How to choose a move?

Simplifications

Importance of prophylaxis

Always ask yourself what your opponent wants, what his source of counterplay is!

Hard choice

Sometimes in a worse positions we have to make a concession. This example shows how principle of activity can help us survive

Material vs Activity

We see how crucial this principle is! It pervades the games of chess in many aspects. Evaluation is one of the hardest elements of chess to grasp. Humans can't calculate everything, it is so easy to miss a detail. I often went for positions where I had lack of activity but some material advantage. I couldn't see how I was losing, so I thought I was fine. Every time my opponent had something I could miss. You can't compete with that, just trust that activity is harmony ,in other words. When you are very active, tactics ,somehow, always works for you! Keep that in mind!

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