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When Anand was 15 or 16, he was playing classical games at an incredible pace. He would barely use any time on the clock, and Ian saw this in person. His conclusion was that Anand’s time advantage came from using the opponent’s time to do the real work, predicting moves and calculating the key lines. So when it was his turn, he was basically just double-checking.

his conclusion would not be entirely correct since anand had very deep opening prep

thanks for the blog > When Anand was 15 or 16, he was playing classical games at an incredible pace. He would barely use any time on the clock, and Ian saw this in person. His conclusion was that Anand’s time advantage came from using the opponent’s time to do the real work, predicting moves and calculating the key lines. So when it was his turn, he was basically just double-checking. his conclusion would not be entirely correct since anand had very deep opening prep

I've one big warning. Hide your eyes/ face from your opponent when looking at the best move from your opponent in your opponents time. I've heard several times that a player was not careful enough and gave a very nice present to the opponent.

I've one big warning. Hide your eyes/ face from your opponent when looking at the best move from your opponent in your opponents time. I've heard several times that a player was not careful enough and gave a very nice present to the opponent.

Grandmasters think even when they walk off.
Some strong players were analyzing a position. The late GM Miles came by and looked at the position, then he walked off to the bathroom. When he came back, he suggested a very strange, winning move.

Grandmasters think even when they walk off. Some strong players were analyzing a position. The late GM Miles came by and looked at the position, then he walked off to the bathroom. When he came back, he suggested a very strange, winning move.

This is a great blog, and even though I think it helped me a lot, I think this will help the beginners even more. Thank you for all your tips and explanations. Please keep posting these amazing blogs! :-)

This is a great blog, and even though I think it helped me a lot, I think this will help the beginners even more. Thank you for all your tips and explanations. Please keep posting these amazing blogs! :-)

I was watching your yt vid on this, amazing advice. Keep going, the posts are very enjoyable, and in the same time teaching valuable lessons!

I was watching your yt vid on this, amazing advice. Keep going, the posts are very enjoyable, and in the same time teaching valuable lessons!

@g6firste6second said in #2:

When Anand was 15 or 16, he was playing classical games at an incredible pace. He would barely use any time on the clock, and Ian saw this in person. His conclusion was that Anand’s time advantage came from using the opponent’s time to do the real work, predicting moves and calculating the key lines. So when it was his turn, he was basically just double-checking.

He was probably talking more about the middlegame

@g6firste6second said in #2: > > When Anand was 15 or 16, he was playing classical games at an incredible pace. He would barely use any time on the clock, and Ian saw this in person. His conclusion was that Anand’s time advantage came from using the opponent’s time to do the real work, predicting moves and calculating the key lines. So when it was his turn, he was basically just double-checking. He was probably talking more about the middlegame

@mvhk said in #3:

I've one big warning. Hide your eyes/ face from your opponent when looking at the best move from your opponent in your opponents time. I've heard several times that a player was not careful enough and gave a very nice present to the opponent.

That's a good point!

@mvhk said in #3: > I've one big warning. Hide your eyes/ face from your opponent when looking at the best move from your opponent in your opponents time. I've heard several times that a player was not careful enough and gave a very nice present to the opponent. That's a good point!

@tpr said in #4:

Some strong players were analyzing a position. The late GM Miles came by and looked at the position, then he walked off to the bathroom. When he came back, he suggested a very strange, winning move.

True, some like Ivanchuk I think say they can see visualise better in their head? But probably not a bad idea to walk around for the body and resting from looking at the board too

@tpr said in #4: > Some strong players were analyzing a position. The late GM Miles came by and looked at the position, then he walked off to the bathroom. When he came back, he suggested a very strange, winning move. True, some like Ivanchuk I think say they can see visualise better in their head? But probably not a bad idea to walk around for the body and resting from looking at the board too

@Ay678 said in #5:

This is a great blog, and even though I think it helped me a lot, I think this will help the beginners even more. Thank you for all your tips and explanations. Please keep posting these amazing blogs! :-)

You're welcome, glad you find them useful - I would say it helps stronger players, because when you're a beginner you probably get a bigger return out of getting better at tactics such as noticing hanging pieces, but I'm sure it helps too!

@Ay678 said in #5: > This is a great blog, and even though I think it helped me a lot, I think this will help the beginners even more. Thank you for all your tips and explanations. Please keep posting these amazing blogs! :-) You're welcome, glad you find them useful - I would say it helps stronger players, because when you're a beginner you probably get a bigger return out of getting better at tactics such as noticing hanging pieces, but I'm sure it helps too!