Developing Vision?

Hello guys , I'm new to chess.com , so i thought I would post this question ..

 How do you develop a static vision for future move , does this come in time , or do you have some mental picture set  .. what do you guys exercises at times..
 
 I find it difficult sometimes to focus past beyond 3-4 moves...

 Can anyone help out here , as in past opening , my game REALLY drops , i mean really....

 Thank you all.

I think most of it comes with time. Once you start recognizing tactics and the opponent's best moves in certain situations you will be able to see more moves ahead.

You buy this book and solve 20 puzzles every day for a year. It's fun and it's effective. Better then cross words anyway or reading some boring book.

Observe the games of masters.

Well, to help me think ahead, I imagine moving the piece to the canidate square, and then look at possible opponent moves. If I see something that favors me, then I go for it, but if it favors my opponent, I try another move.

This only works for OTB games with a long  (20 minutes +) time control.

By the way, I'm a beginner too, but imagining moves has given me wins over 1600s OTB. (My USCF rating is 1000)

Some good thoughts , i will check out that book Athan , i have Shredder for my Iphone , i try solve some good puzzles , i just need practice i would say :)

Taking off your shades will help !

 Good luck. I think that book is great for everyone. You can start off with mate in one move and get good at visualizing one move ahead. I think there are like 300+ one move mates in there. Then you move on to mate in two moves and solve all of them. Then you move to mate in three and half way through you'll already be improving your visualization. Not only that, you will learn alot of tactics, mating patterns and more.

However much I improve, I still prefer positional considerations to determine my moves when possible; precise calculation of numerous variations is a chore. Keep it simple I advise myself if I feel like avoiding detailed calculation.

(you can still get dramatic exciting games this way, occasionally)

lol @ ^

 thanks , i think it all comes down to analyzing , building up experience . and what not ..

 What are some good hit points doing in mid games , what not to do , i find it hard determining my trades , should i or should i not , i get confused , or you can say afraid to trade off pieces.

 Lets see what time does !.

Thank you all for the comments!.

Xtrato....actually keep the shades on. When you look really cool, you intimidate your opponent ! Best of luck with your chess journey.

I agree with RyanMk that once you understand tactics, you will able to predict what moves might your opponent do =]