How many times have we been told to focus on the chessboard and not just on the pieces?
One way to focus is to scan the chessboard in a similar manner that you would solve a tic-tac-toe puzzle, a word search puzzle or "Skipping, skimming & Scanning" a book.
Obviously, you cannot use your finger to search the chessboard, but you can move your head to help your dominant eye to focus on a square. Then look at the safety of that square before landing a piece on it.
Search for pieces that are doubled up in any direction. They are probably able to combine their forces to gain material.
Search each piece to see it they can do some sort of tactic like a fork.
Review the mobility of each piece. It will help you realize their targets. You may have a draw or a piece that can be captured.
The chessboard has two colors, so there must be a common color complex of weak squares that pawns stopped protecting.
The hanging unprotected pieces that are not a trap are ways to gain advantages, but how do we quickly spot them? It's like finding a tool on a workbench amongst other tools. We must first know what we are looking for. Then skim through the bench to locate the tool.
Increase the pressure on the overloaded pieces that are over tasked.
Reduce the mobility of the active pieces.
Question the value of the pieces. As the chess pieces move around the chessboard they may gain or lose value. The Bishop pair is commonly more valuable than the pair of knights.
Change the way the pawns look, so that the pieces stand out best. The spacial piece theme has circles for pawns. The more each piece looks differently from the other, the more each piece will stand-out with less distractions from the majority of the pawns. So pick your pieces well. Skim over the chessboard colors to see if the pieces stand out with the choice of colors and the size of the chessboard.
Something else to think about: Feature integration theory
youtu.be/ReBGOp-cUkk
Obviously to find a quality move, it should take some time.
So to save some time, do you know of other ways to skim through the chessboard for advantages?
One way to focus is to scan the chessboard in a similar manner that you would solve a tic-tac-toe puzzle, a word search puzzle or "Skipping, skimming & Scanning" a book.
Obviously, you cannot use your finger to search the chessboard, but you can move your head to help your dominant eye to focus on a square. Then look at the safety of that square before landing a piece on it.
Search for pieces that are doubled up in any direction. They are probably able to combine their forces to gain material.
Search each piece to see it they can do some sort of tactic like a fork.
Review the mobility of each piece. It will help you realize their targets. You may have a draw or a piece that can be captured.
The chessboard has two colors, so there must be a common color complex of weak squares that pawns stopped protecting.
The hanging unprotected pieces that are not a trap are ways to gain advantages, but how do we quickly spot them? It's like finding a tool on a workbench amongst other tools. We must first know what we are looking for. Then skim through the bench to locate the tool.
Increase the pressure on the overloaded pieces that are over tasked.
Reduce the mobility of the active pieces.
Question the value of the pieces. As the chess pieces move around the chessboard they may gain or lose value. The Bishop pair is commonly more valuable than the pair of knights.
Change the way the pawns look, so that the pieces stand out best. The spacial piece theme has circles for pawns. The more each piece looks differently from the other, the more each piece will stand-out with less distractions from the majority of the pawns. So pick your pieces well. Skim over the chessboard colors to see if the pieces stand out with the choice of colors and the size of the chessboard.
Something else to think about: Feature integration theory
youtu.be/ReBGOp-cUkk
Obviously to find a quality move, it should take some time.
So to save some time, do you know of other ways to skim through the chessboard for advantages?