by Dan Heisman Why Did You Make That Move? Quote of the Month: I don’t know why I made that move. One of the main jobs of a chess instructor is to help the student find better moves. But that includes some big assumptions, like the student wants to take the time to find a better move, or that he has some vague idea how. However, another big aspect of instruction is diagnosis, and the main things an instructor diagnoses is chess mistakes, particularly bad moves. There can be many causes for the same bad move: poor time management, lack of one of the three chess visions (tactical, board, and visualization), poor analysis skills, lack of a particular set of knowledge, etc. While the … [Read more...]