Evaluation Mastery with GM Bryan Smith

Evaluation Mastery with GM Bryan Smith There is nothing worse than playing in the last round game, hoping for a big win, those rating points, perhaps even a championship trophy… and making a devastating mistake that throws off the game because of a single ‘mis-evaluation’. You play the moves and don’t even know it’s already over. And then, a few moments later you suddenly realize what has happened. It’s dead lost, even though you were winning. How did that happen? You picked the wrong line. You are desperate to “rewind” few moves back and correct the mistake. You feel the pain and resign. Those are the things that keep us up at night. Sounds familiar? You can’t fix the past. However, you can alter the future and the outcome of many of your games, by working on your evaluation skills. Evaluation is one of the most crucial aspects of thinking and decision making in chess. It evolves not just knowing who stands better or worse, if the position is equal, won or lost. Most importantly, it i