How does one decide the next move
The Free Press Journal|November 10, 2024
The Diagram position was reached after Black's 20th move (20...Ng4) in the game between the first-ever Women's World Champion Vera Menchik (playing White) and her challenger Sonja Graf Stevenson (playing Black) in their World Championship Match in 1937! It is White's turn to play, which move would you choose?
Soumya Swaminathan
How does one decide the next move

Through this example, let us see how a chess player comes up with a move amongst a sea of possibilities during a game:

Evaluation: This step informs us which direction to take for next move.

After simple counting material is equal. White's King is safe at the moment. Black threatens mate on h2 thanks to his Queen on c7 and Knight on g4, which is safely defended by the Queen on h3.

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