so i was doing some thinking.
and i figured it out. :-) i was digging a trench in the back yard. 6 feet deep, i think that's like 14 meters for you guys in the rest of the world.
so there i am digging away with a mini excavator. just going about it. both hands and sometimes my feet playing with the levers. left hand left, then forward... then right hand left then forward then slowly right while back... then more right, left hand going from forward to neutral to back... and up comes a big ole bucket of dirt. then dump it and do it again. then again.
and there i am digging a trench. great fun. great fun. digging. and thinking. and i was thinking about chess. as that was my plan from a few days ago. to think about chess and as always something will come peculating up from the inner dungeons of my brain and give me the answer. and it did. took a little more time than usual. but i think this is a bit bigger question than i usually assign to my sub conscience. so... i guess i am not all that upset at the delay.
if you missed the last post... go read it! just kidding. it said i had to think about how i should best learn how to learn to play chess. well the answer that came up wasn't really the path to getting better. but, the thing that has been bothering me a bit.
that's the tactics thingy. doing the exercises. and figuring out the correct move.
and i suddenly had one of those feelings. about it. and its this:
why does all this great information on how to see a tactical solution not improve my skill a huge amount?
now... i think it HAS for SURE improved me. for sure. i now look for things i never even thought of before doing the CT-ART, and i am only about 1/4 of the way through the first cycle. and i feel a huge increase in skill. but playing on FICS i don't see it every game, just once in a while. which is great i say... but wouldn't it be even better if i was godlike all the time?
and that's what i was thinking while digging a trench.
why... why not FREAKING INSANE IMPROVEMENT?
why... why... why... hmm.... dig... why.... dig dig... drink beer... dig... hmmm... why... hmmm.... AAAHHH-FARKING-HAAA!!!
yes.
BECAUSE: the problems that i am trying to solve in CT-ART where played to that point by SOMEBODY ELSE! and then i have to figure out what the tricky part is. BUT!!!! NOT HOW TO GET THERE!
that's it.
that's how to get better.
don't follow in the footsteps of those who created those problems. CREATE THEM MYSELF! create the problems don't solve them.
create the problems don't solve them.
yes. all very good. but how to do that?
THAT IS THE ESSENCE OF MY LEARNING. not how to solve great problem. but to make them.
:-)
gads.
how very cool this blog thing is for my thinking.
so. as the zen (i like zen) saying goes: dont follow in the footsteps of those ahead of you. SEEK what they SOUGHT.
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3 comments:
That's an interesting idea
Ah, yes! It is often easier to find the right move in "White to move and win" type of problems that it is to create the winning position in the first place.
There are at least two issues here: 1 - You have to know how to win from the winning position, and 2- You have to know, in advance, that it is winning or at least desirable so you know to work towards it during a game.
The tactics exercises work on #1 (at least for finding winning combinations). #2 is the key to becoming a better player. But you need to have a grasp on #1 to do #2.
I guess the third thing is then playing out and winning the won position (up a piece or pawn or whatever...).
And, all of this is usually incremental. As I get better at #1 I improve at #2. Gradually and incrementally. Also, as you gain knowledge it is gradually worked into your playing skill.
BTW, I think your units conversion is in error. 6 feet is actually 13.2 kilograms.
WHACK!
How will you create problems if you don't know how to recognize them, grasshopper?
learn level 10 on CT-art ... REAL WELL first. Then the answer will reveal itself.
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