Against Stockfish: Game #28: Fearless like a Dragon

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The Game

Lessons from this game:
> Be more attentive to the changes caused by your moves (missing that I weakened e5 by playing ...d5)
> Train your mind to pick up little details faster (13...Qa5?!)
> Be fearless like a dragon (Sacrificing the rook with 18...e6)

Super Eval

Super Eval is a system in which you take in the situational conditions, categorize the positions as dynamic or static, and then use the relevant method for each position.

Situational Conditions

Situational Conditions in a tournament game can be divided into 3 main categories. They are:
1. Board Situation - Comparison of the number of Hanging pieces, King Safety, Alignments, Material, Controlled Squares, Mobility, and Pawn Structure
2. Clock Situation - Comparison of Time available per move
3. Psychological Situation - Comparison of Tournament pressure, Spectator pressure, Rating anxiety
After we have the situational conditions, we have to decide whether the position is dynamic or static

Dynamic or Static?

This decision is not that difficult to make. The theory is, that if there are tactical weaknesses in the position (Hanging pieces, King Safety, Alignments) then the position is dynamic. If the position doesn't have any tactical weaknesses, then the position is static. If the moves that exploit the tactical weaknesses in a dynamic position do not work, then it's also a static position.
Now that we've decided between a dynamic and static position, let's look at each one of them.

Dynamic

If the position is dynamic, you have to switch to the IGS. The description of the IGS can be found at the bottom of the article. But if you realize that the moves exploiting the tactical weaknesses do not work (i.e. do not give you a better position after using the IGS), then you have to consider it to be a static position.

Static

If the position is static, you should start making a plan related to the situational conditions. More than anything else, this requires knowledge and experience. I won't discuss how to make a plan in this article because you can find plenty of other books and articles that teach you how to make a plan. Once you have a plan, you should make sure you have picked the best plan. To do this, you can use the rule of ratios. You can also use the rule of ratios to find the best move from your list of candidate moves.

Rule of Ratios

The method for picking the right plan and choosing the best move from your list of candidate moves.

For plan selection

If you see a couple of plans for one position, you can use this method to find the best plan out of them. To use this method, first, you see how effective your plans will be if they succeed. You evaluate the kind of dream position you are trying to get with your plan. The total "effect" of your plan. Then you try to understand the counter chances of your opponent. What can your opponent do to stop your plan? Can they start their own attack on a different side of the board? Does this plan create weaknesses in your position? Once you understand these factors, you calculate the "drawback" of your plan. Then you pick the plan with the highest Effect: Drawback ratio with the effect side being higher.

For move selection

To find the best move from your list of candidate moves, just like in the rule of ratios for plan selection, you can evaluate the Effect: Drawback ratio of those moves. And you play the moves that have the highest effect-to-drawback ratio (with the effect side being higher). However, the method of evaluating the effect and the drawback of moves is different from the method used to evaluate the effect and the drawback of plans. To evaluate the effect and the drawback of a move, you have to evaluate the Attack: Defence ratio of your effect or drawback. For drawback, this means how much attack from the opponent is there compared to your defense of the drawback. For effect, this means how good is your attack/effect compared to the opponent's defense against the square or piece you are having the attack/effect against. Again, this method is artistic. It's not entirely theoretical. So if you are going to use this method, perfecting it with knowledge and experience is your duty. Now I'll give you the method you should use in dynamic positions.

Intuition Guided Search

This is a very human approach to chess. As a human, you have a subconscious mind that recognizes patterns in day-to-day life. This pattern recognition can then be used to make quick decisions. After seeing a variety of different decisions you can make in this way and their consequential positions, you can then rank them according to your preference. This ranking part also requires intuition which has to be improved through game-playing and other forms of training.

When using this method, it's important to broaden your list of candidate moves rather than going deeply into one line. Going deeply into one line can make you miss simple moves available for your opponent that would give them the advantage. In doing so, you also run the risk of missing moves that would have simply granted you a better position. This was well proven in the game Glance at everything. In situations where you don't have enough time to glance at everything, just glancing at the intuitional moves is acceptable.

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