Free new chess book - getting better without studying!?

I've actually written a booklet on Kindle on the topic and we're lecturing and talking about it in our club. I'd be interested to hear if you have any similar experiences - 

Many years ago when I played much more seriously, I studied *really* hard, but just could not seem to improve above 2000 USCF. I got so frustrated I quit playing! I'm much older now, and play just for fun, so I went back and thought about my earlier experiences. My little booklet is free right now on amazon - feel free to get it and let me know what you think.

The booklet is at http://tinyurl.com/12-tricks-chess-vol1

Hi Tom,

I started reading your book. Interesing stuff so far (though, a bit obvious: Keep it simple, Create a physical que to the habit of checking CCT before each move, remove pressure).

But if it helped you - it might as well help me too, so I'll keep reading. 

Can you please explain this line:

"First half of 2015 = 1 + 1- 6 = or 4/ 8 = 50%" (Kindle Location 243). 

This booklet is just what I need. I have lost 4 of my last 6 games to blunders.

I look forward to Vol 2

Yairjazz: the line you quote simply means that in the first half of this year, in tournament long time control games played against expert and master opponenets, I scored one win, one loss and six draws, a 50% result, compared to last year when I did much worse in large part because I got advantages but pushed too hard and lost.

Tell me about your experiences! (If you think anti-blunder habits are obvious, does that mean you have great anti-blundering habits and never blundered? )

I had to work to save a draw just recently because, at midnight after 4 hours of play, I was too tired to 'bother' with my habit blunder check... and dropped a pawn. Saved it, but what a pain!

Hi Tom,

Regarding blunder check -

I didn't say I can follow it, each move no matter what. I meant that the idea of having a physical cue to do it isn't new to me.

Ah - Gotcha. Have you done this and saved yourself from big errors?

It took me a few years to actually start doing blunder check on a regular basis. It certainly boosted my game. But as you noted - it has to be done not on almost every move, but on each and every move. Now that is the real challenge, and here comes the idea to connect it to a physical habit. I will try it.

Yup - make it part of physcially moving a piece, the thing you have to do before you can reach out your hand or move a mouse! It's hard to do but it works!

Thank you! I am a 1400-ish rated player here on chess.com (real strength might be lower) and I found the ideas here definitely useful. Seems like a nice and practical approach to the problems that amateurs such as myself experience frequently. Much appreciated!

I went to Amazon They allowed several pages to be read.

There is a price for the book, 99 cents.

DENVER

Hmm... I'm not on Kindle Unlimited but I downloaded it for free.

I am not on Kindle Unlimited, still listed as free ($0.00) for me.

Sortof like learning to speak a foreign language at age 12 or later....easy without studying????  only in the advertisements...one still has to pay the dues and spend the time studying and practicing...yes, some methods are better than others....I speak 4 languages almost fluently but had to and still have to work at it...chess, like language, can be and is often learned WITHOUT study, but to excel both study and practice make the goals much easier to achieve!!!!

Did you read the book?

Interesting book with a different approach to improvement. Can't beat the price!