How many patterns does a master know?

bishopsmorethanrooks · 2014-05-20T16:38:48-07:00

I was watching two masters (2200) play a uscf rated game under standard conditions where both had less than ten minutes left. The position resembled the diagram with black to move. However, Black, instead of playing the natural Rxh6 which easily drew the game, he played Rh3+ because he didn&#039

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May 21, 2014

#21

Patterns seem pretty subjective. At some point you're just going to have to have a wild guess.

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