tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097781840059992476.post3163121183082735255..comments2023-08-06T03:01:26.305-05:00Comments on Chicago Chess Blog: Is this calcuation or pattern recognition?Bill Brockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14550157556545540714noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097781840059992476.post-5146305820843369582010-11-15T17:07:38.858-06:002010-11-15T17:07:38.858-06:00I would VERY OCCASIONALLY calculate a 9-ply (4½ mo...I would VERY OCCASIONALLY calculate a 9-ply (4½ moves) variation with no branches (or one branch) before I became a Class A player. Even now, calculating a variation more than six ply deep is the exception rather than the rule.Bill Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14550157556545540714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097781840059992476.post-89665774549319578582010-11-15T16:50:03.947-06:002010-11-15T16:50:03.947-06:00Off your rocker? No. Entering the twilight zone? Y...Off your rocker? No. Entering the twilight zone? Yes! <br /><br />But I do believe I see the point you were trying to make...it's starting to emerge from the fog...I can almost make it out. <br /><br />(On a personal note, it's reassuring to know pattern recognition is a factor in chess, because I can't calculate for beans.)Maret Thorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695800440816154249noreply@blogger.com