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Improve Your Chess with the Right Chess Moves:

Calculate Forced Moves First

Example 1

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6
Petroff's Defense

3.Bc4
White gives up a pawn for quick development and a potential attack against the Black king

3...Nxe4 4.Nc3 Nc5?!
Black should take the knight with 4...Nxc3 and double up White's pawns

5.Nxe5
White gains his pawn back and already has three pieces developed to Black's one piece

5...f6??
The losing move. Now White can calculate 8 forced moves that lead to mate. Black should have played 5...Ne6 to prevent any more attack against the Black king

6.Qh5+ g6
6...Ke7 leads to a force mate after 7.Qf7+ Kd6 8.Nb5+ Kxe5 9.Qd5+ Kf4 10.g3 Kg4 11.h3 mate

7.Bf7+ Ke7