How to Reassess Your Chess By IM Jeremy Silman & presented by GM Maurice Ashley

The Silman Thinking Technique
For Figuring Out What To Do In
Almost Any Chess Position

Invented by “America’s chess teacher.” This technique dissects the board down to its basic parts… weighs in on both sides… then charts a plan that plays to your strengths. So instead of second-guessing, you’ll be playing deliberate moves you know are good.

Chess is a game of complete information.

Everything you must know lies on the board in plain view.

So when you can’t understand what’s happening, when your calculations run in circles…

Rest assured the position contains the “solution.”

And the Silman thinking technique points you exactly where to look.

The late International Master Jeremy Silman invented the technique.

It shows post-beginners up to club players how take charge of their game. Simply by comparing the differences between Black and White — and crafting an effective strategy that plays to one’s strengths.

The Silman thinking technique makes strategic
masterstrokes like 15.Ba3! clear, logical,
and at times, even obvious

The technique forms the core of Silman’s best-seller, How To Reassess Your Chess, 4th Edition. It has sold thousands of copies and earned over 3,000 stellar ratings.

Today, we combine one of the most influential chess books ever with spaced repetition to…

Equip You with Master-Level Strategy
and Positional Skills

Joining you in the Chessable edition is Grandmaster Maurice Ashley.

He details the “theory” in every instructive chapter through 23.5 hours of video. Then he examines key examples from a fresh perspective — helping you absorb and apply the lessons.

So that by the end of the course, you can unravel the board, and map out your next moves in only 3 steps:

🎯 Scan both sides for the “8 imbalances” — the key features making up your position’s advantages and disadvantages.

🎯 Match what you find to Silman’s “imbalance rules” — his checklist for harnessing every imbalance’s full potential.

🎯 Follow the checklist, and play your best chess yet!

These simple steps highlight your best course of action. Whether that’s blasting the game open…

Part 6 of the course shows you the
thought process behind moves like
15.f4!, launching an attack

Creating a weakness and aiming your pieces to it…

The section on ‘target consciousness’
explains how to expose and punish
weaknesses, like this d5-pawn

Or trading down to a risk-free endgame.

Chapters on psychology also share ways for building mental strength… and imposing your vision on the game. Learn about:

🎯 The one-word mantra which insists on playing the game your way. Just don’t say it out loud to your opponent!

🎯 Why the phrase “I must” is robbing you of 100s of rating points — plus the 5 keys to beating this self-handicap.

🎯 How to replace fear of losing material with bold sacrifices and combinations.

🎯 How to weed out lazy moves, which lose you the game without obvious mistakes.

🎯 When playing the best move isn’t “best,” plus other mental game tips from Silman’s coaching career.

How To Reassess Your Chess has nurtured generations of players into master strategists.

Add the efficient learning afforded by MoveTrainer…

And you can reach that higher plane of understanding, faster than you think.

But don’t take our word for it.