Thanks for this vizualization trainer.As a coach , I have shared this link with several of my students and they have made good progress in their games as well as puzzle solving.
@CaseyFr said in #2:
> Thanks for this vizualization trainer.As a coach , I have shared this link with several of my students and they have made good progress in their games as well as puzzle solving.
Thanks for the note---I think it's wonderful others have found it useful.
> Thanks for this vizualization trainer.As a coach , I have shared this link with several of my students and they have made good progress in their games as well as puzzle solving.
Thanks for the note---I think it's wonderful others have found it useful.
This is definitely an important training tool, particularly in this modern age where most players' introduction to the game is online blitz / bullet.
The problem is that new players never have acquired the skills to habitualizing whole board vision. Players are forced to skip this essential habit in order to play fast.
There are two ways to go about to counter this issue. Best is to start playing real classical time control games, OTB preferably. Barring that, for online mostly blitz / bullet players, we need some exercise to practice whole board vision. I can't imagine how we can practice this during gameplay. This tool bridges that gap.
Side note, I hit all my rating highs (blitz, rapid, puzzles both here and chesscom) after doing this exercise.
I really appreciate what @Graque has done here in automating this. I have looked far and wide to find this whether via app or web-based. This is the first time it's been done.
Last note:
For online mostly players, do this exercise, no time, count all moves, both sides, get up to 50 or even a hundred on your first session.
Then do once a week, get to a score of 10, just for habit maintenance. Too much blitz / bullet might get us back to our old habits. By doing this once a week, we might be able to avoid backsliding.
If you see that you're missing a lot of one move tactics during play, up the score for this exercise again to about 20 per week, until your simple one ply blind spots are reduced.
Good luck!
The problem is that new players never have acquired the skills to habitualizing whole board vision. Players are forced to skip this essential habit in order to play fast.
There are two ways to go about to counter this issue. Best is to start playing real classical time control games, OTB preferably. Barring that, for online mostly blitz / bullet players, we need some exercise to practice whole board vision. I can't imagine how we can practice this during gameplay. This tool bridges that gap.
Side note, I hit all my rating highs (blitz, rapid, puzzles both here and chesscom) after doing this exercise.
I really appreciate what @Graque has done here in automating this. I have looked far and wide to find this whether via app or web-based. This is the first time it's been done.
Last note:
For online mostly players, do this exercise, no time, count all moves, both sides, get up to 50 or even a hundred on your first session.
Then do once a week, get to a score of 10, just for habit maintenance. Too much blitz / bullet might get us back to our old habits. By doing this once a week, we might be able to avoid backsliding.
If you see that you're missing a lot of one move tactics during play, up the score for this exercise again to about 20 per week, until your simple one ply blind spots are reduced.
Good luck!