You can play this kind of chess anytime against a computer that shows its thinking.
"Transparent" chess?
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Jun 15, 2012
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Meilan1 wrote:
You can play this kind of chess anytime against a computer that shows its thinking.
Not really, computers can't explain their ideas to us.
Jun 15, 2012
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Some possible pros and cons:
Pros:
- Hidden tactics and traps are out of the question, so the match will be more about finding the best long term plans (arguably more instructive, and interesting for post analysis)
- After a decent amount of practice like this, you may develop a better psychological grip on your games by predicting how your opponent will think
- You train yourself to play better chess by not playing a suboptimal move in the hope that your opponent will hang themselves
Cons:
- You may come to rely on the comfort that you're not going to get caught in tactics (on purpose, anyway), and so you stop looking for them
- You now have to consider not only your plans, but also that your opponent will know about them, potentially killing most of your ideas in their birth and making opportunities scarce
Hey! I'm fairly new to these forums.
I thought of an unusual way for two players to practice, and I'm wondering if this is already a thing or not, and whether it sounds like a good idea. (Why/Why not?) I'm sure plenty of people have thought of it, but I don't see mention of it anywhere. Maybe it's more common in chess clubs if anywhere?
The idea:
Two people play an unrated Online game, and for each move, they write a little note in the chat explaining why they made the move, and what they're hoping to gain in the short / long term. Basically, they allow the opponent to get inside their head. (It needs to be unrated so that the players aren't punished for being thorough in explaining their strategies/tactics. Who wins or loses means nothing.)
Obviously, they could also follow up with post analysis.
My idea with this is that you probably don't learn as much from being fooled into a tactic you didn't spot (which is basically how most games are decided, right?) as you do from understanding how your opponent thinks. I think that after a good few games like this, you'll get a feel for which situations you have an easier time out-thinking your opponent in, and you might also pick up on people's different 'styles' of planning, especially if you do this with multiple people.
Does anyone know of other clever ways to practice? Better ways? Could the format be improved upon? Also, if anyone wants to try it out, drop me a message! I'd love to try something like this with 2day time controls.