user12646: I was wondering if the only way to evaluate a position is by looking for next moves like a chess engine does.
Is it possible with only a static evaluation of the board to get a correct evaluation about which side has the best position?

user12540: How to Evaluate a Chess Position would cover up a Book or two . There would be some infinite Chess Advices from different GMs in respective Positions .It is also a Time factor parameter . It really matters how much time you have on Clock to determine the various elements . 
Some of the Simplest way to determine is 

How many Pieces are Active on respective side . You can count the number of squares occupied by your Opponent's pieces .
Who has an Attack ? I mean whose pieces are covering up on a particular side of the Board . 
Is your King safe and Opponent's Bishops , Rooks are not pointing towards your King .
Do you have a Passed Pawn and Opponent's Pieces are tied up to block the parser .
let's assume you are in Middle game and you have a chance to exchange the Pieces and go to End Game directly . You have two Pawns one on either side of the flanks and your Opponent has the same material (two Pawns) and on same side of your King where it can Blockade easily .

So above are some of the factors where Position can be evaluated and you can make the Critical decision .

user-1: 
Evaluate without calculating.

Source: The wisest things ever said about chess by GM Soltis
So yes, we should evaluate a position before selecting candidate moves and calculating concrete variations. Considering whether the opponent's king is safe will help you decide whether you should look for a mate in N type move, which is very different to capitalising on a space advantage.
From Tune your chess tactics antenna: know when (and where!) to look for winning combinations by Emmanuel Neiman, he recommends the following steps to selecting a move.

Global vision: think of this as walking past a game and your first impression being 'white is winning' or 'it's about equal'
Analysis of the position: This is where you look at king safety, material, space etc.
Looking for the theme: is there the potential for a pin, fork, back rank mate etc. in the position?
Looking for candidate moves: based on steps 1-3, generate a small list of candidate moves (usually 2 or 3)
Calculation of variations: work out the candidate moves as far as you can, and evaluate that final position

I would argue that steps 1-3 fall into the category of evaluating a position without looking ahead.

12646: <p>I was wondering if the only way to evaluate a position is by looking for next moves like a chess engine does.</p>

<p>Is it possible with only a static evaluation of the board to get a correct evaluation about which side has the best position?</p>
 12540: <p>How to Evaluate a Chess Position would cover up a Book or two . There would be some infinite Chess Advices from different GMs in respective Positions .It is also a Time factor parameter . It really matters how much time you have on Clock to determine the various elements . </p>

<p>Some of the Simplest way to determine is </p>

<ol>
<li><p>How many Pieces are Active on respective side . You can count the number of squares occupied by your Opponent's pieces .</p></li>
<li><p>Who has an Attack ? I mean whose pieces are covering up on a particular side of the Board . </p></li>
<li><p>Is your King safe and Opponent's Bishops , Rooks are not pointing towards your King .</p></li>
<li><p>Do you have a Passed Pawn and Opponent's Pieces are tied up to block the parser .</p></li>
<li><p>let's assume you are in Middle game and you have a chance to exchange the Pieces and go to End Game directly . You have two Pawns one on either side of the flanks and your Opponent has the same material (two Pawns) and on same side of your King where it can Blockade easily .</p></li>
</ol>

<p>So above are some of the factors where Position can be evaluated and you can make the Critical decision .</p>
 -1: <blockquote>
  <p>Evaluate without calculating.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Source: <em>The wisest things ever said about chess</em> by GM Soltis</p>

<p>So yes, we should evaluate a position before selecting candidate moves and calculating concrete variations. Considering whether the opponent's king is safe will help you decide whether you should look for a mate in <em>N</em> type move, which is very different to capitalising on a space advantage.</p>

<p>From <em>Tune your chess tactics antenna: know when (and where!) to look for winning combinations</em> by Emmanuel Neiman, he recommends the following steps to selecting a move.</p>

<ol>
<li><strong>Global vision</strong>: think of this as walking past a game and your first impression being 'white is winning' or 'it's about equal'</li>
<li><strong>Analysis of the position</strong>: This is where you look at king safety, material, space etc.</li>
<li><strong>Looking for the theme</strong>: is there the potential for a pin, fork, back rank mate etc. in the position?</li>
<li><strong>Looking for candidate moves</strong>: based on steps 1-3, generate a small list of candidate moves (usually 2 or 3)</li>
<li><strong>Calculation of variations</strong>: work out the candidate moves as far as you can, and evaluate that final position</li>
</ol>

<p>I would argue that steps 1-3 fall into the category of evaluating a position without looking ahead.</p>
