Answers.Body: <p>Somewhat related to your question of playing styles, perhaps a good book on thinking process is really what you need. Organized chess thought is not obvious at times and takes practice. There are a bunch of good books out there written by GM's who give advice on how to organize your thinking during a game. Here are a few authors:</p>
  
  <p>1: "How to Reassess Your Chess"  by Jeremy Silman</p>
  
  <p>2: "Find the Right Plan" with Anatoly Karpov</p>
  
  <p>3: "How to Choose a Chess Move" by Andrew Soltis</p>
  
  <p>Of these three, the first is the easiest, the 2nd is the most practically applicable to play, and the 3rd is a little scattered. But, all three give you a good base for which to base decisions on. </p>
  
  <p>My favorite is Karpov's book because it is reproducible during games easily for me.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I have an opponent that knows nothing about formal chess stuff, no glossary, no openings, and so on...</p>
  
  <p>And yet that opponent destroys me every time with some DEEEEEP calculating, sometimes 20 minutes long for a single move in untimed chess...</p>
  
  <p>I am nowhere good enough for that. I have ADHD and lose track of what I was calculating in my head mid-move, and every time this happens, I make some stupid blunder. (Also I tend to lose due to running out of time).</p>
  
  <p>Is there any obvious play style I can start to use to go around that weakness?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Although you say that your opponent knows no theory, he must have a knack for creating situations in which deep calculation is possible and profitable. How does he do that? It might be helpful if you posted a game or two.
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Comments.Text: Maybe try playing blitz/"bullet", there's just no time to do deep calculating and therefore it equalizes forces a bit. It's harder in other ways, though…
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Comments.Text: "...sometimes 20 minutes long for a single move in untimed chess..."
  "(also I tend to lose due to running out of time)."
  
  Those two statements contradict each other.
  
  Play blitz with increment and make the first move that pops into your head. trial by fire.
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Comments.Text: tongue in cheek:  "being a gracious loser" ;-)
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Title: What is a good playstyle for players that are not good with deep calculations?
ThreadText: # What is a good playstyle for players that are not good with deep calculations?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-25)
  
  I have an opponent that knows nothing about formal chess stuff, no glossary, no openings, and so on...
  
  And yet that opponent destroys me every time with some DEEEEEP calculating, sometimes 20 minutes long for a single move in untimed chess...
  
  I am nowhere good enough for that. I have ADHD and lose track of what I was calculating in my head mid-move, and every time this happens, I make some stupid blunder. (Also I tend to lose due to running out of time).
  
  Is there any obvious play style I can start to use to go around that weakness?
  
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  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Although you say that your opponent knows no theory, he must have a knack for creating situations in which deep calculation is possible and profitable. How does he do that? It might be helpful if you posted a game or two.  
  > **username_2**: Maybe try playing blitz/"bullet", there's just no time to do deep calculating and therefore it equalizes forces a bit. It's harder in other ways, though…  
  > **username_3**: "...sometimes 20 minutes long for a single move in untimed chess..." "(also I tend to lose due to running out of time)."  Those two statements contradict each other.  Play blitz with increment and make the first move that pops into your head. trial by fire.  
  > **username_4**: tongue in cheek:  "being a gracious loser" ;-)  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2017-04-26. Score: 1
  
  Somewhat related to your question of playing styles, perhaps a good book on thinking process is really what you need. Organized chess thought is not obvious at times and takes practice. There are a bunch of good books out there written by GM's who give advice on how to organize your thinking during a game. Here are a few authors:
  
  1: "How to Reassess Your Chess" by Jeremy Silman
  
  2: "Find the Right Plan" with Anatoly Karpov
  
  3: "How to Choose a Chess Move" by Andrew Soltis
  
  Of these three, the first is the easiest, the 2nd is the most practically applicable to play, and the 3rd is a little scattered. But, all three give you a good base for which to base decisions on.
  
  My favorite is Karpov's book because it is reproducible during games easily for me.
  
  
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