> In general, defensive tactics and puzzles are underrepresented in chess literature and resources.
I play a lot of puzzles (Storm) on Lichess, and this hits hard. I can spot good attacks, but not good defences because it’s vastly underrepresented in my training.
ie : replace in stomSelector lila.puzzle.PuzzleTheme.mix.key by lila.puzzle.PuzzleTheme.defensiveMove.key and run a custom lichess as explained in the ReadMe
ConspiracyFact [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I wonder if this is a subconscious reaction to the drawishness of the game. There are certainly very many beautiful defensive motifs, but strong players might be biased against training on them because they constantly encounter strong defense leading to drawish positions.
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I play a lot of puzzles (Storm) on Lichess, and this hits hard. I can spot good attacks, but not good defences because it’s vastly underrepresented in my training.
For training more related to this article : https://lichess.org/training/xRayAttack
You can find the list of specific training themes here : https://lichess.org/training/themes
More specifically modify line that allow to pick the theme https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/blob/64b6f7966c8ed48dc90...
With one of the value given here : https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/blob/64b6f7966c8ed48dc90...
ie : replace in stomSelector lila.puzzle.PuzzleTheme.mix.key by lila.puzzle.PuzzleTheme.defensiveMove.key and run a custom lichess as explained in the ReadMe
(Source: naked speculation from a USCF Expert.)