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Jthorn · 03-03-2009, 12:43 AM

Kasparov actually presents chess strategy in terms of time, material and quality (and that's just one of the many useful lessons you can get out of it). To give you an example, a player understands that by sacrificing a piece he 'll gain enough time to build up an overwhelming attack, while his opponent doesn't sense that and ultimately loses. There 's no calculation involved whatsoever.
Things get even more fun when you take psychology into account.

03-03-2009, 12:43 AM	#14 (permalink)
Jthorn Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 125	Kasparov actually presents chess strategy in terms of time, material and quality (and that's just one of the many useful lessons you can get out of it). To give you an example, a player understands that by sacrificing a piece he 'll gain enough time to build up an overwhelming attack, while his opponent doesn't sense that and ultimately loses. There 's no calculation involved whatsoever. Things get even more fun when you take psychology into account. Last edited by Jthorn; 03-03-2009 at 12:47 AM.