Comments on: The Sixth Ply http://beginchess.com/2010/05/09/the-sixth-ply/ Chess for Beginners Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: When Solving for Tactics » beginchess.com http://beginchess.com/2010/05/09/the-sixth-ply/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 When Solving for Tactics » beginchess.com Sun, 28 Aug 2011 03:01:03 +0000 http://www.beginchess.com/?p=732#comment-1012 [...] Calculate at least 6 ply (3 moves) [...] [...] Calculate at least 6 ply (3 moves) [...]

]]> By: Connecting the Dots in Chess http://beginchess.com/2010/05/09/the-sixth-ply/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Connecting the Dots in Chess Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:22:58 +0000 http://www.beginchess.com/?p=732#comment-194 [...] that the bishop can get out of harms way via 1…Bc8. If I would have combined the two ideas or even looked a few ply deeper  I would have found the answer 1.Qe7 attacking the bishop and preventing the Queen from seeking [...] [...] that the bishop can get out of harms way via 1…Bc8. If I would have combined the two ideas or even looked a few ply deeper  I would have found the answer 1.Qe7 attacking the bishop and preventing the Queen from seeking [...]

]]> By: Brian http://beginchess.com/2010/05/09/the-sixth-ply/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Brian Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:08:21 +0000 http://www.beginchess.com/?p=732#comment-191 Nice post. I agree that anything less than 3 ply is hope chess but being a 2000 player myself I can assure you I rarely go beyond that level. In certain critical positions it is necessary to try and in other simplified positions it is possible but it is better to rely on intuitive judgement to find those important 3 ply. It takes less energy and is less prone to error. "Long analysis, wrong analysis" - Larsen "I think only one move ahead but it is the right move."- Reti Nice post. I agree that anything less than 3 ply is hope chess but being a 2000 player myself I can assure you I rarely go beyond that level. In certain critical positions it is necessary to try and in other simplified positions it is possible but it is better to rely on intuitive judgement to find those important 3 ply. It takes less energy and is less prone to error.

“Long analysis, wrong analysis” – Larsen

“I think only one move ahead but it is the right move.”- Reti

]]> By: Farbror the Guru http://beginchess.com/2010/05/09/the-sixth-ply/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Farbror the Guru Sun, 09 May 2010 18:15:24 +0000 http://www.beginchess.com/?p=732#comment-189 Soltis has a few interesting things to say about calculation. I cannot remember if he suggests 5 ply as a first goal as an improving player. The book is at my office. I will look it up tomorrow. Soltis has a few interesting things to say about calculation. I cannot remember if he suggests 5 ply as a first goal as an improving player. The book is at my office. I will look it up tomorrow.

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