Mastering Chess Calculation: The Scientific Method

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00:00 Introduction/The First Position
02:24 Wishful Thinking vs. Scientific Mindset
03:41 Does it Work? 3-ply Calculation
05:45 Generating Candidate Moves on the First Move
09:57 Homework Position

Just because a move looks good, we should not play it directly. We should first apply the scientific method of actively searching for the best reply by the opponent against our good looking candidate move. This is a fundamental process in chess calculation, and this video explains this process by instructive examples. I think it is here chess resembles science the most.

Grandmasters see promising moves instantly, but they spend a long time searching for potential counterevidence from the world before they play that move. This 'falsificiation' process also lies at the heart of the scientific method.