puzzles improve vision and stuff like that
Do you think puzzles help make people better chess players?
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You’re right that puzzles essentially ‘tell’ you when a tactic is in store, but in a real game there’s nobody there to tell you when to look for tactics. You have to develop that sense of intuition some other way. However, when your intuition is telling you that there may be a tactical shot in the position, you’ll need the tactical skills you’ve developed from puzzles to actually find the tactic. So yes, I would say doing puzzles and improving your tactics remains an essential part to chess improvement
yes it really helps, but yet, you have to develop, talk to your pieces, and see where they want to go. you have to learn the opening, and you do strategical play, then you find the tactics
Aug 19, 2020
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what i think is that while doing puzzles you are programming your brain to see winning positions and in a game i think u should always be expecting this move, sure for the start it will be very time consuming but as u get better it will come naturally to u.
Solving tactical puzzles is not just about learning specific tactical sequences because some day they will show up in a game. It's also about training your brain to become more efficient at moving the pieces on the board in your mind so can calculate faster and more accurately.
Aug 19, 2020
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#13
i mean, it depends, in puzzles i generally find tactics. but in games, yeah you dont actually know if there is a tactic. but, i guess since i did a lot of puzzles, i guess i can find the tactics that puzzles made my senses aware of them. i remember when i was younger, i kept thinking that puzzles dont help me. my coach kept telling my class that puzzles helped us though.
Aug 19, 2020
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TenThousandDays wrote:
Solving tactical puzzles is not just about learning specific tactical sequences because some day they will show up in a game. It's also about training your brain to become more efficient at moving the pieces on the board in your mind so can calculate faster and more accurately.
Well, the thing is sometimes they don't show up in games.
Aug 19, 2020
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#17
solving tactics is important -not neccesary they will come but to prepare yourself you need them
yes solving practice of puzzles develops your intiution in chess.
Aug 19, 2020
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cowboy0000 wrote:
I know people say puzzles always help you become a better chess player, but do you think that's really true? Yes, you can learn new tactics, but you never know when they will show up in a game, right? I mean, it's pretty much impossible to learn every single tactical position. They can't hurt, yes, but do you really think it helps you that much if you don't know when to expect this in a game?
Well, it's not solving problems nor memorizing them, but improving at detecting motifs and the necessary calculation skills to work them out. For instance, just trying to guess solutions don't help at all, even if it works all the time (it would suggest the "problems" were not that problematic).
On solving problems to become a better player... think about solving problems as a leg in a table with several legs. It helps but it's not the only thing necessary to become a good player.
Aug 20, 2020
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#20
Yes Doing chess puzzles will help improve your ability to solve tactical problems in your own games. Most everyone agrees with that. But how you study makes a difference. One of the most useful books I worked through from beginning to end was The Art of Checkmate by Renaud and Kahn. After careful study, the patterns become part of your chess vocabulary. The basic tactics like pins forks, double checks, etc. should all be part of your “vocabulary”. In a detailed study (de Groot) of GM thinking it became clear that GM’s think in terms of chunks of information. So for example you could see in an instant that a Queen sac will lead to a 2 Bishops mate when your opponent castles Q-side and their pawn structure is in a certain patter. Just like a top jazz musician can hear someone solo and immediately tell you what kind of chord or scale they were using on the last 2 measures. There’s something called “deliberate practice,” which is why it’s often a good idea to find a skilled teacher, whether it’s chess, music, or other worthy pursuit. They can guide you in what you need to do to improve.
I know people say puzzles always help you become a better chess player, but do you think that's really true? Yes, you can learn new tactics, but you never know when they will show up in a game, right? I mean, it's pretty much impossible to learn every single tactical position. They can't hurt, yes, but do you really think it helps you that much if you don't know when to expect this in a game?