These 4 Steps Will DRASTICALLY Improve Your THINKING PROCESS! (Flowchart)

These 4 Steps Will DRASTICALLY Improve Your THINKING PROCESS! (Flowchart)

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Your opponent has just hit their clock and now it’s your turn to move. Out of all the possible options on the board, how do you decide which move to play?

Some people may automatically play whatever move first catches their eye. Others may gaze towards the opponent’s King and try to find a way to attack it.

Many people will not know what they should do AT ALL!

Is there much thought put behind their move selections? How can we improve our thinking process and find out how to find the best move on the board?

Let me introduce you to the “4-Step Thinking Process”:

This is a framework for thinking during a game that you can use whenever it is your turn to move. It consists of four groups of questions you want to ask yourself when it is your move:

  1. Why did my opponent play their move?
  2. What forcing move options do I have?
  3. What improvements can I make?
  4. If I play move A/B/C then how might my opponent respond?

If you’re interested in learning more about these four steps, seeing examples of using this thinking process in action and getting more information about how to practice this in your own training time then you can check out the video I created here:

Also, if you want to download this flowchart you can do that at this link: https://bit.ly/4stepthinkingprocess

Have a good day!

Hey everyone! My name is Dalton Perrine. I am a chess coach and FIDE Master who runs the popular NextLevelChessCoaching.com website where you can find a lot of information on how to take your game to the "Next Level"!