Oct 12, 2026 · 51 min · 11 segments
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back to it because I will ask you some questions about Blitz as well later on.
That's a beautiful discussion.
But you mentioned something very important.
You said top process.
And to me, that's also working as a coach for beginners.
You know, that's a key area of improvement.
so how did you fix those holes in your top process and what exactly do you mean even by top process do you think like the certain steps that you need to go through when searching for a move for example the opponent makes a move you have to look at their threat first and then candidate moves and then blunder check do you mean something like that when it comes to top process
But I think it's just the idea of being intentional about what you're thinking about during a game.
Because a lot of times you're... thoughts kind of wander during a game or you're, you're thinking you get tunnel vision, which I think is a problem, you know, for players at all levels.
Uh, and just being able to be like, okay, what does my opponent's move do? That's a question that has been very consistent since I started thinking about these kinds of things.
Um, you know, whether that makes a threat or something, and then, you know, trying to think.
about, okay, if I play this move, what is the most annoying response that they can make? And does that affect the plan that I have? So just kind of things like that has been really helpful for me.
Yeah, because I think that step itself or taking a step back and going through a certain type of small checklist, it cannot be too much because then you get overwhelmed, you know, working memory resources are overwhelmed.
It has to be something extremely small, short, but also important when it comes to finding good moves.
And that's why even, you know, seeing the threat, what would they play if I don't play anymore right now? You know, even that question, internalization of that question is a huge, huge improvement for many players.
I've seen it myself as a coach.
I created a course about this as well.
It's huge.
Now I'm actually creating a course on the other part of that step, blunder check, which is, of course, a huge issue for beginners.
And there are so little resources.
back to it because I will ask you some questions about Blitz as well later on.
That's a beautiful discussion.
But you mentioned something very important.
You said top process.
And to me, that's also working as a coach for beginners.
You know, that's a key area of improvement.
so how did you fix those holes in your top process and what exactly do you mean even by top process do you think like the certain steps that you need to go through when searching for a move for example the opponent makes a move you have to look at their threat first and then candidate moves and then blunder check do you mean something like that when it comes to top process
But I think it's just the idea of being intentional about what you're thinking about during a game.
Because a lot of times you're... thoughts kind of wander during a game or you're, you're thinking you get tunnel vision, which I think is a problem, you know, for players at all levels.
Uh, and just being able to be like, okay, what does my opponent's move do? That's a question that has been very consistent since I started thinking about these kinds of things.
Um, you know, whether that makes a threat or something, and then, you know, trying to think.
about, okay, if I play this move, what is the most annoying response that they can make? And does that affect the plan that I have? So just kind of things like that has been really helpful for me.
Yeah, because I think that step itself or taking a step back and going through a certain type of small checklist, it cannot be too much because then you get overwhelmed, you know, working memory resources are overwhelmed.
It has to be something extremely small, short, but also important when it comes to finding good moves.
And that's why even, you know, seeing the threat, what would they play if I don't play anymore right now? You know, even that question, internalization of that question is a huge, huge improvement for many players.
I've seen it myself as a coach.
I created a course about this as well.
It's huge.
Now I'm actually creating a course on the other part of that step, blunder check, which is, of course, a huge issue for beginners.
And there are so little resources.
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