tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213137998030454353.post7275122867236006320..comments2024-01-29T20:46:28.057+01:00Comments on Chess Vision: exercise with Phaedrus, chapter 2Phaedrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393639592979349429noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213137998030454353.post-11405345933490956472008-12-01T22:04:00.000+01:002008-12-01T22:04:00.000+01:00hello transformation.happy to know you from chessl...hello transformation.happy to know you from chesslovers. <BR/>early in the opening better we play theory books because it is our position more secure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213137998030454353.post-47147264971058663122008-10-05T22:09:00.000+02:002008-10-05T22:09:00.000+02:00At first i thought after 1. ... g3 2. Ng4 i had fo...At first i thought after 1. ... g3 2. Ng4 i had found the a drawing line but then i had to shake my head because i forgot that f2 is now in the penning of the bishop and cannot take on g3 and then put the king into the corner to claim draw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213137998030454353.post-4496664712480777592008-10-05T15:33:00.000+02:002008-10-05T15:33:00.000+02:00Dear Temposchlucker and Likesforests,I hope I have...Dear Temposchlucker and Likesforests,<BR/><BR/>I hope I have answered all the points the both of you have raised in my third and final post.Phaedrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393639592979349429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213137998030454353.post-49615931225536158002008-10-05T14:01:00.000+02:002008-10-05T14:01:00.000+02:00I solved it in a minute or two. I recognized a few...I solved it in a minute or two. I recognized a few common themes along the way. The bishop sac, the knight being clumsy in stopping a pawn on the rim, the "split" of the king (de ezel die moet kiezen tussen twee hooischelven van Euwe). Experience with Polgars first brick helped me to formulate a narritive. So I could define in a precise way what I was trying to accomplish.<BR/><BR/>It happened to me a few times too that I gave a position on my blog which I found hard to see, while everybody else seemed to solve it with no problems. That should put you on a trace what you need to get better. So have a close look, I'm curious what you will find.Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213137998030454353.post-16287300078586655352008-10-04T20:48:00.000+02:002008-10-04T20:48:00.000+02:00I see a solution quickly because I've spent hours ...I see a solution quickly because I've spent hours studying pawn endgames. I instinctively draw a box with the split pawns as corners and it goes off the board--I know right away it wins. Similarly, as soon as I see B+B vs K I know it's a win so easy I could accomplish in 5 sec / move.<BR/><BR/>As soon as I lock onto an "easy win" I tend to stop looking for alternatives for myself and only look for alternatives for my opponent. I'm not sure whether I should fix this thought process--on the one hand it makes my endings look sloppy, but on the other hand I don't blow them, play fast, and conserve energy for the next game in the tournament.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, you are a coach, so maybe you have some thoughts. :)likesforestshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363355892919115087noreply@blogger.com