Hello, I have a question, which might be somewhat silly, but still.
I recently went back to work on books by Yusupov (the most valuable books I came across), but the question is applicable to all puzzle books. I got a new beautiful board and sets of pieces so I got inspired to put in some serious work.
My question is, should I setup the positions where black is to move in such a way that I am behind the black pieces or be behind white pieces just like the diagram?
My thinking is, if I set it up in reverse, from blacks perspective, it is a bit challenging to mirror the position, although I don't find it particularly difficult. It does make me slightly slower in setting it up.
Maybe that is a good exercise? Or, if I calculate those puzzles from the white perspective, maybe that is a good exercise in calculating the moves for my opponent more precisely. I know ultimately it doesn't really matter, and the point of the puzzle remains the same, but still I'm curious about your thoughts.
Do you have an example puzzle?
Hello, I have a question, which might be somewhat silly, but still.
I recently went back to work on books by Yusupov (the most valuable books I came across), but the question is applicable to all puzzle books. I got a new beautiful board and sets of pieces so I got inspired to put in some serious work.
My question is, should I setup the positions where black is to move in such a way that I am behind the black pieces or be behind white pieces just like the diagram?
My thinking is, if I set it up in reverse, from blacks perspective, it is a bit challenging to mirror the position, although I don't find it particularly difficult. It does make me slightly slower in setting it up.
Maybe that is a good exercise? Or, if I calculate those puzzles from the white perspective, maybe that is a good exercise in calculating the moves for my opponent more precisely. I know ultimately it doesn't really matter, and the point of the puzzle remains the same, but still I'm curious about your thoughts.