"Chris" wrote in message ...
I'm hoping someone with a rating over 2000 can give some advice on a good
mental checklist before moving a chess piece. Basically list of everything
you should check and the order before making a physical move of a piece.
Currently I don't employ one and I think it's what is needed to get me over
the next hump.

Thanks

Chris

Chris,

In my opinion, mental checklists are fine but not for use at the
board. Use checklists at home while you're studying. At the board
your play needs to be natural.

Playing chess is like speaking a language. Our speech would sound
slow, awkward, and unnatural if we ran through a mental checklist of
grammar and composition before speaking. A chess checklist at the
board will cause similar problems.

Tom Rowan
http://www.tomrowan.com