Analysis is the process of determining by careful examination the best moves in a variation or position. The ability to analyze is an essential tool in a chessplayer’s arsenal. The art of problem-solving itself involves two types of reasoning: specific calculation and general judgment. Chessplayers use specific calculation to consider particular moves and variations, evaluating them, weighing their strengths, weaknesses, and consequences. They make general judgments to decide which types of moves or plans, rather than what specific ones, they wish to consider.
