Author: andrew tanner
Date: 16:04:32 01/27/03
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Chess is tactics and tactics are IDEAS. When you revealed to your opponent
that you were 600 points or so lower he made the logical assumption that you
would be lacking in ideas on the chessboard (compared to him). Therefore he must
have laid many traps for you to fall into in those 5 final games. Now what about
the first game loss and the second draw you might ask? Since he is still
learning the game and hasn't achieved a high level of mastery, he played
"learners" moves with the idea of trying to improve his position as best he can.
Look carefully over this first game and you may notice he didn't try to trick
you or trap your forces in a short term scheme of any kind. If he did he kept it
simple, not wanting to complicate things for himself. Tactics bring risk for the
tactician. Simply put comparison; if you are a boxer and your opponent admits to
others that he doesn't defend well, then try some sucker punches and see how he
reacts. If he doesn't dodge 'em then pummel him. Happens all the time. Good
players sometimes hold back on tactics because they don't want to incur the risk
for whatever reason. If you were a good boxer fighting an unknown challenger,
would you automatically try to throw a knockout punch just because you have in
the past and it worked? What if your unknown challenger has a counterpunch with
equal might? Many times in chess the counterpunch wins. Never let your opponent
in on any secrets.
A.T.
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