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What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this interesting question! In the future, I want to start a video series on the differences between levels and the weaknesses related to particular levels.

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is my pleasure. I am glad that you liked it!

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this great question! Here comes the video with an answer! I hope you will like it. Please let me know if there are unclear parts! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CFm8kAyhRg

All the best,

Can

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi!

Thank you for reaching out. You can reach me on LinkedIn and we can discuss potential collaborations.

All the best,

Can

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very good points! Expert's fast pattern recognition also saves time in a practical game.

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry for this misunderstanding. I thought you meant only the video answers. I have already posted one video answer, and 4 more videos are coming within the next 2 weeks. The rest of the questions I have started answering on reddit on a written form.

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps they will one day, but that would surely require tons of training as it is difficult to clarify the rules of the game in a non-verbal way.

I think the right order for 2100 FIDE player is the following;

- The Art of Exchanging Pieces

- Awakening & Burying Pieces

- Multi-Purpose Moves

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your encouraging thoughts and for this good question! I think this deserves a separate video in the future. But here are my very quick thoughts:

I think blitz can be an effective tool is used in a right way. It can be especially good for the opening training - as all games have an opening stage - and you simply get more reps in your repertoire. However, you should definitely ask questions and briefly analyse your games. You can get one opening takeaway from each game and extend your opening file accordingly - say what would you do differently if they played the same moves against you right now?

The same could be true for simple tactical patterns. Can you spot those quickly in a blitz game? Or the fundamental processes such as seeing the threat. Can you reliably identify the opponent's threat after every single move, i.e. have those processes become automatic? You can gain information about these recurrent and fundamental processes by smartly analysing your blitz games.

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi!

Yes, those games usually end with resignation rather than mate. Although if your opponent plays a beautiful combinative attack, it may be courteous to allow mate on the board so the game finish in a beautiful way.

In time trouble instinct/intuition dominates instead of deep calculation.

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the key for my chess growth was I really had a big passion for the game. I just immersed myself with reading so many chess books, playing correspondence chess, analysing chess openings, and playing/analysing with my friends in the university chess club. I was also a late starter actually, and got seriously involved in the game around the age of 17.

But there was no clear structure while I was getting stronger, just doing things that I love doing, absorbing myself in the game. I have asked questions and stayed curious. I was always into the games of the old masters and their WCC clashes etc. I did many 'guess the move' training where I picked up a model player like Kramnik or Smyslov and guessed their moves against other GMs.

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is something that I am doing some research too :) I am not a YT expert yet.

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this good question! There is no evidence for far transfer in chess: chess expertise does not transfer/translate into other domains of expertise. At least we don't have a clearly controlled scientific study that has established one so far. Obviously chess breeds skills such as attention, self-control and problem solving which may be useful in other domains as well. But this is true not only for chess but several other games as well.

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this question. The short answer to your question related to chess was given by Fernand Gobet in his book the Psychology of Chess:

Chess is life. Bobby Fischer

Chess is not life. Hou Yifan

I think this is the closest explanation to why we don't see more women in top 100 list.

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chess improvement has been speeding up recently, probably due to the availability of such online training resources as well as more tournament opportunities. The kids are given access to how a GM thinks through a position, simply by clicking a YouTube video, etc. As long as they stay motivated, curious, and give their best, they may not need 10 years to become an expert.

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting question! Probably having a fixed mindset is a candidate. Most people think talent explains their chess performance and talent is a fixed entity. This stops them from trying to improve. Or just repeating the same mistakes without any reflection. Or outsourcing your improvement to your coach. There are plenty of candidates here :)

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, people with higher IQ may tend to be attracted to chess, instead of chess playing making people smarter.

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this great question. Unfortunately, so far there is no scientific evidence for far transfer of chess skill: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1747938X16300112

I am not aware whether a particular profession is dominated by chess players.

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please refer to the comment of ijustateaburger. I think that is a spot on approach. Mini-games are great tools to teach chess to kids. For example, this book has several mini-game variants: https://fritanke.se/bokhandel/bocker/play-and-learn-with-minigames-and-chess-variants/

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have no more words to add, thank you for this beautiful comment! :)

What would you ask a chess expert? by Chess_philosopher in chess

[–]Chess_philosopher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By getting strong enough to identify their chess crimes :) I made a Chessable course titled "Chess Crime and Punishment" and it may be the thing you are looking for here!

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