In short, anyone could become an "excellent" chess player just by memorizing a few hundred different patterns (if he moves here, I move here, etc.) It's more about memorization than strategy, unless of course you count choosing a particular pattern as a strategy.
I tend to disagree here, but it holds true that good chess players are often people with an excellent visual memory. Still not everyone is gifted with such a memory nor the ability to make the right choices and predict the outcomes of certain moves. That takes years of practice and dedication - that's why it takes such a long time to become good at the game.
I think you may be rubbing a lot of chess-players completely the wrong way here mr Barton ;)
In short, anyone could become an "excellent" chess player just by memorizing a few hundred different patterns (if he moves here, I move here, etc.) It's more about memorization than strategy, unless of course you count choosing a particular pattern as a strategy.
I tend to disagree here, but it holds true that good chess players are often people with an excellent visual memory. Still not everyone is gifted with such a memory nor the ability to make the right choices and predict the outcomes of certain moves. That takes years of practice and dedication - that's why it takes such a long time to become good at the game.
I think you may be rubbing a lot of chess-players completely the wrong way here mr Barton ;)
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