I wasted some time and calculated by hand the average classical ratings compared to chess.com blitz ratings. I only counted people I could quickly find with google. The results: Chess.com blitz 3000+ = average classsical elo 2677 Chess.com blit...
1) Stop trying. Let's be honest here, you're only here for the ride. Amusement park is always open for you. 2) Study less. Most of your training isn't efficient. According to Pareto principle 20% of your work affects 80% of the result. 3) Do wh...
Here are a few combinations from my games in Reykjavik: ...
I am now a fide master. Somehow I got my elo over 2300. But I still have never been able to beat a 2500 guy. Also in my last tournament I lost 26 points. Though it was not too much of a surprise because of no training. And my next tournamen...
Was Ne2 a good move? How do you evaluate this position? More analysis can be found from this game.
Well I have taken quite a big vacation from my last blog post. One reason was of course laziness. Though this was reasonable because it took quite some time to post diagrams. Also I was very lazy with 3 of my correspondence games. Only in 1 game I...
Today's easy puzzles: There are other winning lines but this might be the easiest one.
My training plan seems to take a bit too much time. I will have to make it easier. But now to keep me from getting lazy I will every day post problems I find out from my games. I have found out that playing computers is a good idea. They always t...
I am over 20 years old and I attempt to beat all noobs (gransmasters etc). My records are something like this: ICC 5-minute 2370 CTS 18xx CT standard 23xx I won't mention bullet records cause I hope to quit that addictive bullshit. Also I have...
