Chess as Language

Hi, as an improving chess player, I was thinking about chess and its parallels to language..and I had this feeling that we should try to learn chess as a language rather then as a tactical exercise or as positional concepts.  What I mean is that we should try to think and play chess specific ideas that are grounded in the notational language of chess.  So one way of learning chess would be rather then study positional ideas or do tactical exercises, to try 1)Learn to Read and visualize algebraic notation .. maybe starting with simple chess books or even opening books 2)Learn to think in chess notation..maybe by writing down simple short lines of chess ideas kindof like analysis of some sorts 3)Slowly expand your way to fluency in thinking and playing in terms of concrete variations

Basically, my idea is that thinking in terms of concrete variations and the language of chess notation would be a more effective way of improving as a chess player.

I think this would work during the opening to some extend, but then it would get too complex for the human non-GM mind. Blindfold chess is somewhat related to your idea.

Certainly one of the differences between titled players and patzers is the ability to use algebraic notation fluently, so I certainly get your point.  Whether your idea would work for any but the most disciplined beginner is more problematic.  Intriguing concept though.