Look beyond your own plan.
If your opponent could move again, what would they improve? Look for the break, the route, the square.
THE ART OF ANTICIPATION
Every move
considered.
A more thoughtful game begins with a better question: what does my opponent want?
Explore chess through prophylaxis, clear reasoning, and deliberate practice.
Unhurried thinking. Purposeful moves.
POSITION STUDY / 001 White to move
THE QUIET MOVEA small move.
A small move.
A different future.
01 Observe02 Anticipate03 Decide
A habit of thought, one position at a time.
THE STUDY ROOM
Train your attention.
Three short studies. No clock.
Find the idea before you find the move.
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THE AKRIBEIA APPROACH
Give the other
side a thought.
Prophylaxis is the practice of anticipating an opponent’s plans and taking away their possibilities before they become a problem.
A quiet move can change everything. The skill is knowing what deserves your attention.
Read about prophylaxisSeparate danger from distraction.
Some ideas need an answer. Others cost your opponent time. Calculate enough to tell the difference.
Make one move do two jobs.
Look for a move that limits their possibilities while making your own position a little better.
FIELD NOTES
Ideas worth sitting with.
BEHIND AKRIBEIA
A place to think
more clearly.
Akribeia is a personal chess project built around a practical idea: understanding the position should come before choosing the move.
Akribeia takes its name from the Greek word for precision and exactness. Here, that means looking carefully, testing your ideas, and giving every move a reason.
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