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Game - First try ICS thoughtproces

My opponent in this game is a twenty three year old player who only two years ago has found the switch to become a 2000+ player. His next rating will be close, if not over, 2100.

To remind you of the thoughproces of ICS:


Is material even? What tactical threats does my opponent have (what are the consequences in the position after my opponent's move?)? Is my (his) king safe? Who controls the centre (make up the arithmetic (2-2 or 1,5-2,5 or ...))? Compare the piece value of your own pieces with that of your opponent's pieces. Compare the pawn value of your own pawns with those of your opponent pawns.


And finally here is the game:
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First try ICS thoughtproces

I had a first game (timecontrol: 90 minutes + 30 seconds added per move from move one) in which i used the thoughtproces suggested by Internation Chess School (ICS). The experience smells to more but just thinking of the thoughtproces, that i still have to implement (make second nature) made me more tired then the way i used to think during a chess game.


Is material even? What tactical threats does my opponent have (what are the consequences in the position after my opponent's move?)? Is my (his) king safe? Who controls the centre (make up the arithmetic (2-2 or 1,5-2,5 or ...))? Compare the piece value of your own pieces with that of your opponent's pieces. Compare the pawn value of your own pawns with those of your opponent pawns.


Just asking these questions over and over again, move after move, and answering them gives you a whole lot to think and compare about. It's even tiring to remember to ask yourself these questions each time especially as in my case of still implementing this train of thoughts.

I am pleased about this thoughtproces. It does indeed get you to evaluate a position properly. I didn't made any big blunders, except maybe that in the endgame all my pawns seemed to be on squares he could attack with his bishop. But then again, this was only the first game i played while using this thoughtproces. So, i am sure, more improvement will follow.

(game will be posted later)

Did you ...? Yes i do!

Did you never want to start from scratch again so that you could have a blog with only eye-catching and jaw dropping blog entries? I certainly do but it would be crazy to make a new blog again and hope for the best. So instead of a new blog i gonna try to write, compose, such entries on this blog from now on. Fingers crossed and putting my worst critic (myself) at the sideline.


Did you never wanted to forget all you knew about chess (thoughtproces, theory, tactics, ...) so that you had a fresh start all over but this time learning the correct things directly from the start of your chesscareer?

After doing this International Chess School (ICS) 13 month course for a half month i do wish i had found this course sooner. It opened my eyes, i discovered how bogus my thoughtproces is but also how i can fix it. It will be a long, rainy and windy road i have to travel before i get it all right. But armed with a trusthed raincoat, a roadmap and confidence the walk will be a pleasant journey thru chessland.

I can see you shift already back and forwards on your chair with a burning question on your lips. I can see you have raised your arm so that i would choose you to ask the next question. I know which question you wanna ask. But before i can answer it i have to put the proposed thinkingproces by ICS into practise so that i can give you a honest and fair opinion about it.

So lower your arm and stop wriggling on your chair. The secret(s) of thought will be made public later, when i can say it works for me or not, which things are easy to implement or you dont have to bother about. You see, still much work to do but i will do it!