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chessmec: This is indeed correct. The difference between a better player and a worse player is not so much in the ability to think ahead as it is in the ability to formulate a plan. The real difference is that the amateur formulates a bad one or doesn't formulate one at all. (I say all this of course knowing that I have not yet reached what I consider "good" so anything I say is subject to scrutiny) (p.s. I should rant about losing a single game to a master player and ending up with a provisional BKR of 1616!)
(hide) If you are waiting for your turn, click on "change" next to the "refresh" on the main page, then set refresh the page to 30 seconds to get your turn to move displayed faster. (Servant) (show all tips)