Go back
Good chess habits, when you are about to move ....

Good chess habits, when you are about to move ....

Only Chess

2 edits
Vote Up
Vote Down

instead of the move you are making. i choose;

check to see if you could CHECK! the enemy king.

Vote Up
Vote Down

Originally posted by flexmore
instead of the move you are making. i choose;

[b]check to see if you could CHECK! the enemy king.[/b]
Patzer sees check, patzer plays check.

Vote Up
Vote Down

"always check, it can be a mate"

ahh golden piece of wisdom...

Vote Up
Vote Down

Approach each move with fear and trepidation.

Vote Up
Vote Down

i'm going to start using the following process called SCAN which looks interesting:

http://home.worldonline.dk/kfyhn/VikingChess/RussellBlack/Article1.htm

Vote Up
Vote Down

Originally posted by e4 effort
i'm going to start using the following process called SCAN which looks interesting:

http://home.worldonline.dk/kfyhn/VikingChess/RussellBlack/Article1.htm
Very nice series of articles. You get a rec, sir.

Vote Up
Vote Down

Originally posted by buffalobill
Very nice series of articles. You get a rec, sir.
well give it to him then....I did!

Vote Up
Vote Down
Vote Up
Vote Down

For OTB play most GMs recommend when you move that you should look at all check varitions first, then all capture variations second. Probably because those are the most forcing and will save time compared to analysising more abstract lines first.