Chess is 100 percent tactics

Does anyone disagree with this? I mean, what part of chess isn't basically tactics?

Tactics are the tool you use to carry-out your plans. It's like saying painting is 100% paint and brush.

Spot on.

nah I disagree, it's positioning and tactics because without the right position you can't use that certain tactic

"Chess is 99% tactics." ~ Rudolph Teichmann

I haven't seen "strategy" mentioned...

I believe I alluded to it in my ever so clever quote.

I'm confused about this "positional chess" thing. I mean, you can either checkmate the other King or not, right? So basically, every position is either "mate in N moves" or it's a draw. Maybe I'm missing something...

Its actually: "chess is 99,5 metres tactics"

You need to think bigger.

Technically, once each side has moved, you have a position. Some people might argue you actually have a position before anyone moves, but, in either case, you do not have a 'mate in N moves' or a draw at that point.

So 'position' only means how the pieces are arranged on the board.

Sometimes they do work themselves into 'mate in N moves' or draws with the help of you and your skill.

If all drawn positions were equal then Black would score as well as White. I would say that you are looking at this through a trolls POV...

You do have a position before anybody moves and in these ultimate tablebase terms it is a draw. Your post couldn't be more wrong.

i don't see how it can be 100% tactics.

Tactics occur in almost every game. The problem is that you are in the wrong end of them if you have played stupidly.

Efim Geller used to tell us that concrete calculation is needed most of the times just once in every game, and usually the depth of the calculation need not be large.

Its all luck, I'm just unlucky.

I've often suspected as much.

It seems, from my experience, that games usually require only 1 or 2 deep calculations. No matter how much I improve, this remains constant.

Any other calculation it seems to just be recalculation after the position has changed.

I agree with the IM but to MAsters ( me inclusive): The whole game is strategy while tactics are just a means by which we implement strategy. Tactics arent the only means though.

For instance, phsycology and mental maturity are also necessary, together with patience and a willingness to win.

Hope this helps!

Yes, but in most positions it's too hard to work that all out to the end, so you need something else to help guide you in picking the right move.

Tatics is an overused word. If I win with scholars mate in 4 moves, did I use tactics?

Just because chess is 100% tactics, the reverse is NOT nessessaruly true. People like you are the reason you should have to take an IQ test before you start posting on these forums.