"It is not a move, even the best move, that you must seek, but a realisable plan." Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (1884-1954)
There comes a time when you feel that your chess game is no longer improving. You are stuck in a range and have given up all hope somewhere along your chess journey. This is where you begin asking yourself questions...
It all starts when you begin playing at a higher level and you notice that the moves are more and more computer-like, or mechanical. The only way to compete at this level you would think is to use the same logic or approach as the computer. But, when it comes to memory and calculation the computer dominates the chess world. And, it would seem like a hopeless fight to imitate a computer in looking for the best possible moves. This is, in fact, where the real fun begins...
It is your psychological superiority that you must use against a computer-like opponent. And, if you thought the most important battle would be against an unbeatable mechanical monster... think again... because the most important battle has already begun. By thinking up a new plan for every move that surprised you in chess, you have given hope where it was completely hopeless.
AND, now that you are about to discover the psychology that breaths life into your chess game, it is done: The humble woodpusher has proved to be a greater opponent in helping you understand and learn in a bullet game what the uncompromising computer could not do in a lifetime.
The moral, or lesson, in the following game is: SOMETIMES, THE BEST PLAN IS NO PLAN!
Back to the Basics: The Woodpusher
"It is not a move, even the best move, that you must seek, but a realisable plan." Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (1884-1954)
There comes a time when you feel that your chess game is no longer improving. You are stuck in a range and have given up all hope somewhere along your chess journey. This is where you begin asking yourself questions...
It all starts when you begin playing at a higher level and you notice that the moves are more and more computer-like, or mechanical. The only way to compete at this level you would think is to use the same logic or approach as the computer. But, when it comes to memory and calculation the computer dominates the chess world. And, it would seem like a hopeless fight to imitate a computer in looking for the best possible moves. This is, in fact, where the real fun begins...
It is your psychological superiority that you must use against a computer-like opponent. And, if you thought the most important battle would be against an unbeatable mechanical monster... think again... because the most important battle has already begun. By thinking up a new plan for every move that surprised you in chess, you have given hope where it was completely hopeless.
AND, now that you are about to discover the psychology that breaths life into your chess game, it is done: The humble woodpusher has proved to be a greater opponent in helping you understand and learn in a bullet game what the uncompromising computer could not do in a lifetime.
The moral, or lesson, in the following game is: SOMETIMES, THE BEST PLAN IS NO PLAN!
Game Name: The Woodpusher, a true philosopher!
by ExPion05