vernonryoung: Will come back with a longer reply (busy working), but as I contended in the other thread, in general taking people are taking Kotov far too literally (an old saw when it comes to bashing someone else's output), and they're overlooking great parts of what he's saying in both this book and others by Kotov, which are connected to the 'thinking system' that he's proposing.
Think Like a Grandmaster
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Apr 13, 2020
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I like to believe that I "think like a grandmaster" when I am still in opening theory where many grandmasters have had the identical position, but it is only a few moves later that I realize I am no chess grandmaster - yet. 
I realize the topic is specific to chess, and a chess book. But in general, I try to make sure I do not think like a grandmaster. When I think of a chess grandmaster I think of someone who spent way too much time developing a skill that has almost no practical value in everyday life. I realize some grandmasters make money off their skills, but for the hours they put into their profession they would probably be money ahead flipping burgers. If I thought like a grandmaster I would probably be homeless.
Apr 17, 2020
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Another grandmother's conversation is like a term instead of a prominent teacher
What are your thoughts? Have you read it? What is the fastest way you have found to improve?