Im working on Arthur Yusupovs 9 book series on chessimprovement and this is gonna take up alot of my time. maybe coach that can analyse my OTBgames?
How can anyone tell you a sensible answer without knowing you?
Somehow you got to 2000 in blitz. Was that all on your own? Did you read 100 books? Did you take classes? Did you have a coach?
i just played nonstop until i was 1300 but then i stopped improving. then i did read jeremy silmans endgamebook from beginner to master, then i did read jeremy silmans books amateurs mind and reassess your chess, then i played alot and made sure to analyse as many losses as possible. Then i played many games over many years. The book reassess your chess really blew my mind about what chess was about at the time it was an eyeopener
it may seem like i have improved at a very good speed but i have played incredible many games im addicted
You seem like quite a strong player already, a coach would have to be even stronger and might not be cheap because of that. But I think it's something worth trying if you are serious about improving. Explore all avenues and see what works for you.
If anything, it could benefit you hugely. Putting in the hours is something that is always needed, with or without coaching. Learning with a coach won't change that. But a coach can help by pointing out mistakes that you make that you yourself might not see or not immediately. That makes your studying more efficient. And there's a massive gap in understanding between 2000 OTB and 2400 OTB. To cross that gap is much, much more difficult than crossing the gap between 1100 and 1500. A strong player can help you out there, even though not every coach might be able to do so.
You made significant progress by yourself, and showed will to work on chess. I think that taking coach for most players that doesnt tend to be professionals is when you feel that you stopped improving. You passed through some very nice books and it is truly solid foundation to go on.
Best regards Ivan
thx guys i have alot to think about here. got to finish the 9 yusupovbooks so i got a while to think i guess xD
I am self-taught too. As long you feel that you are improving from what you are doing. You do not need a coach. Still, if you stagnate change your study plan. If still do not work that maybe the time of considering of getting one.
As long as you improve your training seems to work. If you are stuck at a certain rating - despite a lot of effort - it means that you work on the wrong aspects of your play. A good player can identify why you got stuck and on which aspect you should really work.
silman has a great endgame book (from beginner to master level) that i recommend & otherwise i would say working on puzzles & lessons every day. i'm 3575 on puzzles without memorization & i can say it's definitely good for ironing out defects in your move-selection process among other benefits such as boosting your move horizon & creativity.
silman has a great endgame book (from beginner to master level) that i recommend & otherwise i would say working on puzzles & lessons every day. i'm 3575 on puzzles without memorization & i can say it's definitely good for ironing out defects in your move-selection process among other benefits such as boosting your move horizon & creativity.
nice i should probably do more puzzles. i almost never do them because i get mad when i get them wrong
Im working on Arthur Yusupovs 9 book series on chessimprovement and this is gonna take up alot of my time. maybe coach that can analyse my OTBgames?