Dashboard
Month 02 · Foundation
Calculation Mastery
Generate candidates. Force the tree. Trust the evaluation.
- Weeks
- 4
- Days on the syllabus
- 28
- Written exercises
- None yet
- Planned time
- ~42h
This page is the syllabus. The daily lessons for this month are not written yet, so opening a day shows that it is closed.
Open week 1Builds on
The scan from Month 01 — checks, captures, threats, loose pieces.
Prepares you for
Endgames, where a miscalculated tempo decides the result.
Why this month exists
Month 2 turns tactical vision into reliable calculation. You will build candidate lists, force trees, answer with the opponent's best defense, train 3–7 ply visualization, and learn to calculate cleanly under the clock.
What you will develop
- Generate candidate moves without tunnel vision
- Calculate forcing lines to a clear evaluation
- Include quiet defensive resources for the opponent
- Execute 3-ply, 5-ply, and 7-ply drills without moving pieces
- Recognize false calculation and time-pressure errors
Weekly structure
Week 01 · Candidate Moves & Forcing Lines
Week overviewWeek 02 · Best Defense & Quiet Moves
Week overviewWeek 03 · Visualization Depth
Week overviewWeek 04 · Clock & Error Control
Week overviewMonthly challenge
Deliver ten fully written calculation trees from serious games, each with best-defense branches.