I concocted my new method for transfer of knowledge from system 2 to the patterns of skill in system 1 in March 2023. So far I have absorbed 520 mates and 100 tactics (non mates) in about 13 months.
GM John Nunn played a series of 100 blitz games against a 2300 rated master. The resulting score was 88-12, mainly based on LPDO. Nunn was rated about 2600 back then.
Which leads to the conclusion, that even between high rated players, the mastering of simple tactics still show a huge difference. So what do these high rated players see and not see?
I bought the book and video of Chess for Zebras (hat tip to Robert). In the video GM Jonathan Rowson describes a game of him against GM Viktor Korchnoi. He was rated 2540 back then, while Korchnoi was about more than 100 points higher rated.
Rowson’s last move was 11. … Qf6?
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| White (Korchnoi) to move |
r3k2r/pppn1pbp/1nb1pqp1/8/3P4/1QN1BN2/PP2PPPP/3RKB1R w Kkq – 1 12
Korchnoi jounced up with a “this can’t be good” frown on his face. And played, after just a minute checking all possibilities, with confidence a move that Rowson totally missed. As if Korchnoi was playing a simul. What did Korchnoi SEE?
Description of Rowson:
“This move is not particularly deep or difficult, yet I was taken aback by the fact that Korchnoi played it within a minute. When I completed the move 11… Qf6, he didn’t laugh or scowl (as he has been known to), but he did furrow his brow as if to say “that can’t be right” and then he looked again for just a few seconds, during which time I realized what was about to hit me. Then it happened. As soon as he saw the move there was not a trace of hesitation that it was the right one. This sense of conviction made a lasting impression and I believe it helped me to win a game later in the same tournament (Rowson-Sarakauskas in Chapter 7) .”
