Re: Where do I start?
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:49 am
Pro games are really great to look at for my personal entertainment, but I just don't feel like I can even get close to how they play.
This doesn't discourage me from looking at their game records anyway, but I don't want to ascribe any didactic value to it. I'm just staring in admiration that they move in ways I cannot explain, to achieve effects I don't fully recognize.
I've played this game for years, but any pro could probably beat me by playing purely from memory at blitz speed, while I take two minutes per move. There's such a chasm between their viewpoint and mine.
I guess that sort of admiration does serve a useful purpose, in that it inspires me to dig deeper in hopes of one day seeing what they see.
This doesn't discourage me from looking at their game records anyway, but I don't want to ascribe any didactic value to it. I'm just staring in admiration that they move in ways I cannot explain, to achieve effects I don't fully recognize.
I've played this game for years, but any pro could probably beat me by playing purely from memory at blitz speed, while I take two minutes per move. There's such a chasm between their viewpoint and mine.
I guess that sort of admiration does serve a useful purpose, in that it inspires me to dig deeper in hopes of one day seeing what they see.