It’s all about anticipation – if you have a comfortable and confident grasp of even just the basics, then provided your anticipation of your opponent’s plans are accurate, success can be achieved against a player of greater skill should they fail to anticipate equally adequately. This is a long-winded way of stating simply that no matter what level your grasp of the game is at, the more moves you think ahead, the better you will fare, generally speaking – certainly relative to your opponent anyway.