> Not having a long-term plan and focusing on short-term patterns is fundamentally wrong. There is nothing wrong in just wanting to learn to play chess, have s

> Not having a long-term plan and focusing on short-term patterns is fundamentally wrong. There is nothing wrong in just wanting to learn to play chess, have some tricks under your belt and having fun.. focusing on short-term patterns, as adult, maybe not having a lot of time to learn "the right bias-free way" is the easiest way to start having some fun.