Is this move safe?
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The check to run before every move
- Can the piece I am moving be taken where it lands?
- Was it guarding something that is now loose?
- After my move, can they give check or attack two things at once?
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Stockfish scored every legal move in these positions. A move is asked as safe only when the engine finds nothing wrong with it, and as not safe only when it loses at least two pawns for a reason we can show on the board. Moves in between are never asked.
Below about 1400, most games are decided by a piece left where it can be taken, or a simple fork or checkmate. Checking each move before you play it is the habit that stops those losses.
From the opening traps and opening lines on this site: real positions from the first twelve moves or so, where one careless move costs material.
No. Take as long as you need. The habit matters more than the speed.