Chess tactics can not work out without calculation. How to calculate fast and properly? How do train to get this skill? Answers for these questions you will find in this video.

Calculation is one the most sophisticated part of the chess game the beginner must learn to become a strong player. Calculation means to predict better moves from the part of the opponent and the own as deep as the position requires.

First player who described the process of calculation in the chess game as a method was Soviet Grandmaster Alexander Kotov in 1970 in his book “Secrets of thinking of a chessplayer” which is known also as “Think like a Grandmaster”. GM Kotov introduced such important terms as “moves-candidates” and the “tree of calculation”. Since 70s chess as a game has been changed. Players have less lime on the clocks to find right moves. Accordingly methods of calculation were improved by other authors. GMs Mikhail Krasenkov, John Nunn, Valeri Beim, Jacob Aagaard and others contributed in this important part of the chess game. Review of all techniques is presented in the video. One of the important part of qualitative calculation in complex positions is imagination. According to GM Jacob Aagaard this part of chess skill definitely can be trained by solving of difficult puzzles. As a bonus you will find the review of the recent book of the author of the video “Challenge 2020” - the collection of super difficult positions.