We are all familiar with the idea to attack two weaknesses mutually. But being familiar is not the same as absorbing the associated patterns.Black to ...

 The previous post showed a holistic view of the chess game. I knew for long that I needed one, but was always too easy overwhelmed or distracted to ...

 What have I learned from the past few posts and their comments?There is little competition on the way to chess improvement. If guys even in 60 years don't ...

 I'm working on this one already for a few hours. I feel that this puzzle is ideally suited to develop some consistent logical thoughts about tempi.White ...

 black to moveZoom outSalient point: double attack 1.Qxd4 >>Ne5 AND >>Ra1 Zoom inLogic: How can white defend that? 1. . . . Bc3 defends both ...

Diagnosis I focus on tactical positions that are solvable with the aid of the tree of scenarios. To keep matters simple for now, that excludes counter ...

 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 ...

In order to iron out the wrinkles in my thinking, I might reshuffle the categories a few times. Please bear with me.TargetsB.A.D. (Barely Adequate ...

 I consider chess to be the art of making multiple purpose moves. A nice example is the Reti manoeuvre. In the endgame, you are often on the lookout for ...

 I found the original tree of scenarios with the 23 scenarios. Time to rebuild it and make it more practical. We now know that a branch must be triggered ...