Discover the plan
When I look at the videos of the Tata Steel chess tournament that is currently playing, I notice that I need the plan in order to work out the tactics. Without a plan, I am stuck in trial and error.
geometry => conceptual geometry => scenario => plan => think backwards
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| Black to move |
6k1/Q5b1/1B2q3/1P2p3/4Pn2/2Np2p1/P5PN/7K b - - 0 1
Alexander Grischuk vs Fabiano Caruana (not from the tournament!)
- 42. ... Qh6 43. Bg1 scenario 1 threaten mate in 1. Binding the white bishop
- 43. ... Qh3 44. Qf2 scenario 2 threaten mate in 1. Luring the pawn away, Binding the white queen
- 44. ... Qxh2+ 45 Bxh2 scenario 3 Luring away the overloaded bishop
- 45, ,,, gxf2 scenario 4 promoting the pawn
The plan combines the 4 scenarios. When you discover the plan, you reached a higher level. From there, you can work backwards and debug your combination.
The goal is to get a sense of how to combine scenarios to a plan. You figure it out. I know it!
You figure it out. I know it!
ReplyDeleteI added that to remind us what level we must strive for. Both Capablanca and Fischer thought that chess was close to being solved. They were wrong of course, but that was how clear their own plans were to them. I don't mind to be wrong in the Capablanca way.