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Have you ever thought what makes one person play better chess than another? What is it that Grandmasters have and you don't? Well, the simple answer to this is the ability to spot good moves quickly. Selecting a good move is a remarkably complex task. But in this video, I am going to reveal the Shortcuts that Grandmasters use to play the best moves in any position. Over the years, I have studied numerous Grandmaster games and this is like a summary of all my learnings. If you can implement these in your games, then you will definitely become a better chess player. Okay, so recently I had shared this quote on my Instagram page and it is absolutely true. Look, in any given position, you can have 30-40 legal moves. You cannot evaluate each and every one of them. That's where you need to understand the concept of candidate moves. When you look at all the move options, there are some that make your position worse so you can automatically rule them out. Then there are some moves which do not harm you but still you can reject them because they don't make much sense. Eventually, as you get better, you learn to recognise moves that are possibly good. These are the ones that we call 'candidate moves'. They are the finalists in your move selection process. How many candidate moves do you think Grandmasters evaluate? Any idea? 4? 5? 6? Let's reveal a secret, in most cases, Grandmasters do not look beyond 2-3 candidate moves. Those experts who tell you to evaluate all sorts of moves are just bluffing you. It is almost impossible for a human to calculate all variations for more than 3 or 4 candidates, especially considering the strict time controls these days. If you are wondering, how can you restrict your analysis to just 2 or 3 candidates, just follow the Shortcuts that I am going to share with you now. This is what the masters use to find the best moves. The first thing that grandmasters look for are forcing moves. A Forcing move is one which requires the opponent to reply in a certain way, or which greatly limits the ways in which he can respond. So basically, forcing moves can be checks, captures or threats. These are like your one-move, two-move tactics. You should always look for such moves first because somehow, it is easier to spot them in the first few minutes. Surprisingly, this is how our brains work. The more you study a position, the less you will see tactically. To learn more about tactics, you can check out this video by clicking on the I button above. Let's move on to another important technique that Grandmasters use to find the best moves and that is relying on general principles. Grandmasters often justify their moves by citing fundamental chess values such as pawns should capture towards the center, rooks belong on the seventh rank, knights are most effective near...