Grandmaster Level Evaluation of Positions with GM Misa Pap

Grandmaster Level Evaluation of Positions with GM Misa Pap Have you ever seen a professional chess player analyzing the game? Sometimes they stop and think for 20-30 minutes or even longer before making an important decision. What’s going on in their head at that time? You’d be probably surprised to know that most of the time is spend on evaluating different positions, selecting and picking the best possible continuation leading to the most favorable game. As World Champion Magnus Carlsen puts it, the trick is not to calculate the moves, but to correctly and precisely evaluate the position that arises. This is the true art. The more precisely you can evaluate the position the stronger chess player you are. It is that simple! There are many different resources available on evaluating chess positions. Some chess masters suggest that there are 7 factors that you should always consider when analyzing. Others claim that there are 4, 5, or even 15 of such factors. The topic quickly becomes o