The seemingly calm intersections on the chess board tend to hide machines. You think your own line is solid and you don't know that your opponent has planted a time bomb in the dark. The name of the bomb is "dig."。
This is not an ordinary attack. When “duging” suddenly appears on the board, the whole game will be reversed in an instant — the original coherent shape of the chess was torn apart by hard-wires, and the well-built line of defence was cut like a piece of paper. It's like when you're walking around, the ground under your feet suddenly cracks into an abyss。
What's "deep"? Why is it so powerful
Don't be frightened by the name that sounds a little violent. In the chess terminology, “deeping” refers to a gap between two pieces of chess. In short, it's where you think you're safe and you're stuck with a nail。
But this nail is not easy。
The worst thing about it is surprise. How do you think you're gonna get stuck in the middle when your opponent's chess pieces look strong and close? But when this thing really falls, it's all too late -- your two pieces of chess are suddenly cut, your contacts are cut, your eyes are broken, and the whole game is in danger。
Think about it. You took a few pieces of chess to build your position, and the other side used only one move to get you out of it. That suffocation and shock is enough to make any chess player's blood pressure soar。
“digging” is not an aggressive attack, but a precision surgery. It does not seek to eat large areas, but rather to target the key and hit fatally. With the right place, it'll give you the least price for the greatest result。
The classic scene of "deep" in the field, every one of them cools your back
Just say no. Let's see how digs work in real pairs。
The most common cases occurred in competition at the edges. You have a piece of chess on the sideline, and you feel you're on your feet. But all of a sudden, your opponent's hand is dug in between the cracks of your two pieces -- your chess has suddenly become two pieces alone and has to live separately. The shape that would have allowed easy work to take place may now have to pay a heavy price to preserve it。
More deadly is the fact that “digging” is often accompanied by subsequent serial killings. It is rarely used alone, but rather as a hand-held set of combined fists. You've got a first. There's a break, a pounce and a bump waiting for you. Like domino, the first one falls, and the back one never stops。
The best game i've ever seen is the "digging" in the middle of the belly. White chess didn't get it at first. But then, after three steps, the entire dragon suddenly found itself in a position to escape — the dig was like a key that opened the door to death. White chess tried to struggle, but the follow-up to black chess came as a tide, eventually killing the dragon。
People who watch the war take a breath. The hand "dig" is too hidden to allow everyone to ignore its dangers. By the time it was discovered, it was too late。
The key to learning to dig: timing and location are more important than technology
Many people think that digging is a difficult technique that requires super-computing. Actually not. The real problem is not how to dig, but when and where to dig。
The wrong time, your "digging" becomes a delivery; the wrong place, your "digging" is unpowerful, and makes you passive。
So what's the best time? When they're not connected close enough. If the two were too far, it would be useless to "dig" inside and the other side could easily deal with it. If the two items were too dead, there would be no gaps in the middle, and naturally there would be no “deeping”. The ideal state is -- the other side thinks it's connected, but it's broken。
It takes you to have a venomful eye. Not on the surface, but on the substance. Look at the gas between the pieces, look at the weaknesses of the shape, look at subsequent changes. The real chess player can see the deadliest holes when the other side is most relaxed。
The choice of location is more art. Where you want to dig must be the key to the other side. It may be the point of the eye, it may be the key to contact, or it may be the throat of the whole piece. One goes down, and it's gonna hurt, not itchy。
How to defend against digging? The best defense is to see through
How are we supposed to protect ourselves from this
The dumbest way to do it is to make up for it as soon as you see where it's possible. But it's too inefficient, and you're gonna get stuck, you're gonna get behind。
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Real masters, not passive defense, but proactive layout. They had already taken into account the risk of being “digged” when they left their children behind, so they had made the chess form stronger from the outset and had no chance for their opponents to do so. Alternatively, they deliberately reveal their cleavages and induce each other to “diggle”, which has in fact been trapped。
It's like two martial arts masters. The rookies only think of how to stop each other's fists, and the master has seen through all the other's lines of attack and has sealed your angle before you do。
If you're really dug up, don't panic. How serious is this digging? Is it a deadly blow that must be dealt with immediately, or can it be set aside temporarily? Sometimes the other party "deep" you, and you could just go somewhere else and grab bigger ground. The game of chess is not a partial gain or loss, but a global victory。
Turning dig into your killer
Now you know the power of digging. But knowing and using it is completely different。
The only way to truly master this technique is to practice. Find some "dig" classics, step by step, and feel the shock when it falls. And then in your own game, try boldly. It could be a failure at first, a miscalculation, and it could be the opposite — it was normal。
But one day, you'll start to know. You'll find the spot where you can dig on a board. You'll take a deep breath, pick up a piece of chess, and you'll fall in that seemingly impossible place. And then you look at your opponent's face from doubt to shock, to pain。
At that moment, you'll see that the most fascinating part of the game is in these seemingly simple moves that hide the energy to change the world。
Digging is only one of many. But if you really understand it and have it in your hands, you're going to have a new step. The line on the board is no longer unbreakable, because you already have the tools to tear all defenses apart。
Next game, look more at each other's pieces. Maybe there's an excellent dig waiting for you。
