What is paramount now is the hunt for salient cues. We can divide a combination into sections. The cleaner we SEE the separate sections, the better. From the sections, I try to abstrahere the salient cues that give away the existence of a section. Currently, the problems I use are rated between 1700 and 1900. At average, the problems have 3 or 4 sections, although the amount can vary from 2 to 6. The sections are divided in a few departments:
- targets
- defenders/attackers
- tactical motif
- preparatory move
- tempo move
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| White to move |
6k1/3pp1bp/1p3r2/1P3p2/1P1n1P2/4Q3/2B1KR1P/3R3q w – – 1 1
[solution]
There are the following sections of the combination:
Targets
Opponent
Insufficient defended pieces.
B.A.D. (Barely Adequate Defended) invasion square
Mine
Tactical motifs
Opponent
- discovered attack from the battery Bg7 – Rf6 against d4
- pin with Re6 against whites Qe3 and Ke2
Mine
- pin with Bb3 against Re6 and Kg8
Tempo moves
Opponent
Mine
- Bxe6+ with additional punch
- Taking the black knight relieves the check and changes the invasion square b3 from BAD to insufficient defended
Logic
All sections can be simply SEEN by their salient cues. Except for the tempo moves. There we need some logical reasoning.
There are two pieces of black hanging. The standaard scenario is to see of we can catch one of them while warding of the counter attack.
White is in check, so it is logical to see if we can win the knight first. But with what piece?
The piece that fetches Nd4 steps into a discovering attack. The white Queen is vulnerable where it currently stands because of the potential pin with Re6.
Conclusion
The salient cues can be SEEN in all sections of the combination. These cues are transferable to other problems, since they are not position dependent.
The section of the tempo moves is difficult. That section consists of:
- salient cues (for instance the additional punch Bxe6+ can be SEEN before the minds eye)
- standaard scenario’s
- specific logic
Standaard scenarios consist of standaard logic. That is position independent and transferable to other positions. Hence it is plausible that it can be automated.
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