Positional Evaluation Checklist ver. 1.0 4.

Pawn structure

a. Where are the open lines and diagonals?

XABCDEFGHY
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8-+-+-+-m+(
7+-+-+-+-' Are there any strong squares?
6-+-+-+-+&
5+-+-+-+-% _________________________________________________
4-+-+-+-+$
b. Who is controlling the center?
3+-+-+-+-#
2-+-+-+-+" _________________________________________________
1+-+-+-+-! c. Who has more space and where on the board do they have it?
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1. What is the material balance?
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_______________________________________________________ d. Who has the more favorable endgame pawn structure?

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5. Which pieces are active, and which are not?

2. Are there any (direct) threats?
a. Queens
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b. Rooks
3. How is the safety of both Kings?
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- Number of attackers
c. Bishops
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- Number of defenders d. Knights

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- Number of pawns near King and their placement Evaluation Conclusion:

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Candidate move selection:1._______ 2. ________ 3._________ Candidate move 3 .______ analysis

Candidate move 1.______ analysis

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-+-m+(
XABCDEFGHY 7+-+-+-+-'
8-+-+-+-m+( 6-+-+-+-+&
7+-+-+-+-' 5+-+-+-+-%
6-+-+-+-+& 4-+-+-+-+$
5+-+-+-+-% 3+-+-+-+-#
4-+-+-+-+$ 2-+-+-+-+"
3+-+-+-+-# 1+-+-+-+-!
2-+-+-+-+" xabcdefghy
1+-+-+-+-!
xabcdefghy
Evaluation at end of analysis:

Additional Notes:
Evaluation at end of analysis:

Candidate move 2.______ analysis

XABCDEFGHY
XABCDEFGHY 8-+-+-+-m+(
8-+-+-+-m+( 7+-+-+-+-'
7+-+-+-+-' 6-+-+-+-+&
6-+-+-+-+& 5+-+-+-+-%
5+-+-+-+-% 4-+-+-+-+$
4-+-+-+-+$ 3+-+-+-+-#
3+-+-+-+-# 2-+-+-+-+"
2-+-+-+-+" 1+-+-+-+-!
1+-+-+-+-! xabcdefghy
xabcdefghy
Evaluation at end of analysis:

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