THE RULES OF WINNING CHESS Part-6

6) Don't think, feel

"Don't think - FEEL. Feeling exists here and now when not interrupted and dissected
by ideas or concepts. The moment we stop analyzing and let go, we can start really seeing,
feeling - as one whole. "
Bruce Lee
"A great many people have mastered the multiplication tables of chess nowadays and
even know its logarithm tables by heart. Therefore an attempt should occasionally be made
to prove that two times two can also make five. "
Mikhail Tal
Chess is often portrayed as a game of logic and reason yet in reality it is highly
intuitive. It is beyond the capabilities of even the fastest computer to calculate out
every possible line of play. Thus we have to 'guess', or rather intuit the value of
different moves and their consequences. And for the best players this goes way
beyond knowing what they should do when a particular pattern arises.
Intuition is in evidence when a player sacrifices material for some other factors
such as time and space, such 'irregular' patterns calling for mental abilities way
beyond the usually drudge work of applied technique. Certain players are well
known for such intuitive abilities, for example Mikhail Tal.


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