How well are your tactics?

EndingPride · 2008-10-30T08:58:17-07:00

Hi people, i am thinking about the tactics in chess! I can usually can do a 2 move tactic, meaning: I use a bait(sometimes a force one) then let my opponent take it and I get in for the kill. Sometimes I can do 3 to 4 moves tactic ^_^. I am thinking how many moves can a pro do ><! And hows you

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Spinatai

Oct 31, 2008

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I'm pretty sure some IM or GM once said it's bogus that they can calculate ~10-20 moves ahead. The closest possible explanation to this exaggeration is that masters calculate several possible variations of 4-5 moves ahead. For example, they see 4 possible variations with 5 moves in each, so you could assume, that he sees 4x5=20 moves ahead. Also, as far as I know, it's not about precise 'calculations', but more about the feel of a position: they 'feel' whether a move leads to a favourable position or not. But what do I know? ;D Or you, JG27Pyth? We're not masters.

Anyway, unless the moves are forced or 'semi-forced', I usually try to look 3 moves ahead, because anything beyond that is too much for me to handle.