Think Like A Grandmaster; JETINATE'S Short Guide To Success
Hello everyone! Have you ever looked at a position, not knowing what the heck to do? Well, in this blog, we will go over how to think like a grandmaster. After reading this blog, you'll practically be a GM already! Buckle up folks.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1: How To Create Plans
2: Just When You Think You Got It, Look More
3: Tactical Awareness
4: Conclusion
HOW TO CREATE PLANS
This is one of the hardest things to do in chess. But, I will break it down to make it easier.
To come up with a plan, think of 3 things:
- What is my worst piece, and how can I improve it?
- Does my opponent have any weaknesses?
- Are any of their pieces lose?
If you ask yourself these 3 things when looking at a position, you are bound to find one of the best moves or even the BEST MOVE.
Let's look at a example, shall we?
In that example, we saw white come up with a plan (get the knight to f5) and then they played it from there. See how easy the best move can come if you have a good plan? White just asked themselves 3 simple questions, and they are already playing like Magnus Carlson.
Just When You Think You Got It, Look More
This one I even struggled with a few months ago. When you think you have the right move, look further is the point of this lesson. Why is this so important? Because you may miss a crucial thing! Let's look at a example.
In that example, we showed some cool stuff. At first, we thought after 4.g5+ that they were forced to go Kh5 and we go g4#. But, if you looked a LITTLE further, you would see that Nxg5 gets out of checkmate. Now you are thinking that we are going to lose our rook! But if you look A LITTLE FURTHER, you will see that it is actually check and win their rook and the game.
Tactical Awareness
In this chapter, we will work on your tactical awareness. To see a tactic, ask yourself these two questions:
- Are any of their pieces weak?
- Is their king safe?
But, there is also one more thing. Look at ALL candidate moves (checks, captures, attacks). These are the most forcing types of chess moves, and often they might be a tactic!
For example:
CONCLUSION
I hope that this helped your chess! Please view my other blogs and if you are interested in blogging coemptions, join my club, Writers Paradise. Thanks! Have a great day, new grandmaster.
