"Nick" wrote in message
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"Dan Heisman" wrote in message
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Hi!

My new column on Finding the Best Move has been posted at
http://www.chesscafe.com/heisman/heisman.htm. If you have any comments
or questions, please e-mail me directly; I often don't follow up and
check these threads.

Best wishes,
NM Dan Heisman
www.chess.fm Q&A show Monday nights from 7-9 PM Eastern


Dan,
I have not read your column, but there is no such a thing as "the best
move", unless it's mate in one. Then, we know what the best move is.
Otherwise, we do not know what the best move is.


Absolute nonsense!! That sort of generalizing is the halmark of a
weak player.....and a weak mind for that matter. There are many positions
that are not "mate in one" that clearly have a "best move". For example,
what about a position that contains a mate in 5 (all forcing of course) and
there is only one move that can be played to execute the mate in 5. This
clearly would be the "best move". There are numerous other positions in
which there is a "best move" as well.


The concept: "play the best moves and you will win" is something that even
GM Palatnik makes fun of !
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Yours Truly
Nick Beqo
www.nickbeqo.com