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Mikhalchishin Decision making in chess
The theory of the critical moment in the chess game was explained
once by GM Iosif Dorfman, who suggested that every game has 5 or 6
“forks” at which the important decisions are made. Accordingly, all
major erroneous decisions are made at these moments when there are
multiple possible choices. Mikhalchishin describes different
critical moments in detail and explains how to react correctly.
Understanding the play at such a critical moment is the key to
improving one’s results and general understanding of chess.
Critical moments are characterized by the presence of between 2 and
4 different possibilities – the exchange of pieces, the calculation
of a long variation, a positional solution or transposition into an
endgame. Mikhalchishin shows how to perform correctly in the above
situations. Video playing time: 3 h 26 min.
