tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662827.post3572241604191908665..comments2007-09-01T07:06:46.368-07:00Comments on Chess in 5,000 Easy Lessons!: Metaphysics of ChessHardDaysKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17667299526072374735noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662827.post-68556835308517343372007-06-23T21:54:00.000-07:002007-06-23T21:54:00.000-07:00Tempo: Rats! You saw right through me! :)Tempo: Rats! You saw right through me! :)HardDaysKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17667299526072374735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662827.post-88762535564467745082007-06-23T14:45:00.000-07:002007-06-23T14:45:00.000-07:00Sounds like the 10 excuses to NOT work your ass of...Sounds like the 10 excuses to NOT work your ass off and learn some decent gambits:)Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662827.post-7960400552838799652007-06-23T12:46:00.000-07:002007-06-23T12:46:00.000-07:00BDK: Yes, exactly. Therefore, it is only the other...BDK: Yes, exactly. Therefore, it is only the other player that can give you a better position. But I have never approached chess in this way, never thought about it this way. Or at least never to the point of asking how this truth should influence every aspect of my play and response at the board. <BR/><BR/>RP: I think Kasparov commented that espcially with the advent of computers, if the other player had been there, and you hadn't that it was virtually impossible to win.HardDaysKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17667299526072374735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662827.post-20878467457406030672007-06-23T12:07:00.000-07:002007-06-23T12:07:00.000-07:00HDK: Item I. It is my opinion that this is the wha...HDK: Item I. It is my opinion that this is the what Silman is always emphasising. <BR/><BR/>Item II. This is where Silman's 7 imbalances come into play. Imbalances are the means by which we can create advantage. If our opponent responds correctly to our new challenge (attempt to create an imbalance or improve on an existing one)then the result is equity. However, If these challenges are ignored or incorrectly responded to...well then the advantage shifts to the player with the most imbalances.<BR/><BR/>Item V. I experienced this first hand when I beat a player rated over 1800. I thought he could out calculate me, but he can't as our post-mortem exposed. What he did possess was positional experience and knew just what to do because he had been there and done that. Once I managed to lead him into unfamiliar territory...I won.The retired pawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605977698637856938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662827.post-17816032191061208952007-06-23T12:06:00.000-07:002007-06-23T12:06:00.000-07:00Attempts to radically improve one's current positi...<I>Attempts to radically improve one's current position in one move are bound to fail.</I><BR/><BR/>Indeed: the best you can do is keep the evaluation of the position the same!Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.com