Chess is a fascinating game. Its a game of risk, calculation and battle. The game has developed to a perfect form and it did so a very long time ago. There are no tricks, no easy paths. No shortcuts.
The concept of chess is often used to explain how the brain functions. After many games certain patterns imprint in the mind. Experts look at a board and can see instantly the options presented as if the sub-conscious mind recognises certain patterns without going through a conscious thought process. Because these conscious thought processes take time the advantage of immediately recognising patterns leads in almost all cases to the correct move option. As humans have weaknesses errors arise but errors are fewer in-between when memory and sub-conscious activity expands. The rest comes down to innovation and it is this skill that attracts so many players.
