DowdyTheFifth wrote:
I'm not confident in my pawn moves, so I most likely wouldn't make the move if I wasn't sure, which is still rare.
But pikachu is known to be impulsive.
what if you are feeling uncomfortable about a pawn move? would you still make it
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If you're uncomfortable about the move but can't find something else you want to do just play it.
If it turns out to be a mistake you'll find out why it is after the game. 
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guguloi wrote:
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Jan 5, 2015
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Murgen wrote:
If you're uncomfortable about the move but can't find something else you want to do just play it.
If it turns out to be a mistake you'll find out why it is after the game.
So in other words, you are advocating "Hope Chess"
http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/a/What-Is-Hope-Chess.htm
That's the wrong way to play the game. If I am "uncomfortable" about a pawn move, that's the time to hit the breaks and spend time analyzing it rather than taking the "Hope Chess" or even worse "Flip-Coin Chess" approach and going one way or the other at lightning speed. When you analyze, if all you are doing is saying "I hate this move, I hate this move, I hate this move, it makes me nervous, it makes me nervous, it makes me nervous, ...", you are not analyzing.
Riv4L wrote:
I realized when I don't play the normal openings is when I play good pawn moves but when I don't, I feel nervous.
Always remember that pawns are the one piece that cannot move back. So you need to evaluate what youre gaining, over what youre giving up.
Murgen wrote:
If you're uncomfortable about the move but can't find something else you want to do just play it.
If it turns out to be a mistake you'll find out why it is after the game.
"Hope Chess" 101
I_Am_Second wrote:
Riv4L wrote:
I realized when I don't play the normal openings is when I play good pawn moves but when I don't, I feel nervous.
Always remember that pawns are the one piece that cannot move back. So you need to evaluate what youre gaining, over what youre giving up.
I do notice when I don't put much thought into pawn moves and more attention is placed on the minor pieces.
ThrillerFan wrote:
Murgen wrote:
If you're uncomfortable about the move but can't find something else you want to do just play it.
If it turns out to be a mistake you'll find out why it is after the game.
So in other words, you are advocating "Hope Chess"
http://chess.about.com/od/tipsforbeginners/a/What-Is-Hope-Chess.htm
That's the wrong way to play the game. If I am "uncomfortable" about a pawn move, that's the time to hit the breaks and spend time analyzing it rather than taking the "Hope Chess" or even worse "Flip-Coin Chess" approach and going one way or the other at lightning speed. When you analyze, if all you are doing is saying "I hate this move, I hate this move, I hate this move, it makes me nervous, it makes me nervous, it makes me nervous, ...", you are not analyzing.
I like this kind of response to my question because I know it grounds me in reality.
I realized when I don't play the normal openings is when I play good pawn moves but when I don't, I feel nervous.