@AndrewCampbell67
" I often get caught up in seeing the peices as they might be (my poor calculation and visualisation skills) rather than seeing the obvious right in front of me"
I believe that's fairly common and might happen to skilled players too in complex and long calculations, and one part of getting experience is not only seeing the obvious but also remembering that you might be having such a blind/day-dreaming moment, i.e to keep yourself checked.
" I often get caught up in seeing the peices as they might be (my poor calculation and visualisation skills) rather than seeing the obvious right in front of me"
I believe that's fairly common and might happen to skilled players too in complex and long calculations, and one part of getting experience is not only seeing the obvious but also remembering that you might be having such a blind/day-dreaming moment, i.e to keep yourself checked.