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Subject: Re: Chess board aesthetics

Author: Dan Andersson

Date: 12:51:18 03/24/04

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On March 23, 2004 at 23:38:36, Russell Reagan wrote:

>On March 23, 2004 at 08:46:28, Dan Andersson wrote:
>
>> To me there is no real difference playing OTB or interface. I guess my board
>>representation is such that the actual board is a mere input cue. The board
>>would have to be pretty awful to distract me from such a distinct discrete
>>event. We played a whole lot of blindfold chess at my club. So an auditory
>>description is as significant to me as a visual one.
>>
>>MvH Dan Andersson
>
>When you play blindfold, or just analyze in your head, do you picture the board,
>or do you just know where all of the pieces are and what they attack? In other
>words, is it a visual thing for you, or is it a knowledge based thing?
>

 I would say that it is more knowledge based for me. I don't have a complete
visualization of the board. But as I work through variations, areas with high
activity become completely known. One good example is when calculating pawn
breaks.

>I've heard some people say that it is better to "know" the board very well, and
>know that (for example) a bishop on c2 attacks h7 and not g7. In other words,
>you should know instantly what every piece on every square attacks. Do you use
>knowledge of the board, or do you visualize the board?

MvH Dan Andersson



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