Candidate-move training means generating plausible alternatives before committing to a line. It helps expose attractive but incomplete first impressions.
What to do
Choose a position from your game, list a few forcing and positional candidates and calculate each consistently. Keep notes before viewing an engine evaluation.
A mistake to avoid
Do not generate a long list without examining the opponent’s replies. A manageable shortlist is useful only when the comparison has substance.
A detail worth checking
Write one reason for rejecting each serious alternative. This separates a calculation exercise from a move-ranking guess and makes it easier to review whether you overlooked a reply or misjudged the resulting position.
Try this practical check
Spend a fixed practice period on one position. Record your preferred move, the alternatives rejected and the reply that would worry you most.
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