
so remember to always calculate
accurately calculation can make or break
your position so take your time and see
all the options
you