Cara Menjadi Master Catur Chapter Five

Sense 

Many amateurs believe that becoming a master is  all  about what you know. Masters  know  more  technical  chess  information,  like  extensive  opening analysis, exact endgames, and the  like. That 's  an  excuse. You can say, "If  only I had  the time  to study  and digest  that mass of  information, I'd  make master, too.  I'd  know what a master knows ."  But a  master  also  has  an  edge  over  you  because  of what  he  senses.  That 's  much harder to acquire . For  example,  a master  has  a better  sense  of danger.  Giving a  simultaneous exhibition  he  will quickly  make luft  in  one  game  as  he  moves on  to  the  next board.  It's not because of  what he  knows or what he calculated.  It's  simply  his sense that this was the  right time to play h2-h3.

Counterplay 
Where  a  master's  superior  sense  of timing  stands  out  is  when  material  is equal.  Then an  appreciation  of  other factors  - particularly  counterplay  - tells him whether time  is a factor and who it favors .A good  sense of  time is intuitive. But it's  a  more difficult kind of  intuition  to acquire  than ,  for  example,  realizing  when  a  standard  combination  is  available because you recognize a pattern. Critical moments don 't fit a pattern. Nevertheless, there are timing training methods. One that works particularly well with computers is  to  examine early middlegame  positions  from database. You could go to one of  the  on- line databases, such  as Chessgames.com, and look up at the games from a recent  international  tournament.  Then, one game  by one, click  on each position after say, the  15th or 20th move. Your  aim  is  to  see  if  you  can  evaluate  urgency.  Does  time  matter  to  one player more than  the  other?  That  is,  will one  side 's  position naturally  improve over  the next several moves if  nothing dramatic happens? Does one side have to use its  initiative,  lead  in development, whatever? Once you 'v e made an evaluation, see what did happen and whether one side or the other acted  out of  urgency. This will help deepen your  sense of when you have to  act.

Prop hylaxis  =  Time  Saved 
Masters make all sorts of  mysterious,  aggressive moves  in  sharp positions. But  some  of the  most  mysterious  don 't  seem  to  do  anything.  In  a  Sicilian Def ense, when time  seems to  be a high priority, a master may spend a tempo  to shift the  White  king from g1  to  h1.  Or,  if  castled queenside, from c  I  to b  l.

Critical  Positions 
Reflecting on his long  career,  Boris Spassky said the greatest superiority he en joyed  over  his  rivals  was  a  particular  sense  of  timing:  He had an  uncanny feeling for  when to  mix it up, when to  increase  tension, when  to  force matters. "I was the  king of  critical  positions," he said.

Plus-moves 
When a game ends  in victory without a turning  point it often has a decisive trend  in stead.  A master sees trends that others don 't. That is,  a master is  better at  recognizing  when  one  side's winning  chances  are  gradually  and  steadily improving.

Visualize  the  Rooks 
One  of  the  tricks  to  spotting  a  potential  trend is  visualizing  how  the  rooks will come into action .  If  one side can make much better  use of  his rooks and has a free hand to do  it, that 's usually  a good trend.

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