How to deepthink in chess?

Question

I was playing with computer making moves for me and it said chess mate in 7. This was a very non-obvious one since it did not appear that all the moves are forced so there is a lot of possibilities. It became very difficult to keep track of all the pieces after about 3 moves deep since its all in your head and not on paper. How do you keep track and visualize many moves deep?

Answer 1

A computer does not play chess, it calculates. It found a solution to checkmate in 7 moves. Be assured, unless its a forced set of moves, it will never happen (against a human). Forget about going that far in advance with your plans! Learn the game basics, and try to understand what is important for a balance of power. Even grand masters calculate only 3-4 moves in advance. If you know the game enough to be sure of 1-2 moves in advance with certainty, you are doing very well!

We can still beat the computers by knowing stealthy moves, even though they can calculate way beyond our skills.

I cant stress enough, that being good at chess has less to do with seeing a complex set of moves, than just understanding game basics. (optimize your pieces, create an advantage, play appropriately defensive or aggressive, find the most important feature of the game board and capitalize on it!, attack your opponents weakness, etc..) It usually has less to do with the move down the road, than the one right now!

Answer 2

Calculation is the most important skill in chess. It cannot be learned overnight or even in a few months. It must be practiced starting with simple two-move tactics and build layer upon layer until one can calculate reliably beyond five moves.

It is also important to understand the tactics of chess; forks, pins, skewers, etc., as well as the standard mating patterns.

Good books to start with are Yasser Seirawan's Winning Chess Tactics and Winning Chess Combinations. George Koltanowski's book Checkmate! is outstanding. The Art of Checkmate by Georges Renaud and Victor Kahn is also excellent, but it is only available in descriptive notation which many people don't like.

The key is to dedicate the time and effort in learning chess tactics. Chess is a lot more fun when you can play well and you will never become a strong player without learning the basics of the game.

Answer 3

think of urself as ur opponent. wad would u do if i were going to checkmate u in two moves given the current situation? would u sacrifice ur knight or rook? if so, wad implications will there be? will it lead to a forced variation, then a capture of the queen then checkmate eventually? or will i be able to turn the tables in this game? ur thought process should be logical. imagine that u are ur opponent and think of all the possible moves, as if u are really the one playing.

Answer 4

Easy.  You don't.  Why work that hard, you want to play like a computer?

Computers play exactingly.

Humans play better without "deep thinking" unless it is forced or obvious.

Answer 5

Dude watch where your moveing. look at your pieces [where can you move, what can move, and can your opponent do something about it] and vise virsa with what your opponent is doing

Answer 6

play chess and think