That will not happen without practice and

without several mistakes being made along the way.

One other thing is that simply because you have a

lot of chess knowledge, doesnt mean you win all your
games.
Every time you go to a chess tournament, there are
new challenges. You will find that each new experience will
cause growth. Sometimes it will be the losses that cause
the most growth. If you have a great thought process in
place, you will be able to understand the losses better and
make faster progress.
A couple more examples before the main problem
set.

Black has successfully brought the rooks to the 2nd

rank, the queen is in a good place, and the bishop has a
useful diagonal. That does not mean the win is easy. There
are no free pieces or one move
checkmates. For this book, this is about as hard as
problems will get.
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Before you make the first move, you need to see the
entire process in your mind. If somehow you miscalculate,
go back and see where the

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mistakes were. This a a position where combinations

happen. 1. Qf1+ (QxR+) KxR 2. RxB+ and if 2. Ke1 Rg2
(Threatens Rg1++) 3. Kf1
Raf2+ 4. Ke1 Bd2+ 5. Kd1 BxR 6. QxR Rg1+ 7. Qe1
(forced) and RxQ.
Or if 2. Kg1 Rg2+ 3. Kh1 Rac2 (Threatens Rc1+ ) and white
will have to give up a lot of material.

It is black to move in this position. The question is, Is

RxR a good move? If you think one move deep you will
say, No, because of QxR. However, RxR is a great move
because after QxR black can play Na3+ forking the king
and queen.
The previous problem was a complex calculation
involving many moves. This problem was a two move
knight fork. In a game of chess, your opponent is not likely
to tell you what is happening. Chess moves are not played
randomly but you do not get to know whether the
next move is going to be a simple one or a big thought.

Practice, starting with all the basic ideas and

working your thought process out like a spiral.

Double check and be careful.