Uttering a sentence in the chess language
The word The previous post was about chess words. It consists of mini decision trees of one move deep. Very much like the IF THEN ELSE constructs in programming. It is important to look at the most principled variation first. If you sac a bishop on h7, you must first consider the potentially worst case scenario: that he takes it. If the worst case scenario works, then you can look at the next variation. If it doesn't work, you are wasting your time anyway. The word consists of the conceptual pattern of the move (system 1) and its logical consequences (system 2). The sentence A chess sentence is the logical narrative that describes the plan. In the beginning was the Word. But where is the beginning of a chess sentence? According to GM Smirnov you must reconsider your plan every time a piece is exchanged or a pawn is moved. These moves have in common that they are irreversible. A plan is a sentence. In an unfamiliar situation you can start at any word in the sentence, based on the s...