The plan
This is the plan.
Work on my logic reasoning
I always complained that my logical reasoning didn't work in chess. Now I have identified the necessary pruning methods I have found a way to prevent my mind from being overwhelmed. So finally I'm ready to learn to apply my logic to the chess game. My dataset contains 1430 puzzles which I have memorized and partly absorbed. I will focus on these solely. I will not accept new puzzles. As long as it takes.
Part of the set contains puzzles which lead after solving to a winning endgame. The typical endgame that I use to screw up. Being a piece or two pawns ahead. I'm going to use this selection of 200 solved puzzles to develop my endgame logic. I'm going to fiddle around with these winning endgames until I will be able to play them out against any engine or opposition. My weak point is to find the right plan.
After my endgame planning is fixed
Once my endgame planning is fixed, I intend to take up a new course on Chessable Van Perlo's endgame tactics/course/13663/
This plan is expected to fix the main holes in my bucket.
I deem that 1430 puzzles contain more than enough material for most relevant mini-skills.
ReplyDeleteDid you curate the set of 1430 puzzles for specific objectives or did you copy an established set of puzzles?
DeleteI made a selection from 4 Chessable courses. I happen to train those the past years.
DeletePART I:
ReplyDelete[CM Azel Chua - Mastering Chess Calculation with the Burger Technique]
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwkSBSmaYSo&t=158s
Copilot summary of the video: Mastering Chess Calculation using the Burger Technique – an interview of CM Azel Chua by Dr. Can Kabadayi
Here’s a clean, structured, high‑resolution summary of the training lessons in your transcript — distilled into the actual cognitive skills CM Azel Chua is teaching, not just a recap of the video.
⭐ Mastering Chess Calculation — Core Lessons from Azel Chua
1. Puzzle‑grinding does NOT build calculation skill
Solving thousands of puzzles improves pattern familiarity, not calculation ability. Calculation requires a technique that works during real games, not just in puzzle mode.
⭐ 2. Calculation must feel effortless in games
Training can be effortful, but execution must be automatic.
Strong players do not consciously run CCT every move. They rely on System 1 pattern recognition to trigger deeper thinking only when needed.
⭐ 3. CCT (Checks, Captures, Threats) is NOT a universal calculation method
CCT has two fatal flaws:
A. False positives
It generates many “interesting” moves that are actually irrelevant.
B. No trigger
You cannot run CCT every move — it wastes time and interrupts intuition.
CCT is useful only for:
• discovering forcing moves you might overlook
• comparing threats (Equal or Greater Threats)
It is not a general move‑finding system.
⭐ 4. The Burger Technique — A scalable calculation system
This is the core of the video.
Step 1 — Count Material (Top Bun)
Use Bartholomew’s “canceling” method. Material count answers strategic questions:
• Should I aim for perpetual check?
• Can I sacrifice material for defense?
• How much material can I give up?
Step 2 — Identify Targets (The Meat)
Targets = weaknesses. Examples:
• LPDO (Loose Pieces Drop Off)
• B.A.D. (Balanced Attack/Defense = 1:1 or similar)
• Exposed lines to the king
• Unprotected squares
• Overloaded defenders
• Alignments (king + rook on same file, queen + king on diagonal, etc.)
This step is the heart of calculation.
Step 3 — Connect Targets with Move Sequences (Bottom Bun)
Once context is established:
• calculation becomes easy
• candidate moves emerge naturally
• false signals are filtered out
• you avoid wasting time on irrelevant CCT moves
⭐ 5. Target recognition is infinitely scalable
As you improve, your “target repertoire” expands:
• more types of weaknesses
• more tactical motifs
• more conceptual patterns
• deeper analogies between positions
This is how players grow from 800 → 2200 → master.
⭐ 6. System 1 triggers drive calculation
You don’t consciously recall rules. You “SEE” patterns automatically.
Examples:
• loose piece → potential tactic
• exposed king → potential forcing line
• alignment → potential pin/skewer/discovery
• back rank weakness → mating net
• B.A.D. piece → potential overload tactic
The context triggers the pattern.
PART II:
ReplyDelete⭐ 7. Conceptual patterns matter more than geometrical patterns
Azel introduces the pattern continuum:
• Patterns are not isolated.
• They form clusters based on conceptual similarity.
• Learning one pattern expands your ability to solve many related positions.
Example:
• Back rank mate
• Back rank mate with bishop controlling h7
• Back rank mate with missing pawns
• Anastasia’s mate
• Queen sacrifice leading to back rank mate
These are all conceptually connected.
⭐ 8. Visualization Decay
Azel introduces a powerful idea:
Visualization clarity decays with each ply.
If you see:
• 1 ply = 100% clarity
• 2 ply = 90%
• 3 ply = 80%
• 4 ply = 60%
Then your visualization is limited by clarity decay, not by lack of knowledge.
Improvement comes from:
• reducing decay
• increasing clarity depth
• practicing deeper visualization sequences
⭐ 9. Equal or Greater Threat (EGT)
Before committing to a tactic:
• check whether the opponent can create a threat equal or greater than yours
• this prevents blunders
• this replaces the brute‑force CCT blunder check
⭐ 10. The technique works in quiet positions too
Even in non‑tactical positions:
• loose pieces matter
• alignments matter
• exposed squares matter
• back rank patterns matter
These cues prime System 1 to notice future tactical opportunities.
⭐ 11. The technique is flexible and grows with you
You can:
• add new target types
• refine heuristics
• find exceptions
• expand conceptual patterns
• prune irrelevant targets
This makes the technique scalable from beginner → master → GM.
⭐ The Big Picture
Azel’s method is not a checklist. It is a cognitive architecture for calculation:
1. Context first
2. Targets second
3. Moves last
This mirrors how strong players actually think.
It avoids:
• brute force
• false positives
• wasted time
• intuition disruption
And it builds:
• pattern recognition
• conceptual understanding
• tactical awareness
• scalable calculation skill