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Dan Heisman,
an American engineer, USCF chess master, chess journalist, columnist and instructor. He earned a B.Sc. in mathematics in 1971 and a M.Sc in engineering in 1983, both from the Pennsylvania State University ^[2]. As early member of the ICCA, Dan Heisman volunteered at the Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov matches in 1996 and 1997 ^[3].

Positional Evaluation

In his book Elements of Positional Evaluation ^[4], Dan Heisman represents an attempt at mathematical abstraction applied to chess, introducing seven concepts as fundamental in analyzing a chess position: mobility, flexibility, vulnerability, center control, piece coordination, time and speed. Heisman applies two dichotomies: actual versus potential and local versus global ^[5] .

	local	global
actual	Single moves from this position	All reachable squares from this position
potential	Single moves on an empty board	All reachable squares on an empty board

See also

• Influence Quantity of Pieces
• Mobility

Selected Publications

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• Dan Heisman (1990, 1999, 2010). Elements of Positional Evaluation. Russell Enterprises, amazon ^[7]
• Dan Heisman (2003). Evaluation Criteria. pdf
• Dan Heisman (2009). Steinitz, Zermelo, and Elkies. pdf ^[8]
• Dan Heisman (2009). The Improving Chess Thinker. Mongoose Press

External Links

• Dan Heisman from Wikipedia
• Dan Heisman - Home
• Chessville - Interviews - Dan Heisman - Part 1, February 2003 (Wayback Machine)
• Chessville - Interviews - Dan Heisman - Part 2, February 2003 (Wayback Machine)
• Dan Heisman's Chess Cafe Links (Wayback Machine)
• Time Management During a Chess Game by Dan Heisman (Wayback Machine)

References

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