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Quantity vs Quality

Submitted by b-sheers on Mon, 07/28/2008 at 7:08pm.

The question I would like to put forth is:

With regards to improving ones game-

Is it better to play a few games at a time, giving them all your attention, or is it better to play a lot of games giving you the chance to face different situations?

I look forward to your comments:)

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Comments:

by figrock - 2 years ago
United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 1438

Play.., play.., and play more games..! Wink

by mauerblume - 3 years ago
Duesseldorf Germany
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 9342

For testing and building up an opening repertoire quantity is better, to learn and understand  middlegame- strategies and endgame-themes  presumely it is better to concentrate on few games

by winntrader - 3 years ago
west virginia United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 1

Iam a new player were do i began to learn the game?

by corum - 3 years ago
Leeds England
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 370

yes, I think fewer games is better. Maybe at the start - if you have never played much chess - then just playing lots of games is useful. But after that, the important thing is to force yourself to analyse positions and you can't do that if you have too many games on at once (unless you're Kasparov or unemployed). Having said that, although I would like to improve I don't follow my own advice. I normally have about 40 games on the go at once and I am lazy at analysing positions. I just love playing lots of games. :)

Steve

by b-sheers - 3 years ago
KC United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 672

Gonnosuke-  Great post!  Very insightful.  I like how you have divided your games with lower and upper rated opponents.  I can see how that would maximize your enjoyment of the game.  I recently decided to not try to take on a lot of games (no more than five) because I was making too many mistakes and not getting very much learning out of it. 

again, great post and thank you!

 

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