Wow, thread woken up after five years, that must be a record.
What do you think before you move?
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What would Jesus do?
All of the above can be sumed up= anticipate your oponents moves three moves
in advance
BowerickWowbagger wrote:
As chess,bowling ,music and math are related and all three improve your game I inwardly hum Mozart's 7th in F# while solving complicated math problems at the same time I am visualizing my bowling technique .
Oh my gosh! You like Classical music?!!
EricWiz wrote:
Thanks to chessiq for the idea.
In his blog, chessiq is listing out a 10 point plan. His committment to chess excellence. One of these points (#5) he lists the questions he will ansewer before making a move.
This realy makes me think, as this is exactly what I have been looking for in books etc... What questions should one ask? Is there a 'perfect list'? Also, perhaps there is an order in which to ask them.
Anyway, I thought it would be interesting to see what others think before a move.
This is my list:
1. Is there a threat to my king?
2. What does this move accomplish for me?
3. How does this effect my other pieces?
4. What will my opponent do?
I think it is #4 that gets me in the most trouble. I seem to think that my opponent wil do what I expect him to do and, as a result, I miss things that maybe should have been obvious.
-Eric
I keep a laminated card of the list of things I need to check after my opponent's last move and before my next move. The first 2 things on that list are:
Because there are advantages and disadvantages to every move in chess...
1. What is my opponent threatening to do with his last move?
2. What did my opponent weaken in his position with his last move?
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Yeah, and screw Burger King and McDonald's! I'm going to Sizzler.
The thread title SHOULD be: "Do you think before you move?".
Or "Do you drink before you move?".
Where is the superior Wendy's?
And why in the world did that guy ever decide on square burgers?
Usually I take into account such details as the general appearance of the neighbourhood, the proximity to open green spaces, good food shopping, and appropriately-skanky bars, and then the interior stuff such as functionality of the kitchen, health of the bathroom, whether my proposed bedroom can fit in everything I need, and of course the relation of all these elements to the price of rent/estimated cost of utilities. Pretty ordinary moving stuff, I guess.
I think, "Where did I get all this crap?"
Maybe Dave (Wendy's guy) saw the success of White Castle...and he was drinking before he did it.
I think "I really should be eating more fibre."
AndyClifton wrote:
I think, "Where did I get all this crap?"
...and how much can I burn?
I think, "Do I really need to go get the remote that bad?"
Oh God oh God, why did we come to Spain?!