lichess.org
Donate

Viewing moves from the opponent's POV

I feel I'm pretty good at evaluating my own position in a vacuum, what the next move should be, what I'm trying to achieve.

What I'm really bad about is even bothering to look at the game from my opponent's position, to see what they're planning - and obviously what moves I could make that would help them / hurt them.

Are there any specific books around this concept? Or any good tips on how to "think like my opponent" more prophylactically?
Since I started playing seriously the first thing I think about is what is my opponent going to do if I make a nothing move. The way I play (or try to play) is to stop opponents play before seeking my own (unless there is mate or something). The way I see it is I can out wait my opponent and he may blunder in that amount of time. It obviously does not always work that simple but it is something to aim for.
One example being this game where I made a couple mistakes in the opening and my opponent was better for the whole game with black. Basically ended up making waiting moves that made my position solid and he hung his stuff so I won.
en.lichess.org/xKlo2rJw

This topic has been archived and can no longer be replied to.