Can someone explain this Chess quote?

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VladimirHerceg91

In order to sustain interests in life one must be inspired. 

When I started my Chess career, I looked for inspiration to keep me going when my loss column was out-sprinting my win column. I found quotes. Quotes about chess. Quotes which empathized with my struggle. But then confusion set in. I found a particularly strange chess quote which I haven't been able to decipher. The quote went as follows:

"I move to where the King is going to be, not to where he has been".

The author is unknown. Though I figure only somebody as brilliant as Anand could have authored it, so I give the credit to him. 

Is anybody able to understand this mystifying quote?

The_Chin_Of_Quinn

To make a mating net, you cover squares around the enemy king, often before checking it.

VladimirHerceg91
The_Chin_Of_Quinn wrote:

To make a mating net, you cover squares around the enemy king, often before checking it.

Could this be what the author (Possibly Anand) meant?

 

The_Chin_Of_Quinn

Possibly Anand, possibly your mom. Who can say for sure?

urk
"I move to where the King is going to be, not to where he has been."


Hmm...somehow this reminds me of that classic utterance, "Endeavor to persevere."
The_Chin_Of_Quinn

Reminds me of villains failing to shoot Batman while he runs.

MrMojok

If you move to where the king is going to be, he simply won't go there. Whoever uttered this is quite obviously insane.

VladimirHerceg91
MrMojok wrote:

If you move to where the king is going to be, he simply won't go there. Whoever uttered this is quite obviously insane.

This is interesting thought. Have you considered that you're not thinking deeply enough to understand its full meaning? 

fewlio

If you want chess inspiration and advice to improve your game without sugar coating...you need to study Bobby Fischer.

Quasimorphy

The threat of moving to where the king is going to be is stronger than the execution.  Or maybe not.

VladimirHerceg91
fewlio wrote:

If you want chess inspiration and advice to improve your game without sugar coating...you need to study Bobby Fischer.

Bobby Fischer is my favourite player, I already know all his quotes. 

VladimirHerceg91
Quasimorphy wrote:

The threat of moving to where the king is going to be is stronger than the execution.  Or maybe not.

Perhaps so. 

ObscureReference

In other, simpler words, don't chase the King but give him nowhere to run. 

ObscureReference
The_Chin_Of_Quinn wrote:

Possibly Anand, possibly your mom. Who can say for sure?

Underrated comment

The_Chin_Of_Quinn
MrMojok wrote:

If you move to where the king is going to be, he simply won't go there. Whoever uttered this is quite obviously insane.

Says the guy whose mating attacks probably look like this:

 

But here's how it's done

 

fewlio

Something I've found as I've gotten better, it's nearly impossible to chase the rook, queen or bishop, rarely worth it to try.  You can chase after the knights and kings and pawns.   A successful trap controls the critical squares.

universityofpawns

In martial arts they told me not to strike where the person is but where they are moving to....same type of thing I guess.

MrMojok

"You could call it... the art of fighting, without fighting."

ANOK1

i think of cuban boxers so skilled in counter punching , i doubt they would telegraph where they are moving to any let alone those versed in martial arts

VladimirHerceg91
MrMojok wrote:

"You could call it... the art of fighting, without fighting."

Chess?