How about calculation? Would that be common sense? HA!
Do U Think, Chess Is More About: Common Sense?
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Jan 17, 2015
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My thoughts on this, I play many games online, mostly short games win some lose some, I have gotten better by the repitition of playing and learning how to counter many moves, but I do not study the game or strategies so I really do not expect to get to much better and if I do it will be a slow process, as in anything in life if you really want to be complete(expert) "in anything" you have to study and practice for many years, of course there are some rare prodigies sometimes, I think in chess, the accomplished players, they learn all they can about all the possible mathematical moves and then try to create opportunities from their opponent moves. I just enjoy playing at the level I play at, I don't have the motivation to spend the time or effort to move to the higher levels..common sense will only get you so far in chess, you will not beat a higher level chess player with common sense unless they take your lower rating for granted and do not pay attention.
Common sense will help in some positions but not others. Have you ever played a seemingly sensible and reasonable move, one that seems to consolidate everything then bam! Out of nowhere your edge disappears or suddenly you're even losing? Or the best move in a position seems antipositional yet could be an only move? I don't mean a ...c6 move with a queenside fianchetto or ...f6 with kingside out of necessity either but a situation where you'd need to play it to keep the current evaluation. Or weakening your lightsquares further despite them having a lightsquared bishop in order to avoid an even worse continuation.
genuine common sense will tell you to never take up chess
this topic starts to sound like a social psychology Class.