How to do mental math in chess

Principles of improving Xiangqi mental calculation:

①From shallow to deep, from simple to complex. From practicing the silent calculation of one or two moves to four or five moves, from practicing the realization of the variations of one move to the variations of many moves, perseverance, perseverance.

②Only look at the chess diagram or set up a game of chess for silent calculation, do not rely on moving the disc to help observation, a moment can not figure out, you can rest and think again, make sure that the ability to think to the highest level, and only then move the disc to double-check.

Methods to improve mental calculation in chess:

1) Observation combined with game review. When observing a master's game, the dynamics of the game will gradually appear in front of our eyes, and we will be able to meditate on the moves of both sides with an objective and critical attitude.

②Analysing game scores: Analyzing a full game score can be done by combining observation and replay. You should never start with the moves in the score, and you should not try to play the game by moving the pieces, but you may want to know whether it is a draw or a kill, so that it will help you when you start to meditate on the game.

Chess, also known as "Xiangqi" and "Chinese Chess", is a traditional Chinese chess puzzle game with a long history in China, belonging to the two-player adversarial game, which has become an extremely popular and widespread chess activity due to the simplicity of its utensils and the high degree of its interest. Chinese chess is the Chinese chess culture is also the cultural treasure of the Chinese nation.

Chess is mainly popular among Chinese people and countries in the Chinese character culture circle, and it is one of the 78 sports officially practiced in China. It was one of the official competitions of the first World Intellectual Games, and on June 7, 2008, Xiangqi was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.