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8. The Scale Method - Decoding the Art of Effective Evaluation

The Scale Method - Decoding the Art of Effective Evaluation

Course 78 episodes
(3 hours 23 min)

Creators GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes

Learn the fundamental skill of evaluating a chess position with Grandmaster Gabuzyan.

This is a super important skill to learn, one that will help you in calculation, planning and other areas of the game.

Here you will learn the 4 primary criterias for evaluating chess positions, test your understanding by applying these in different scenarios, know the difference between static and dynamic advantages, how to use them and much more.

After you’ve mastered these concepts, you'll be primed to learn the "Scale Method" that will elevate your evaluation skills.

This course is designed primarily for beginners and intermediate players.

It will lay the foundation you need to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a position and make the right decisions accordingly.

Ready to evaluate?

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What you'll learn

The 4 primary criterias for evaluating a position.
How to use the Scale Method to evaluate chess positions?
The 2 types of advantages in chess
How to make the most out of your short-term advantage?
How to make the most out of your long-term advantage?
How to determine what type of positional advantage you have?
How does the engine evaluate the position?
What do numbers like +1, -2, -0.6, +1.3 mean when decoding the engine’s evaluations?
The cases when human evaluation is better than the engine and more.

Lesson Plan

78 episode(s) 3 hours 23 min

Course overview

Unlocked 1m 37s

1. Introduction

Unlocked 1m 24s

3. King's safety

4. Power of the pieces

Unlocked 1m 10s

5. Positional advantage

Unlocked 1m 11s

6. Static vs dynamic advantage

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7. Mixed positions

Unlocked 1m 12s

1. Introduction

2. Counting the material

3. Back to the position

1. Introduction

2. Guardian pawns in front of the King

3. The factor of the Queen

4. Summary of Guardian pawns

5. Options of pawn chains

6. Powerful pieces

7. King in the center

8. Potentially weak King

9. Back rank issues

1. Introduction

4. Weak square/s

7. Center and space advantage

1. Introduction

2. Powerful vs powerless

4. Bishop vs Knight

5. Pieces' potential against the weak King

7. King in the endgame = piece

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Comparing static and dynamic positions

3. Test - determine the type of advantage

1. Introduction

2. What evaluation signs mean

3. How does the engine evaluate?

4. Positional nuances

5. Evaluation exercise

6. Human > Engine

7. Do not rely on engines blindly - practical evaluation

1. Introduction

2. The Scale Method

3. Complex positions

4. Training the scale method

5. The Scale Method - Part 1

6. The Scale Method - Part 2

7. The Scale Method - Part 3

8. The Scale Method - Part 4

9. The Scale Method - Part 5

Course conclusion

4.8

Students give this course an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars.

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Course 78 episodes (3 hours 23 min)

Creators GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes

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