Best Move Quest (BMQ)
Interactive Calculation Training with Instant Grandmaster and Engine Verification
Solve carefully curated tournament and training positions. Receive instant move-by-move feedback, test candidate variations against engine defenses, and absorb grandmaster annotations on why the winning idea works.
Understanding Best Move Quest (BMQ)
Why grandmasters consider this discipline essential for tournament breakthroughs.
Best Move Quest (BMQ) is the high-intensity tactical calculation engine of Chess Enrich. Designed specifically for active calculation workouts, BMQ positions are hand-picked by GM Swayams Mishra and GM Stany G A to challenge your tactical vigilance, calculation depth, and technical endgame execution.
Unlike generic puzzle trainers where you mindlessly look for queen sacrifices, BMQ tests realistic tournament positions: defending a slightly worse position, finding quiet positional candidate moves, choosing between two tempting continuations, and executing delicate theoretical endgames.
Every position is backed by deep grandmaster annotations and approved variations. If your move is a strong alternative, the board validates it; if your move blunders into a hidden counter-tactic, the engine immediately shows you why and allows you to explore the refutation.
How Best Move Quest (BMQ) Works Step-by-Step
Follow this structured sequence to understand the exercise and retain its key chess ideas.
Receive & Setup the Board
A new training set arrives with clear indicators: whose turn it is to move, position context, and objective.
Grandmaster Tip: Do not touch the mouse for the first 60 seconds. Formulate your candidate list before making your first move.
Calculate Candidate Moves
Examine candidate moves in your mind. Identify the opponent’s most dangerous defensive resource before committing.
Grandmaster Tip: Look for quiet intermediate checks (Zwischenzugs) and subtle backwards pawn moves that break defensive walls.
Make Your Move on the Interactive Board
Drag or click your chosen piece. The system evaluates your move against grandmaster solution lines and approved alternatives.
Grandmaster Tip: If your move is correct, the computer automatically responds with the toughest defense to test your continuation depth.
Review Branching Variations & Annotations
Once solved (or if an error occurs), unlock the complete variation tree with grandmaster commentary explaining the underlying positional logic.
Grandmaster Tip: Always check why the second-best move failed; that is where true rating gains happen.
Sample Scenario: What You Experience
GM Position: Finding the Quiet Intermediate Move
White to move with a queen and rook battery against Black’s weakened kingside.
Player plays 1. Nh5! cutting off the black queen’s defensive path to g6.
⚡ Brilliant Move! (+4.2) The knight sacrifice forces 1... gxh5, allowing 2. Qh6 with unstoppable mate.
Key Takeaway: Identify which defensive piece guards key squares and eliminate or deflect it before launching the final breakthrough.
Skills Developed in This Mode
No Guesswork Feedback
Instant colored feedback reveals whether a move is Brilliant, Correct, Inaccurate, or a Blunder with exact engine evaluations.
Curated by Grandmasters
Every puzzle is selected from actual grandmaster battles and classical training studies, not low-quality auto-generated tactics.
Variation Explorer
Freely play through side variations on the board to see how alternative candidate moves would have been punished.
Targeted Chess Competencies:
Coaches Who Direct This Curriculum
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to Train in Best Move Quest (BMQ)?
Log in to your dashboard to receive your weekly positions, or join with an all-access membership.