Oh, the reason I don't think very hrad on every move is because it is a very tiring way of playing chess for me. Maybe if somebody can do it, then this cheat won't work for him/her.
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mickynj wrote:
What you are describing is what we call "trying harder!" It's a great cheat code because it works in almost every area of life, not just chess!
It's similar except that the opponent's reply time is used as a heuristic to "trying harder".
It is nice to "trying harder" every turn, but that is tiring, so the cheat above lets you pick a time to "trying harder".
Thanks. That's very interesting: dividing up the long term strategy and tactics time. I'll definitely give it a try.
This man's done it! He's figured it out! He's discovered this one weird trick that will let any average patzer look like a chess master easily! This is the kind of information GM's don't want you to know! Grow your rating by 600 points in just 2 weeks!! Grandmasters HATE HIM!!
I will advance a contrary view. I prefer to maintain the blank mind of the warrior. There's a Japanese word for it, but I don't want to confuse any of you. Planning in chess (and life) is overrated. Unconsciousness, which is the ability to do the right thing instantaneously, without thinking about it, is underrated. There is a drill you can do, which I have done since childhood, when you come up on an automatically closing door. Can you dance through it without fouling (touching) the door or the jamb? This drill will sharpen your unconsciousness, teach you how to take advantage of opportunities which may exist only for a Planck time, and also bring good luck. One time, decades ago, I did it just when a small woman presented herself at the wrong time and place on the other side of the door, and I slammed into her like a strong safety teeing off against a wide receiver on a delayed forward pass, and as I picked her up off the ground, I explained cheerfully to her that what is good luck for one is not necessarily good luck for the people around one.
After you play a move, if the opponent takes a long time to move, then look very hard (spending 2x your normal time and go thru a checklist looking) for tactical play on your next move. There's good chance you'll find one that's less than 3 moves away.
I used this strategy and improved my score the last 2 weeks (I mainly play on another site). It is what I do myself, when I see a very good opponent move, I take a much longer time to figure out a way out (and many times, the way out is just not all that good because I don't want to waste too much time on one move). I'm going to try it OTB; I'll tell my opponents about it after, let see what happens.