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A huge chess secret revealing to me by accident - not to be pushed around!

#11
@play_abc said in #10:
> i honestly read your article and can not understand what you trying to say.. ?!

Well in a nutshell it is about trying to follow your own agenda on the chessboard and minimize being reactive to the opponent's threats or the need for automatic moves like recaptures. Does this help maybe? Also, check the examples to reinforce the idea here.

It is about trying to be more "open-minded" on the chess board and trying to say "NO!" more to the apparently "Have to do this..." moments. You often don't have to parry a threat or recapture. Those are often big turning point opportunities in games if you check with engines after - often they are the very moments that are great opportunities for you.
#13
@Kingscrusher-YouTube said in #11:
> Well in a nutshell it is about trying to follow your own agenda on the chessboard and minimize being reactive to the opponent's threats or the need for automatic moves like recaptures. Does this help maybe? Also, check the examples to reinforce the idea here.
well i have my own agenda & thinking protocol..
see
youtu.be/kOrFSxO5Dys
#14
@MohammedElasha said in #13:
> well i have my own agenda & thinking protocol..
> see

Honestly, I would bin all of that because it is far too much. You are not a computer!

Only think about the downsides of the position - and the article highlights a major motivation for this is not to be pushed around by the opponent.

Just have that one basic notion - look for the opponent's downsides, and combine with puzzle training, and the mess you created has no reason to exist. Try and reduce complexity for your chess thinking - also chess is meant to be fun to play - not complete bureaucratic torture.
#15
@Kingscrusher-YouTube said in #14:
> not complete bureaucratic torture.
lol
not a complete bureaucratic toture hahaha
honestly i become a sadistic charecter when it comes to chess.
that way i assure myself to have more fun lool
#16
@play_abc said in #10:
> i honestly read your article and can not understand what you trying to say.. ?!

Say YES to good moves, and NO to bad moves.
#17
It's challenging to offer pragmatic advice everyone can benefit from, but this entry does just that.
#19
Good article (blog). The concept of not primarily responding to threats directly was also taken up by Jeremy Silman in his famous book. In the part about psychology. Are you also making a YouTube video on the subject? That would be great and you could deepen the topic with it. For example, you can give more practical advice on how to train, how to be more aware of your potential in a position. And so on.