Avoiding Quiescence Errors in Chess Analysis

In chess, if you are analyzing and stop your analysis of a line "too soon" when there are further forcing moves (checks, captures, or threats) that can change the evaluation (from say losing to winning or vice versa), this is called a "quiescence error". In testing students, NM Dan Heisman found that quiescence errors are often the reason why lower rated players do well in puzzles (when they know something is there & don't stop analyzing) vs in a game, when they may stop too soon. In this video NM Heisman takes a complicated position from a GM game and uses it to discuss quiescence errors. He analyzes the position and points out the various places where quiescence errors could occur, pointing out why they occur and what might be done to mitigate them. NM Dan Heisman has been a full-time chess instructor since 1996 and is the author of 14 chess books, the TV show "Q&A with Coach Heisman" on Chess.com and the radio show "Ask the Renaissance Man" on the Internet Chess Club. Radio personality Howard Stern was one of Dan's students. Dan tries to answer comments on YouTube but for a quicker, more comprehensive answer (or questions about lessons), contact Dan via email, skype, or phone via Dan's website www.danheisman.com. His Chess Tip of the Day is @danheisman on Twitter, which won the award for "Best Twitter Feed" in 2021 from the Chess Journalists of America. #Chess #ImproveChess #ChessInstruction #ChessThinking #ChessThoughtProcess #ChessStyle #ChessImprovement #InstructiveChess #ChessMicroInfluencer #ChessEvaluation #ChessCastling #WinChess #Chessanalysis