Author: Dan Andersson
Date: 12:56:13 03/24/04
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On March 24, 2004 at 00:06:32, Mike S. wrote: >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. (...) > >>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'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. > >I think an experienced player will know such things "intuitively" anyway, maybe >with the exception of casual players who never use a notation (but these are >unlikely to play blindfold). > >Something related to that is the test, if you can immediatly (!) tell the colour >of a square. So for example, c3, b5, h7, d4... and a very good player should >probably *know* at once if these are white or black. > I am more or less 'Color Blind' even when playing OTB :) F.ex: I have a functional view on the 'Bad Bishop'. I have won many games where my bishop would be bad but for the fact that all the bad pawns and the bishop constrict the classical good bishop. MvH Dan Andersson >I usually have a good estimation :-), but to be 100% sure, I must admit I need >to "analyze" a little, imagining the board visually. > >>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? > >I don't play blindfold often, but used to do it once in a while in the past (and >usually lost track somewhere in the middlegame). > >Even after 25 years of computerchess, I still think like a human :-)) so I need >to visualize the board. I even cannot imagine how this could be done without an >"internal" visual representation. > >wKg1,Qd2,Nb3,b6,Be3,g2,Rc1,d1,Pa2,b2,c4,e4,f5,g4/bKg8,Qc8,Nd7,h7,Bb7,h4,Rb8,e8,Pa6,d6,e5,f7,g7 > >Which move is forced? :-) > >Regards, >M.Scheidl
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