How does Tal see the moves? When things complicate, my time just flies by. I had numerous games where the position was complicated like so many good moves or only one good move to find. How do I find the best move in a very complicated position?
This is exactly where tactics training will come to your aid.
One common situation that used to give me a lot of trouble -- and still does occasionally -- is when the complications focus on more than one square or piece. You have to be EXTREMELY careful in these situations that you don't blunder by thinking one piece can do two defensive jobs simultaneously. By the same token, you want to check to see whether your opponent is making the same mistake. I'm not sure if that matches your situation, but one sign of it is that your opponent suddenly decides to simplify and you find yourself a little surprised that what you thought was adequate defense by a simple count ends up leaving you short.
The tactical deficiency in this case is not recognizing OVERLOADED pieces. Drill on that theme in training, increasing the difficulty as you learn to identify it more easily. You might also select the DEFLECTION theme, which is frequently about the related idea of exploiting overloaded pieces.
If this does not describe your problem, link a few games that show what you are talking about. I'm no master but I'm halfway decent at spotting tactics, particularly with games around our level.
Tal, Tal is a whole different level. He's the Magician. He can bury an unsoundness so deeply in complications that anyone besides Petrosian would never see it.
One common situation that used to give me a lot of trouble -- and still does occasionally -- is when the complications focus on more than one square or piece. You have to be EXTREMELY careful in these situations that you don't blunder by thinking one piece can do two defensive jobs simultaneously. By the same token, you want to check to see whether your opponent is making the same mistake. I'm not sure if that matches your situation, but one sign of it is that your opponent suddenly decides to simplify and you find yourself a little surprised that what you thought was adequate defense by a simple count ends up leaving you short.
The tactical deficiency in this case is not recognizing OVERLOADED pieces. Drill on that theme in training, increasing the difficulty as you learn to identify it more easily. You might also select the DEFLECTION theme, which is frequently about the related idea of exploiting overloaded pieces.
If this does not describe your problem, link a few games that show what you are talking about. I'm no master but I'm halfway decent at spotting tactics, particularly with games around our level.
Tal, Tal is a whole different level. He's the Magician. He can bury an unsoundness so deeply in complications that anyone besides Petrosian would never see it.
I Agree with Phoenix
@phoenixshade That is basically it. I always get flagged when there is just too many pieces involved in a very complicated position. The piece that is always hard to remember is the knight. Every time I thought that this is the best move, a knight jumps out of nowhere and ruins my game. There were times where I was winning but blundered in my calculation that I only managed to win because he/she also blundered.
#1
"How does Tal see the moves? "
By thinking. Tal was famous for thinking long. He nearly always got into time trouble.
"How does Tal see the moves? "
By thinking. Tal was famous for thinking long. He nearly always got into time trouble.
@tpr Other than thinking, how did he really see it. What made him think like that? Hopefully not cigars and booze.
#6
If you want to know more about his thinking, then read his book.
If you want to know more about his thinking, then read his book.
I am bankrupt poor and was it the life and games of Mikhail Tal?
Too poor to buy plus currency is different in where I live.
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