Intuition and Chess?

Question

When you play Chess do you base alot of your moves on
intutiion or gut feeling or are you more analylitical about your
next move.

Answer 1

I have a fairly good success rate in the game of chess. Since I started playing in 1969, I can say it is normally moves anticipated according to the opponents opening. (Intuition)
If the standard P-K4 move is their first move, I will normally use strategy of mirror moves until I see a chance to dominate the middle. If the opponent starts to fidget, I use my intuition to guide me towards taking middle board control.
A rook opening is usually unorthodox, giving me an earlier control of the middle, usually giving me a two or three move advantage, even when I play black.
If an opponent chooses a knight opening, I then need to use more of a gut feeling, because most of my opponents know I suffer more defeats from this particular opening, if I am not cautious.
The gut feeling is advantageous when you desire a short game in your favor.
Being analylitical will come in time; I try to plan at least five to six moves ahead; this is usually from years of experience and forever being a student of the game. Bobby Fisher said to stop learning chess is to lose to a lesser master.

Answer 2

There are 3 phases to a chess game.
1. The opening. this is normally considered to be the 1st. 15 or so moves.
2. The middle game. This is where the fight for the center takes place and exchange of minor pieces.
3. The end game. This is where most of the pieces have been exchanged and a win or a draw has been acquired.
There are so many different openings that it would be inappropriate to get into that here.
Generally, when playing a schooled chess player your opening moves are going to be repetitious out of memory as long as your opponent hasn't deveated from the norm.

Recommended readings are as follows:
1. Logical Chess Move by Move (by: Irving Chernev)
2. The Ideas Behind Chess Openings (by: Rubin Fine)
3. Bobby Fischer Teaches chess.

After completing these studies I would recommend middle game and end game studies as well.

There are many tactics in chess. Discovered check. A check delivered by a piece whose line of attack has previously been blocked by a member of the same side which has moved away on the given move.
Double attack. An attack against two enemy pieces at the same time. If a single piece is attacking two enemy pieces, it is a fork.
Doubled pawns. Two pawns of the same colour on the same file. These are generally considered a liability.
Isolated pawn. A pawn is said to be isolated when there are no pawns of the same army on adjoining files. Generally, isolated pawns, or isolani's, are considered to be weak.
Outpost. A hole in the enemy position which can be occupied by a minor piece, or sometimes by a rook.
Passed pawn. A pawn which has no enemy pawns ahead of it on the same or adjacent file. This can be enough to win!
Pin. A special chess tactic where an opponents piece can't move because his or her king will be in check or they lose a material as a result of moving.
Sacrifice. A move which gives up material in order to gain some positional or tactical advantage.
Swindle. A combination played by a player who has a `lost' game - usually involving a trap which the opponent could avoid but doesn't - and the `lost' game is saved.
Tempo. A measurement of time as it pertains to chess. To waste a tempo is to take two moves to get a piece to a square which it could have reached in a single move. For example, moving a pawn from a2-a3-a4instead of directly from a2-a4. Tempo is a very important in chess.
Trap. A situation where a superficially tempting move is left available for an unwary opponent. If he takes the bait it usually results in an advantage - even a win - for the player who set the trap.
Zugzwang. An uncomfortable position in which one would be in no difficulty were it not for the fact that one has to make a move in a situation where all legal moves lead to trouble.
Zwischenzug. A move played in response to a capture which is not a recapture, but which forces the opponent to make a reply which cannot avoid eventual capture. Most Zwischenzugs are checks.
Do you get my point. Reading along with lot's of play is key here!

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Good Luck Mate!

Answer 3

Using logic and analysis is more likely to ensure a victory. However, if you know your opponent very well, a certain intuition or psychology can be useful. For example, one person I would often play chess against had a thing for protecting his queen under any circumstance. He was a better chess player, but I found that I could beat him by anticipating that weakness. But perhaps that is still analysis and logic after all!

Answer 4

Analytical is essential to chess. Intuition does not go far

Answer 5

You have to know not only what you are going to do for the next several moves, but also know what your opponent will do for the next several moves.

I don't mean guess what he'll do - know what he'll do.

Answer 6

Analytical wins the day.

Answer 7

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