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7Q Method: Your Roadmap to Formulating Chess Plans in Any Position

GM Avetik, I am a Chilean subject located in Santiago de Chile (SCL), South America, Pacific-coast City. In the district where I reside, there's a small square named Plaza Armenia, which is a tribute of their little community in Chile. But the main contribution comes from Greece, because the second largest Avenue in Ñuñoa (the district I live in) is Avenida Grecia which passes right in front of the National Stadium, where there is an olympic statue at the gates.
NB. You can have a look of these sites but all texts are written in Spanish.
Best wishes from Ñuñoa city.

GM Avetik, I am a Chilean subject located in Santiago de Chile (SCL), South America, Pacific-coast City. In the district where I reside, there's a small square named Plaza Armenia, which is a tribute of their little community in Chile. But the main contribution comes from Greece, because the second largest Avenue in Ñuñoa (the district I live in) is Avenida Grecia which passes right in front of the National Stadium, where there is an olympic statue at the gates. NB. You can have a look of these sites but all texts are written in Spanish. Best wishes from Ñuñoa city.

Thank you - amazing article, I learned a lot! Probably the most practically useful article I have read to date on Lichess.

Thank you - amazing article, I learned a lot! Probably the most practically useful article I have read to date on Lichess.

Thank You! I loved this article a lot and to implement it in my own games, can u give us some practice positions so we could try to use it (I know u already gave 3)

Thank You! I loved this article a lot and to implement it in my own games, can u give us some practice positions so we could try to use it (I know u already gave 3)

Wonderful tips and well-chosen examples!

Wonderful tips and well-chosen examples!

Very good article! I think most chessplayers already follow this method but not in a systematic way so memorizing these seven questions would probably help most players.

Very good article! I think most chessplayers already follow this method but not in a systematic way so memorizing these seven questions would probably help most players.

I use a method, where i dumbed down the Steinitz-method to 1:kingssafety 2.material 3.Pawn structure 4.Piece activity

I use a method, where i dumbed down the Steinitz-method to 1:kingssafety 2.material 3.Pawn structure 4.Piece activity

Hmm all the questions make sense, but not sure about applying it in practice.

Looking at the first two examples, I had the same answers to each question but didn't find the bisschop manoeuvres in either case.

Also it be easy to answer questions wrong (e.g. in example 2 my Queen+rook would be happier on h6+h3 as they apply lots of pressure there.)

Hmm all the questions make sense, but not sure about applying it in practice. Looking at the first two examples, I had the same answers to each question but didn't find the bisschop manoeuvres in either case. Also it be easy to answer questions wrong (e.g. in example 2 my Queen+rook would be happier on h6+h3 as they apply lots of pressure there.)

This is a fantastic article and highly recommendable for players of many different levels, I believe.

I tried to come up with seven questions that I ask myself when I try to evaluate a position before reading. I only managed five:

  1. What trades/endgames are good for me?

  2. What are the ideal squares for my pieces and how can I improve them?

  3. Are there weak spots in the pawn structure that I can attack or need to defend?

  4. How save are the kings? Are there more attackers than defenders around one of the kings?

  5. What is my opponent's plan?

Surprisingly similar, but surely missing a few points!

This is a fantastic article and highly recommendable for players of many different levels, I believe. I tried to come up with seven questions that I ask myself when I try to evaluate a position before reading. I only managed five: 1. What trades/endgames are good for me? 2. What are the ideal squares for my pieces and how can I improve them? 3. Are there weak spots in the pawn structure that I can attack or need to defend? 4. How save are the kings? Are there more attackers than defenders around one of the kings? 5. What is my opponent's plan? Surprisingly similar, but surely missing a few points!