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Principles of pragmatic chess thinking

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One of the fundamental pillars of chess intuition is the development of a pragmatic flow of thought according to techniques, schemes and game principles that are easily applicable to any situation. Since most positions in chess do not require more than 2 to 3 move maneuvers in line with the achievement of precise strategical objectives, the cases where global plans are deemed necessary are rather rare and correspondent to specific positional criteria more than generic plans or typical maneuvers, but it is always possible to implement nuances of flexible thinking that favor our selection, execution and reassessment of the considered moves. Examples abound in practice, so we will limit ourselves to learning the core ideas in each of these principles in order to creatively stimulate our strategic reasoning and avoid overloading our memory unnecessarily. 1. Proportion Your plan must be consistent with the strategic nuances of the position. The selection and calculation of moves should not ...