Question for advanced players

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UncleHAL9000
kindaspongey wrote:

"... for those that want to be as good as they can be, they'll have to work hard.
Play opponents who are better than you … . Learn basic endgames. Create a simple opening repertoire (understanding the moves are far more important than memorizing them). Study tactics. And pick up tons of patterns. That’s the drumbeat of success. ..." - IM Jeremy Silman (December 27, 2018)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/little-things-that-help-your-game

Thanks for the article. I enjoy those. I have a bunch bookmarked for reference. And I see its a Silman. Seems like he has penned a lot of chess related materials.

UncleHAL9000

Sorry that first part was directed somewhere else. My fault!


No worries. I got your meaning. 

I was actually just playing around with the Zuckertort opening against the computer. The computer stayed with me for a bit but soon moved off what they call book. What do you do when your opponent moves off book? Do you just look for the best move? What's the best way to determine that.

I'll check out the chigorin and the baltic in a bit. I have them on the list.

UncleHAL9000

That's makes sense.

I actually have that article bookmarked. 

Learned not to move pieces twice and castle quickly. Also about controlling the center. Wish I'd have read that article before I started playing. I'd have probably won more games.

UncleHAL9000

My best game yet.

 

old_acc_mm
That’s a good example of a game when you wonder if white was trying out blindfold chess :P