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Questions relating to the objective assessment of a position. The assessment may entail which side has the advantage, or what the best move might be.

In chess, the analysis of a position refers to the process of determining an objective evaluation of it, and what the best play for both sides would be going forward. This involves examining the various possibilities for each side at each juncture, and properly evaluating side variations.

The term can refer to the analysis that a player must perform mentally in the course of playing a game, analysis performed in preparation for play, or analysis performed after the fact in order to evaluate players' performances and find improvements.

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Why should the knight maneuver to d5 in this position?

In How to reassess your chess from Jeremy Silman there is this position about knight outposts: [FEN "2r2rk1/pbqnbppp/1p3n2/1Pp1p3/2P1P3/5NP1/PBQN1PBP/R4RK1 w - - 0 1"] The author argues that the knight should maneuver to d5 with the plan Rfe1, Nb1,…
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"Brilliant Move" - Chess.com - But Why?

I was playing a tournament on Chess.com and received a "Brilliant Move" in the post game analysis. I haven't received this before and was curious of the following. [FEN ""] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. g3 dxc4 6. e3 Nf6 7. Bd2 a6 8.…
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Chess Tempo #97369 - Is the problem's solution wrong?

Can black force a win (against perfect play) after the following moves? [FEN "6k1/5p2/1Pp3pb/2q4p/1rNpPP2/3Q2PP/8/5RK1 b - - 0 1"] [StartPly "3"] 1... Rxc4 2. b7 (1. {Chess Tempo #97369}) A quick summary of this position is: Black is initially an…
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Why is this position -6.2 without a big material difference?

In one of my recent games, I got to the following position, Black to play: [FEN "2rr2k1/1q2bppp/p3pn2/np1p4/4PQ2/P1N2P1P/BP1R2P1/2R1B1K1 b - - 1 21"] While playing the game, I analyzed d4 and it looked good even after Ne2 saving the rook but I…
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Why are these moves recommended?

I am playing chess on the chess.com app with the top three suggested moves: I am an amateur. I get the basic idea that developing your knights is a common, good thing early in the game, but why is that specific pawn move a7-a6 recommended? The…
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Why h4 is the best move here?

Is not bishop to e2 better? Why does the kingside has to be weakened like this? Thanks everyone for your answers. You all argue that the knight must remain on f4 so h4 prevents kicking it out. However, I just found another game in which h4 is…
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Chess Tempo #97369 - Theoretical win or draw?

The following tactics problem is problem #97369 from ChessTempo. It is a position from a game between Yuri Yakovich and Pavel Kotsur. It's black's move. The idea of the tactics problem is to find black's best move from the shown position. But my…
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What does it mean when a position is "complicated"?

I have watched many of GM Daniel King's videos where he analyzes games. He is always saying "the position is complicated" or "the position is fantastically complicated". But what does this mean? If I, eg, put such positions into a chess engine (such…
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A chess player's weakness assessed

How can I discover my weaknesses in chess and order them from biggest to smallest? I'm guessing a strong GM could analyze a couple of my games and do this for me. But I'm not sure it's worth the economic investment. Is there another way for me to do…
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Why is this position judged to be so balanced, and why is castling wrong?

For the position after 10...Kc4: [Title "White to move; castling is considered a blunder"] [FEN ""] [Startply "20"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. Bc4 Bxc3 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. bxc3 Nxe4 7. Nxe5+ Kf6 8. Qf3+ Kxe5 9. d4+ Kd5 10. Qf5+…
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How does black proceed in the following position?

Shown below is a game I have been trying to solve, Black has been better for the whole game but resigns at the end. On checking the analysis stockfish says black is still better [Event "Hourly Blitz Arena"] [Site…
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Reason why a kingside attack is not justified

Given my lead in development in this game, the presence of an advanced pawn on the 5th rank and the arrangement of the pieces toward Black king, I think that an immediate kingside attack is justified. In the game I ended up playing a move which I…
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How to assess chess game composition?

Most chess literature offer sets of moves based on themes, but do not offer a method of accessing your performance in composing sets of moves relative to the flow of the game itself. What would be the best way to segment sets of moves, and then…
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Best strategy for analyzing chess games played by a kid

I am looking for ideas on how to have my 9 year old son analyze his chess games. Is there a software that he could use? He may not want to analyze the already played games on a chess board by himself.
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Can White engineer a winning breakthrough?

I have managed to create a temporary "fortress" after losing the exchange. Analyzing the position after the game ended, I was able to find a plan for White to breakthrough. After further analysis I was able to find the defense for Black. My "gut…
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