Forcing Moves for Beginners Strategy/Tactics course by NM Laura Smith Chessable

Train yourself to see the moves that win-
Checks, captures, and threats

The dizzying array of moves available in any given position is what makes chess so beautiful.

It’s also what makes it so complicated.

If you want to uncomplicate things and win more games, you need to look at forcing
moves first.

Moves that force your opponent to react a certain way are often the best moves – moves that will win you material, positional advantages, and most of all, games.

What you will learn inside:

♚ Develop a mental checklist before every move – ask yourself if you see any checks, captures, or threats. By instilling this thought process, you’ll find winning moves more often

♚ Accelerate your decision-making with practice finding hidden moves – by examining moves further using the mental checklist, you will find mates, captures, and other winning moves you wouldn’t have seen otherwise

♚ Learn from real-life examples – you will study model games from the author’s students, giving you relatable examples of what to improve on

When you start looking for checks, captures, and threats automatically, you will begin to consider moves that are unintuitive, yet ones that may win you the game. Moves that you might have failed to see before and your opponent won’t see coming!

The final three chapters of this course assess your level of finding forcing moves with a series of puzzles. In these puzzles, you will be asked to find the best move or blunders committed in the position.

After completing this course, your brain will start to better notice unprotected pieces, weak squares, and checkmates.

Taught by an educator and lifelong player

Your author, Woman FIDE Master Laura Smith, has been playing chess since she was 6 years old and was the highest-rated 13-year-old, male or female, in the US in April 2002.

She’s also a natural educator. In fact, her experience coaching chess to children in schools is what led get her Master’s Degree in Education and become a school teacher.

A talented player and experienced instructor, she has the perfect combination to help you improve your game.

Force yourself to win more games and get Forcing Moves for Beginners.