Username: turn
Rating : 1584, as on December 13, 2009
Field: Openings
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Dec 13, 2009
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#3
username: jwhitesj
Rating as of Dec. 13 1768
Specialty: Tactics, Endgames
Alright!......So you wanna volunteer in both middlegames(tactics only, we'll spare you from the strategies....)and endgames?
Dec 14, 2009
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#5
Brilliant idea to help the lower rated players...Turn's Christmas gift to the world!
I'm happy to help...maybe talking through moves in a vote chess game is a good way to get beginners familiar with the basics of development, and as they become more solid with the more standard openings, we can look at a few more interesting games (or perhaps both simultaneously if there is sufficient interest.) This would allow me to get a few learning points across to several less experienced players at a time, rather than just one in an unrated takeback game. Allowing me to take on more students...this kind of project normally has many more students than volunteer teachers.
This could be co-ordinated with the openings you teach, or separate. Although the games would be looking at specific openings, I would want us to play them through to the end, so the members would get the full game under their belts with some discussion of middlegames and basic tactics, plus maybe a few endgames.
Dec 14, 2009
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#6
Aldums and EH are far superior to strategy then I am. I am good at finding tricky tactics in a given position, but getting to a position where tactics exist are more happenstance with me than carefull planning. If I was anywhere near as good at strategy and understanding pawn structures I would have a much higher rating. In fact, I'm hoping that EH or Aldums can teach me some stuff about Strategy.
OKay, let me sum this up.
Manchero wants to teach students the various ideas of chess through Vote Chess. Well, if that is so, Manchero will only come into the scene after some time, for when we start taking in the players, we won't be playing games for at least a month. When they are ready, then we'll strike. And Manchero, that's the time yu can remind them along the way the ideas and enlighten them sometimes.
jwhitesj wants to teach tactics. By the way, jwhitesj, are you capable of posting your tactical ideas and so in the forums weekly? If you can, then I'll give you more details.
Dec 14, 2009
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#8
When do you want to start inviting players? Do you want the members first, or a well organised group platform first - with articles and mentors already in place?
Well, the latter sounds more like a promising base for a successful group.
Dec 15, 2009
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#10
I, as discussed in my message to you Turn, would like to volunteer, I think it's a grand idea! but I don't know if I'ld be much help. I say so because of the type of player I am. The trial&error, inspirational type. I can play phenominally well at times and abysmally bad at others; but mostly just above average. You can't coach that can you?
You know some players are book, or recognize patterns, or are positional, or logical. While others are trial and error, or creative, or inspirational or tactical. You may call it dominantly right brained or left brained... or a combination of the foregoing. Both types can become GMs.
All this impacts on the way you coach the indivual player, and the kind of coach you are.
And here's a story that illustrates; our local chessist (the good ones, some with titles earned at FIDE Olympiads and others regular National finalist) sometimes gather on Friday evenings for Blitz games at a KFC or McDonald's to play for fried chicken. If you win 5 consecutive games against all-comers, the losers buy you your meal.
At I these I am a non-entity, usually just another victim, i have never won my meal.
My best play however, comes when my moves seem to to confound the champion players. At these informal sessions there is constant talk, advice-giving, critique and the like for every move; they critique white's move then they do the same for black. Everyone is involved in the game especially if someone, not me, is closing in on the 5th win. In one game where everyone was annoyed it was my turn, meaning a sure win for my oppenent, everyone was advising me. I usually follow this advise after all these are better players.
But this game against a 1900 FIDE rated player I played my own line, to the derision of my advisors, but then two moves later I sac'ed a knight and pushed a pawn on their Q, and as he took it, executed a finely disguised mate to everyones suprise...no one saw it coming. I couldn't do that again in a thousand years; definately can't coach it. So I will volunteer to support you in "any capacity necessary"
I commit to securing the services of a FIDE rated coach for our Academy as requested.
Since you are the inspirational type (these people are the ones who produce games that go down into history), I think I will put you somewhere around the area of team matches and Vote Chess( where Manchero has volunteered to help ).
Dec 15, 2009
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#12
Vudu has the complete opposite approach to myself. I am more mathematical, so given enough time I can figure out what is likely to be best. Would make me an awful OTB player against a more creative and instincive player...I'd always lose on time!
Having both kinds of players available to coach...priceless!
Glad to hear that.......
Yep. Friends, they are.
Sure did not understand that last sentence.
Dec 17, 2009
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#19
There's a trail of thought suggesting a coach needs to be 500 points higher rated than their students. You guys agree?
This, is the Red Army Academy link.
This is what we coaches do in the Red Army Academy:
1. Put up weekly forums on various openings.
The coaches who play this role strive to improve the openings of our students.
2. Play unrated takeback games.
The coaches who play this role strive to build up both a positional eye and tactical one for students in chess as well as giving them a test to see whether they have learnt what they should have from the lessons given.
P.S. If a student asks the coach to give more details and yet the coach is unwilling (not unable) to give more, the student can send a message to the Super Admin to complain. Then, the Super Admin will sort things out.
3. Post weekly forums on middlegame strategies and tactics.
The coaches who play this role strive to improve the middegame of our students.
4. Post weekly forums on endgames.
The coaches who play this role strive to improve the endgame of our students.
5. Play Open Forum games with our students.
The coaches who play this role strive to improve the teamwork between our students and familiarize students with the correct sequences in a position.
To sign up, just state:
your username,
your online rating, and
the field of interest you choose to teach in.
If you have any thoughts, any at all, please, we'd like to hear them. Thanks!
Here's the list of coaches who have signed up, by the way.From Funandnice.
whossnext:NO DEFINITE FIELD.
escral:NO DEFINITE FIELD.
changyin1: Middlegame or endgame
turn: openings
jwhitesj: Middlegame and endgame
frr: Any field.
Manchero: Vote chess
vuvuchile: Unrated takeback games
newcreator:NO DEFINITE FIELD.
kili: Any field.
consalvo: NO DEFINITE FIELD.
LYCAN148: middlegame
NotNezmetdinov: endgame
magnus75: openings
I will add to the list as they grow.