Process Any phase

Move Wasting

Move wasting is making moves that don't actually help your plan — shuffling a piece back and forth, undoing your own setup, or repositioning with no real target. Each aimless move is a free turn handed to your opponent. Try to have a purpose behind every move.

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Source for further study: Silman, How to Reassess Your Chess (imbalances); Nimzowitsch, My System (prophylaxis & overprotection — the inverse).