I didnt share my opinion, because its subjective feeling, but okay. I think that chess is 90% strategy and 10% tactics. You build up dominant position and then just finish it with tactic.
It is now common knowledge that chess is 10% tactics, while the 90% remaining are quiet moves. Saying that chess is x% tactic and y% strategy doesn't make sense to me. Strategy is the overall procedure so technically, chess is actually 100% strategy while being 10% tactics at the same time.
Now I will carefully explain why chess is not 90% tactic (which is what most people seem to be saying in the chat). Take a random game of yours or one of your pals or even a GM game. You'll see that most of the game is composed of positional such as piece maneuvering, improving pawn structure, improving king safety... without any tactical procedure. Just improving your overall structure and trying to create some threats. We call them quiet moves.
Now I will carefully explain why chess is not 90% tactic (which is what most people seem to be saying in the chat). Take a random game of yours or one of your pals or even a GM game. You'll see that most of the game is composed of positional such as piece maneuvering, improving pawn structure, improving king safety... without any tactical procedure. Just improving your overall structure and trying to create some threats. We call them quiet moves.
@Sarg0n said in #5:
> If chess would be 99% strategy you would virtually never lose following the right plan.
That is true.
> If chess would be 99% strategy you would virtually never lose following the right plan.
That is true.
@DarkMatter37331 said in #22:
> It is now common knowledge that chess is 10% tactics, while the 90% remaining are quiet moves. Saying that chess is x% tactic and y% strategy doesn't make sense to me. Strategy is the overall procedure so technically, chess is actually 100% strategy while being 10% tactics at the same time.
> Now I will carefully explain why chess is not 90% tactic (which is what most people seem to be saying in the chat). Take a random game of yours or one of your pals or even a GM game. You'll see that most of the game is composed of positional such as piece maneuvering, improving pawn structure, improving king safety... without any tactical procedure. Just improving your overall structure and trying to create some threats. We call them quiet moves.
here we have another factor i didnt even consider yet. if you take all moves and not just key moves then (at least simple) tactics dont present themselves as much over the whole course of the game (even less if opening theory is at work) - or they might get easily refuted if you try to set them up. so most moves (at least outside of slow time controls) are strategical from the players perspective as there is no immediately forcing tactic behind them and your just aiming to control a good amount of squares to gain a long term advantage.
this is a good example of how you cant even properly define the terms, let alone put any numbers behind them. and it also reminded me of yet another player in town i didnt specify previously which is opening preparation. It cant be separated from tactics, strategy and time. It's all an intermingled web with "swimming borders" that builds up to the current position.
> It is now common knowledge that chess is 10% tactics, while the 90% remaining are quiet moves. Saying that chess is x% tactic and y% strategy doesn't make sense to me. Strategy is the overall procedure so technically, chess is actually 100% strategy while being 10% tactics at the same time.
> Now I will carefully explain why chess is not 90% tactic (which is what most people seem to be saying in the chat). Take a random game of yours or one of your pals or even a GM game. You'll see that most of the game is composed of positional such as piece maneuvering, improving pawn structure, improving king safety... without any tactical procedure. Just improving your overall structure and trying to create some threats. We call them quiet moves.
here we have another factor i didnt even consider yet. if you take all moves and not just key moves then (at least simple) tactics dont present themselves as much over the whole course of the game (even less if opening theory is at work) - or they might get easily refuted if you try to set them up. so most moves (at least outside of slow time controls) are strategical from the players perspective as there is no immediately forcing tactic behind them and your just aiming to control a good amount of squares to gain a long term advantage.
this is a good example of how you cant even properly define the terms, let alone put any numbers behind them. and it also reminded me of yet another player in town i didnt specify previously which is opening preparation. It cant be separated from tactics, strategy and time. It's all an intermingled web with "swimming borders" that builds up to the current position.
not a fact, more of an opinion
Since we are oversimplifying here.... how about 'tactics is what you think about while your clock is ticking and strategy while your opponents.' as maybe 51% valid? or 'strategy is like Groucho Marx wiggling his eyebrows saying "look over here for these sorts of tactics"' ?
"Maybe this is a place to discuss chess rather than be amused by your own and others lack of useful content?"
Not mine--others'. ;)
Not mine--others'. ;)
I think it is mostly strategy
#1
"Chess is 99% tactics" ~ Richard Teichmann
He was so true and now as well!
"Chess is 99% tactics" ~ Richard Teichmann
He was so true and now as well!
@DarkMatter37331 said in #22:
> It is now common knowledge that chess is 10% tactics, while the 90% remaining are quiet moves. Saying that chess is x% tactic and y% strategy doesn't make sense to me. Strategy is the overall procedure so technically, chess is actually 100% strategy while being 10% tactics at the same time.
> Now I will carefully explain why chess is not 90% tactic (which is what most people seem to be saying in the chat). Take a random game of yours or one of your pals or even a GM game. You'll see that most of the game is composed of positional such as piece maneuvering, improving pawn structure, improving king safety... without any tactical procedure. Just improving your overall structure and trying to create some threats. We call them quiet moves.
No, not really, most of these "quiet moves" must have correct tactical justification in order for them to work, and the games that you actually play are decided by tactical mistakes, just look at your games and you will see it every time
> It is now common knowledge that chess is 10% tactics, while the 90% remaining are quiet moves. Saying that chess is x% tactic and y% strategy doesn't make sense to me. Strategy is the overall procedure so technically, chess is actually 100% strategy while being 10% tactics at the same time.
> Now I will carefully explain why chess is not 90% tactic (which is what most people seem to be saying in the chat). Take a random game of yours or one of your pals or even a GM game. You'll see that most of the game is composed of positional such as piece maneuvering, improving pawn structure, improving king safety... without any tactical procedure. Just improving your overall structure and trying to create some threats. We call them quiet moves.
No, not really, most of these "quiet moves" must have correct tactical justification in order for them to work, and the games that you actually play are decided by tactical mistakes, just look at your games and you will see it every time
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