another excellent article Dr. Vasquez. If we listen carefully to Heidi, she keeps repeating "thought process error". In my humble opinion, this is at the top of my list ie: tunnel vision, checking for safe moves ... all the "seven deadly chess sins" as Rowson explains in his books". :)
Excellent post. If I may add (noted by Dan Heisman at least a decade ago): part of the problem that adult improvers face is that what is being marketed to us is 90% in the first category: books, courses, and videos on openings, endgames, strategies, etc etc. As Dan also notes: for adult improvers, the most bang for the buck, the low-hanging fruit is -- exactly as you say -- getting rid of the mistakes.
another excellent article Dr. Vasquez. If we listen carefully to Heidi, she keeps repeating "thought process error". In my humble opinion, this is at the top of my list ie: tunnel vision, checking for safe moves ... all the "seven deadly chess sins" as Rowson explains in his books". :)
Man… thought process errors are my specialty!
Excellent post. If I may add (noted by Dan Heisman at least a decade ago): part of the problem that adult improvers face is that what is being marketed to us is 90% in the first category: books, courses, and videos on openings, endgames, strategies, etc etc. As Dan also notes: for adult improvers, the most bang for the buck, the low-hanging fruit is -- exactly as you say -- getting rid of the mistakes.
(But harder to sell a book on that!)
Great post!