It's something that comes over time. You learn where to place your focus more. Think about your opponents plan, what you want your opponent to do and when calculating finish on your opponents move.
Thinking about moves and plans for your opponent
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Aug 28, 2022
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Milaaneq6 wrote:
Hi,
I am curious if anyone else experiences this: obviously, it is crucial to predict your opponent's moves, but I often find my brain reluctant to think about moves/plans for my opponent. It is so irrational and frustrating but I really have to force myself to give them the same volume of thought as to myself.
Anyone else with the same problem? And any suggestions how to find moves and plans for the opponent better (I thought about playing with the board flipped so that I get used to that side)?
Cheers.
I struggled with this when I crossed over 1300.
Middle game planning is the gateway to intermediate play.
A coach helped me with putting a small repertoire together and it has improved my accuracy and positional play along with other important aspects like tactics and end games.
Having or identifying plans also helped me immensely with utilizing the clock. I’m still a slow but through player and accurate for the most part, still time out a fraction of the time.
Online chess is too fast for me.
Hi,
I am curious if anyone else experiences this: obviously, it is crucial to predict your opponent's moves, but I often find my brain reluctant to think about moves/plans for my opponent. It is so irrational and frustrating but I really have to force myself to give them the same volume of thought as to myself.
Anyone else with the same problem? And any suggestions how to find moves and plans for the opponent better (I thought about playing with the board flipped so that I get used to that side)?
Cheers.