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Emotional-vs-Technical chess

I've never really gotten into the technical aspects of chess. As far as Nd2 e4 and all that jazz. I've always looked at chess from an emotional standpoint. As in that knight is a part of me. If my bishop is trapped I feel it. Maybe that's the reason I can't seem to make it past A 1700 rating. But I wouldn't change it if I could. I like to think as these pieces as my people. So I don't have A come out per say, I just play the game as it unfolds. I try to see my opponents next likely move and the move after that and so on and so forth. On the other hand I know some chess technicians that are hard to beat. And I imagine everyone has an emotional side to their game. I just think mine is more defined. At any rate tell me your opinion on this subject........until next time, viva la CHESS!

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  • 4 years ago

    Philosophical

    nods...it is true...chess is a battle of wits and wills.  I have really gotten the chess bug late in life, so I approach the challenge of responding to the blog post acknowledging my naivete.  But I believe that feeling the relative safety and "threats" against your pieces is an asset.  It only becomes a liability when one is unable to accept planned losses ("sacrifices") or becomes overly attached to particular pieces.  No doubt, we have pieces we "like" or, maybe more precisely, are more comfortable handling.  This is the balance of chess and life as a whole...instinct/reason, emotion/analysis, etc.

  • 4 years ago

    willroya

    rook is 5

  • 4 years ago

    chargerfan

    i understand what your saying im actually (i feel) an instinctive chess player, so i've played enough to know whats a gd instinctive move is (thats prob why I've never passed 1600 rating, that and I move fast)... as far as being a technical chess player i know the points ratings of the peices such as the queen being 9 points, rook 4, knight n bishop 3, and pawn 1.
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