Is it harder to find a brilliant tactical move or a positional one? Why?

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BlueIQ

Is it harder to find a brilliant tactical move or a positional one? Why?

cheswizard34
I’d say positional moves are harder to find because you have to understand principles like controlling an open file with a rook.
BlueIQ

Thanks.for me : a positional move is harder to find

KnCheck

Correct positional moves are much harder for me.

BlueIQ
ChessGT17 wrote:

It really depends on the person.

Yes, This questions is about you.🙂

Fisticuffs24
Y’all find brilliant moves??
Fisticuffs24
Lol I just play the game and go shocked Pikachu whenever I randomly game review and see a brilliant xD
BlueIQ
ChessGT17 wrote:

I'd say positional is easier for me. Not so much a tactical player

Thanks.

BlueIQ
Fisticuffs24 wrote:
Lol I just play the game and go shocked Pikachu whenever I randomly game review and see a brilliant xD

🙂

BlueIQ
KnCheck wrote:

Correct positional moves are much harder for me.

Thanks

BlueIQ
wers_than_my_rating wrote:
I’d say positional moves are harder to find because you have to understand principles like controlling an open file with a rook.

Thank you!

RussBell

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in the following article, search 'Positional Chess'...

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Tempetown
BlueIQ wrote:

Is it harder to find a brilliant tactical move or a positional one? Why?

just out of curiosity, why do you ask?

BlueIQ
RussBell wrote:

Good Positional Chess, Planning & Strategy Books for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/introduction-to-positional-chess-planning-strategy

in the following article, search 'Positional Chess'...

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond…https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

Thanks🙂

BlueIQ
Tempetown wrote:
BlueIQ wrote:

Is it harder to find a brilliant tactical move or a positional one? Why?

just out of curiosity, why do you ask?

I play a lot of games as a hobby though..but even when I play a serious game like rapid , except for tactical carelessness which is normal at my level( my rapid rating is around 2100)..I feel that my positional understanding is low😔..It is much easier to solve a puzzle that comes from the game of the grandmasters than to find a great positional move..I remember Karpov once ended a years-long fight in the variations with a simple waiting move..

I wanted to know if others are like me?

Thanks.

einWWe

How positional brilliance can be easily disproven: https://lichess.org/@/DailyInsanity/blog/the-axiom-system-part-4-justification-in-chess/9C9iPyvF (see "A Critique of Justification")

BlueIQ
einWWe wrote:

How positional brilliance can be easily disproven: https://lichess.org/@/DailyInsanity/blog/the-axiom-system-part-4-justification-in-chess/9C9iPyvF (see "A Critique of Justification")

Thanks!

Lent_Barsen

To generalize, positional.

Tactics are understood at every level above the very lowest, but a deep positional brilliancy might require a very subtle understanding of some aspect of the game that only a very strong player will have.

Imagine, for instance, a scenario where a player gives up a material advantage to squash the opponents counterplay and trade down into an evenish looking endgame but one where our hero has assessed the structure as winning for their side.

BlueIQ
Lent_Barsen wrote:

To generalize, positional.

Tactics are understood at every level above the very lowest, but a deep positional brilliancy might require a very subtle understanding of some aspect of the game that only a very strong player will have.

Imagine, for instance, a scenario where a player gives up a material advantage to squash the opponents counterplay and trade down into an evenish looking endgame but one where our hero has assessed the structure as winning for their side.

Thanks, yes..you are right!

Anuchanu

Both are hard