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Welcome: Stop Guessing, Start Planning
A) WHAT IS A PLAN?
Sample Planning: Magnus vs. Hikaru
The dangers of plan-less play
B) EVALUATING THE POSITION
Evaluating the Position - Example 1
Evaluating the Position - Example 2
Evaluating the Position - Example 3
C) FROM EVALUATION TO PLANNING
Evaluating the Position - Example 4
Evaluating the Position - Example 5
Caro-Kann Advance weak d4 pawn
Evaluating the Position - Example 6
Evaluating the Position - Example 7
Matt's Note
A) PAWN STRUCTURE
IQP Game 1: Botvinnik-Vidmar
IQP Game 2: Karpov - Spassky
Hanging Pawns Game 1: Janowski-Steel
Hanging Pawns Game 2: Mareco-Toth
Doubled Pawns: Caro-Kann Tartakower Endgame
Doubled Pawns Game: Zhang-Jensen
Backward Pawn 1: Rubinstein-Salwe
Backward Pawn 2: Westerinen-Korchnoi
Locked Center Game 1: Larsen-Fischer (Add annotations)
Locked Center Game 2: Dzagnidze-Ehlvest
B) PIECE QUALITY & ACTIVITY
Good vs Bad Bishop: Winter-Capablanca
Knight Rerouting: Nimzowitsch-Rubinstein
The 30-Second Rule
Rooks on Open Files: Alekhine-Yates
C) SPACE ADVANTAGE
Exploiting a Space Advantage: Karpov-Unzicker
Space battle: Smyslov-Botvinnik
D) WEAK SQUARES AND PAWNS
The Power of Outposts: Maroczy-Tartakower
Targeting Weak Color Complexes: Karpov-Spassky
The Reality Check
A) THE 3-STEP CHECKLIST
B) THE DECISION TREE
When Plans Fail – Stoicism for Chess Players
Training Drill – "Guess the Plan"
The "Worst Piece" Challenge

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    Herman
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    The Planning Blueprint

    Great course so far and much needed . Keep up the good work

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    Anthony
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    The best and I'm only halfway through pt I

    I've done a lot of tactics but still struggling and timing out. Everything Matt talks about so far in this course is my issue. It gets lost in the advice online that chess is all about tactics, but 95%+ of your moves aren't going to have a tactic. Chess is so much more enjoyable to play now.

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    S
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    Great course!

    I like this course. It conveys the most important content for position assessment and plan finding in a simple and understandable way.

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