Originally Posted by Marty
For the past couple of years I've been really into chess. I played several people online and all my friends when I can. I also bought a program called Chessmaster 10th edition to help me out. But anything pass Josh Waitzkin's Strategy Academy I find a little difficult to comprehend -- that is his end game courses. It's not that I don't understand why he makes the moves or logic behind it, but 9/10 times I can't spot them before he tells me the answer. I also have trouble beating any opponent in that game above 1400 (which is suggested to be 1250 by elo rating).
I also bought the book "How to Reassess Your Chess" by Jermy Silman. I found the first chapter very hard to visualize but bearable and the rest nearly impossible. I understand the concept of standard notation, but I can't visualize each square in my head and possibly think nine to twelve moves ahead.
I understand the fundaments of chess and the opening theories but when it comes down to visualization and calculation I'm not very... creative. Any help?
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Before you read
How to reassess your chess, you should read
The Amateurs Mind from Jeremy Silman.
Always use a chess board to replay games otherwise you miss out on a lot of side variations. You can't replay them all in your mind. It is just too much stress. What for? You want to assimilate the knowledge of the book.
When you play real games you have more than enough opportunity to train
your visualization.
To extract as much knowledge from a book as possible, I never replay the whole book in my mind, but use a nice board and look at the positions in a relaxed state of mind.
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