Practice tactics using the tactics trainer is a good start.
I had someone suggest to practice trying to visualize chess moves with you eyes closed. Play through both openings for each side as far as you can and try to imagine each sides best moves.
I did this and got my best tactics trainer rating since I reset it last...
Read Michael de la Maza's book, "Rapid Chess Improvement." He recommends using CT-Art and cycling through all the puzzles in it 7 times. He also has a set of visualization exercises that should help.
For me man, what I do, I just say to myself during a game, at any stage, is there a pin here, fork and or skewer. Using tactics trainer here really does help but what helps more is reminding yourself after each move, okay, do I got something available.
Yup, to add to what MrKornKid said: Checking for forcing moves after each move for yourself and your opponent, as well as your (and opponent's) Checks, Captures, and Threats will help with overall tactical awareness.
Thanks everyone for the ideas, i do try to play with my eyes closed and sometimes just thinking about the notations but seem to get stuck after 10-12 moves, will work hard to improve it though, and any other books to recommend do u guys think solving puzzles will help a player to improve tactically!!
Yup, to add to what MrKornKid said: Checking for forcing moves after each move for yourself and your opponent, as well as your (and opponent's) Checks, Captures, and Threats will help with overall tactical awareness.
Yup, to add to what MrKornKid said: Checking for forcing moves after each move for yourself and your opponent, as well as your (and opponent's) Checks, Captures, and Threats will help with overall tactical awareness.
Thanks, but in a mid game, its very difficult to get forced moves, for that i have to excel in tactics and thats where i find myself in a paradox, Hehe!!
Mid game is the best for tactics. For me, its the only time to employ them. I refuse to follow pet book lines and endgames seem to do this when they do that, much the same as openings. Mid game is where mixing things up is fun.
Perhaps what your going through is not enough "just try it." Dude, just try it, ask yourself is there a tactic after, and run with it. I enjoy my losses a lot because I know I put effort into trying to win lol.
gl eh.
Well said booga
Yup, to add to what MrKornKid said: Checking for forcing moves after each move for yourself and your opponent, as well as your (and opponent's) Checks, Captures, and Threats will help with overall tactical awareness.
Thanks, but in a mid game, its very difficult to get forced moves, for that i have to excel in tactics and thats where i find myself in a paradox, Hehe!!
Mid game is the best for tactics. For me, its the only time to employ them. I refuse to follow pet book lines and endgames seem to do this when they do that, much the same as openings. Mid game is where mixing things up is fun.
Perhaps what your going through is not enough "just try it." Dude, just try it, ask yourself is there a tactic after, and run with it. I enjoy my losses a lot because I know I put effort into trying to win lol.
gl eh.
Well said booga
@mrkornkid: thanks a lot man
look im no expert, tactics are an important aspect of chess no doubt, but strategy is the most important aspect, focus on strategy and let tactics arise out of it, a missed tactical opportunity may miss you an opportunity but if one has a good strategy it will create many opportunities,
look im no expert, tactics are an important aspect of chess no doubt, but strategy is the most important aspect, focus on strategy and let tactics arise out of it, a missed tactical opportunity may miss you an opportunity but if one has a good strategy it will create many opportunities,
look im no expert, tactics are an important aspect of chess no doubt, but strategy is the most important aspect, focus on strategy and let tactics arise out of it, a missed tactical opportunity may miss you an opportunity but if one has a good strategy it will create many opportunities,
look im no expert, tactics are an important aspect of chess no doubt, but strategy is the most important aspect, focus on strategy and let tactics arise out of it, a missed tactical opportunity may miss you an opportunity but if one has a good strategy it will create many opportunities,
Nicely said:)
The only thing you have to watch out for, if you decide a bad strategy is better than none at all, it will fail to good tactics. That is why tactics is so important. In fact, the best strategy I find, is to make sure that you don't fail to tactics, while trying to look for tactics instead of plan a strategy, that may be forcibly changed by your opponent. You will not be able to accomplish this, unless you are proficient in tactics. In looking for your opponents' threats, you might even see the best chances you have, in spite of the original plan you thought might work.
Consider this, Tigran Petrosian (former WC) was the hardest player to win against historically. He did this by knowing his opponents' potential threats and undermining them. That was his plan entirely. Once he got an advantage, after you made a mistake, the path needed to be taken to victory became clear. He didn't have to guess ahead of time at what his strategy should be for 20 different openings/defenses to be good. Using the understanding of tactics, it gave him a strategy for every game situation.
Also consider that Mikhail Tal (former WC) at times played unsound sacrifices and strategies but, he was so good at tactics, complicating positions and confusing his opponents that, he still often crushed them with tactics.
There is also an old joke between Russian masters from those players' era. If Tal makes a sacrfice against you, accept it and pray. If Petrosian sacrifices against you, there is no need to do anything else but, resign...
Every now and then, i always come across 'improve your tactics' in forums and discussions!! How exactly do i improve my in game tactics?? Any suggestions please