Do u remember those dolls u squeezed at the stomach &....boing !....their eyes ?
Hanging a Piece Really isn't Chess at All !
So one of the earlier moves (c5) by Karpov is a ?? blunder....as it indirectly hangs the horse on the next move then, right ?
I wanna be clear that this thread is about the direct hanging of pieces. Here's a good example of how to ruin an enjoyable game....
https://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=2116589918
It's alot easier to hang a piece in blitz (gawd forbid bullet). But there really isn't an excuse in top level play & 2-hour time control to be directly hanging a piece.
Which is a good lead-in to the fascinating subject of going Chess Blind.
The similarity in two of Karpov's blunders - he put a Knight on the edge - probably in the majority of cases it won't cost you - but it can be fraught with danger, and in 2 of the games above, he paid for it.
I do luv AK's comeback tho' in quote #31. It looks to me like stopping White from 0-0 ended up rocking.
They say going Chess Blind can happen from being tired or overconfident or just being reckless. They say you're suppose to write down the move before....then do one last perusal. Another excuse for the blitz player....as you can't........
One way that can help not being chess blind can be the null-move computer idea. In complicated positions, the idea starts with assessing the position on your move as if you could pass on the move. If you don't see anything great for your opponent, then its probably safe to concentrate mainly on finding moves that improve your position versus having to find something defensive.
Maybe it doesn't get us to play like Stockfish but I'd be happy enough with an early version of Rybka.
I tend to agree with the title. IMO its like saying not every noise you can make with a musical instrument is music.
GK's impersonation of Marty Feldman was good after the quasimodohang.