That was just what I wanted! Thank you!
Any opinions from others?
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Oct 14, 2011
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Wonderfully said.
NM Dan Heisman and many other strong chess authors/coaches cite this very advice as the THICK RED LINE that separates a good player from a "not quite there yet" player.
Trouble is ... 95% of chess.com players will read what Paulgottlieb wrote and begin this self-defeating "oh, well that's common sense, I'm sure I do that ... let me scurry away and listen to advice that I like to hear ... not advice that requires committment to follow"
The only thing I could add to this was that in order for the above thought process to work, you have to follow it on EVERY MOVE ... not 80% or 90% of the moves. The strong players I know understand the difference between 100% and 95% ... "good enough" or "I mostly follow it" just does not cut it when it comes to a safe thought process.
I think your approach is spot-on Paul.
I posted an article on this topic on my website.
http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/splane_m/chess/Analyze.htm
If I were to rewrite the article today, I would also include looking for moves that threaten mate as a priority between checks and captures.
Yes, great article, thanks for posting. And thank you Mr. Gottlieb for the excellent advice. I kept it - I think I will pin it on my wall!
Thanks for the article!
Very very interesting!!!
It should be the thinking behind each move. It should become natural when you look at the board... the problem is tinking in advance. Try to understand the what tha other player is planning in the next two or three moves... I'll see if I can make this article my normal thinking.
Thanks for sharing
I was talking to a IM the other day and he was telling me about how I need to organize my thoughts in steps for each move (besides the obvious ones), in order to not miss opportunities and be consistent. For instance, he said he first looked for forced moves, then something else, then somethings else...Anyhow, you could maybe equate it to what a NFL quarterback does each play (looks to 1 route, another, checks down, etc). So, could anyone post some good mental organizational methods to get the most out of each move? Since he gave me the idea, I've been trying to figure out a mental system that I can employ.