Post by reyth77 on Feb 5, 2010 15:03:06 GMT -5
I am writing this post for my own edification because I find that I cannot keep a uniform level of play over several days.
Emanuel Lasker had some very useful advice for novice chess players: "When you find a good move, look for a better one".
So good chess is not just figuring out which move to make but instead constructing a list of move choices and then choosing the best one based on the resulting positions from each choice.
The good news is that Waving Hands is nowehere near as complex as chess is!
So, step by step:
1) Realizing that no military plan survives contact with the enemy, generate a list of possible moves, ranking them from the most forceful to the least.
2) Examine each move choice with opponent responses in detail down to the "end position" (a position where there is no threat left from the opponent's moves).
3) Compare each of the end positions and choose the best one.
Hopefully I can develop this style of play into a habit and thus start winning a majority of my games.
Emanuel Lasker had some very useful advice for novice chess players: "When you find a good move, look for a better one".
So good chess is not just figuring out which move to make but instead constructing a list of move choices and then choosing the best one based on the resulting positions from each choice.
The good news is that Waving Hands is nowehere near as complex as chess is!
So, step by step:
1) Realizing that no military plan survives contact with the enemy, generate a list of possible moves, ranking them from the most forceful to the least.
2) Examine each move choice with opponent responses in detail down to the "end position" (a position where there is no threat left from the opponent's moves).
3) Compare each of the end positions and choose the best one.
Hopefully I can develop this style of play into a habit and thus start winning a majority of my games.
