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24th February 2008, 02:47am
#1
by oliebol
Melbourne Australia
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 108

#1 Always sacrifice my queen

24th February 2008, 03:15am
#2
by SonofPearl
Wales
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 6251
oliebol wrote:

#1 Always sacrifice my queen

 lol!  This might quite often be the case for puzzles, but I wouldn't recommend it for your own games! Wink


24th February 2008, 03:53am
#3
by Fey_Fey
Near the Refrigerator or TV United Arab Emirates
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 677
It is more in the recognizing of certain patterns or position of the pieces. Since the seconds provided barely suffices any attempts in trying to figure out what the puzzle is all about. That is how I seem to solve some of them. Maybe somebody else has a different approach.
24th February 2008, 04:06am
#4
by Bone_Orchard
Indianapolis United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 54
I have been doing a lot of them this weekend, I like it.  I am only at about 50% correct but always go back and solve the ones I miss.  I am hoping this just beats into my brain these type of positions where combinations might be possible.  And when I play OTB and have time to look for them I will recognize them or the chances to make them appear in my games.
24th February 2008, 05:02am
#5
by Quiet_Soul
Jutland Denmark
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 159

I have noticed that the tactics often require queen sacrifices.

It just goes to show that sacrifice can force a checkmate.

 

You shouldn't sacrifice anything if it doesn't give you an advantage.


24th February 2008, 05:35am
#6
by Frapplo
The Moon, Denver United States
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 62
oliebol wrote:

#1 Always sacrifice my queen

 I laughed out loud over this one.  As a beginner, my mantra was "hold on to my queen."  Then, I go into the tactics trainer and somehow find myself slamming her right between two rooks and a bishop.


16th March 2008, 01:10am
#7
by Absurd
Melbourne Australia
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 232

"There are two types of sacrifices, sound sacrifices, and my sacrifices."  - Mikhail Tal


16th March 2008, 01:22am
#8
by Jasn
Marin County, California United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 171
The tactics do seem to be skewed toward the dramatic. I find myself starting by considering the flashiest possible sacrifice, then dialing it down from there.
16th March 2008, 02:41am
#9
by Maradonna
Scotland
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 2155
Yeah, sometimes it catches you out though. You get used to looking for something special, then the actual move turns out to be a simple pawn move, or working towards a stalemate. The stalemate ones always catch me. I do beleive that it helps. I remember when I first started at chess, the most frustrating thing was not knowing what to do. I learnt some strategy, and used that to angle my moves towards certain goals, but now I look for certain tactical patterns aswell-something I could never recognise before. My biggest new acquistion is creating a mating net, something that is, well, commonsense I guess, but something I had never done before. You feel like a hunter laying a trap.
 
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