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And how did you make the game?? I have forgotten.
Jan 19, 2020
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Bultai wrote:
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What's next is you invest in a few books on the Najdorf. White has at least 7 main options here (6.Bg5, 6.Be3, 6.Bc4, 6.Be2, 6.f4, 6.h3, 6.g3), and to expect chess.com users to write out an entire tree of variations is BS. There are plenty of Najdorf books out there.
Jan 19, 2020
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ThrillerFan wrote:
Bultai wrote:
What's next
What's next is you invest in a few books on the Najdorf. White has at least 7 main options here (6.Bg5, 6.Be3, 6.Bc4, 6.Be2, 6.f4, 6.h3, 6.g3), and to expect chess.com users to write out an entire tree of variations is BS. There are plenty of Najdorf books out there.
Considering that your Elo rating stands at approximately 600, I would recommend that you look deeply into tactics. It's been oversaid numerous times, but overlooked a far greater proportion. Henceforth, I advise you to get an account of chesstempo.com, primarily a tactics trainer which differs from chess.com in the sense that you have access to unlimited problems. Opening knowledge becomes invaluable at the 2000+ level, and I don't want to foment an uproar as to where it begins definitely so feel free to correct anyone of vaster experience.
Jan 19, 2020
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#7
An alternative to immersing oneself into books dedicated to the Najdorf could be the simple act of watching unimpeachable content videos. thechesswebsite is a decent youtube channel to instigate your conquest, and watching the video below should be adequate for you to start to employ this opening in your own games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfLYXrMoxT0
Jan 19, 2020
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#8
Bultai wrote:
And how did you make the game?? I have forgotten.
You need to be using a real web browser, not the app for mobile devices. Then there is a button (looks like a chess-board) especially for entering games or diagrams.
At your level, you would probably get more mileage out of studying tactics, model mates and endgame play than an in-depth study of the Najdorf… and I say this as someone who has been playing the Najdorf since the early 1970s.
Jan 19, 2020
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#9
blueemu wrote:
Bultai wrote:
And how did you make the game?? I have forgotten.
You need to be using a real web browser, not the app for mobile devices. Then there is a button (looks like a chess-board) especially for entering games or diagrams.
At your level, you would probably get more mileage out of studying tactics, model mates and endgame play than an in-depth study of the Najdorf… and I say this as someone who has been playing the Najdorf since the early 1970s.
Worded impeccably
Jan 19, 2020
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#10
@Bultai Looking at some of your most recent games, I'd say that you should analyse your games as some of the moves you execute are not quite justified. Utilise the checks, captures and threats strategic thinking method and that should ensure that you are aware of any of your opponent's pieces being left en prise. For your level, I would state that you are playing decently, but would recommend you have a firm grasp of the principles involved in strategic and tactical chess and incorporate them into your opening repertoire. Be aware of any impending threats a higher rated player poses. Try to circumvent playing blitz or bullet; if you cannot abstain from playing the former, play 10 min games so you can actually reason. As for an inability to refrain from the latter, boost your positional and tactical understanding and work your way upwards. The same essentially goes for blitz chess of low time controls. Do not delve directly into master's games or their analyses for that matter, because some of their moves may seem completely unjustified and thus formulating a grand discrepancy much alike the Erdos discrepancy problem. Revise your core understanding of the fundamental principles, before coalescing into an affinity for tactics, and eventually refining.
Yeah....it would have helped me a lot. But the problem is I can't afford a diamond membership, as I am now studying at 10th standard. So, I only get access to a few drills, and hardly 6 tactics per day. Still ....I will mind your words. Thank you for pointing out my flaws.
And can you suggest me some chess books of intermediate standard? Actually I need to work on positional skills and tactics.
Jan 19, 2020
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#13
Bultai wrote:
Yeah....it would have helped me a lot. But the problem is I can't afford a diamond membership, as I am now studying at 10th standard. So, I only get access to a few drills, and hardly 6 tactics per day. Still ....I will mind your words. Thank you for pointing out my flaws.
I propose that you create an account on chesstempo.com, for the sheer sake of practising tactics. There, you will have the latitude of viewing key positional and tactical motifs, and I suggest clicking through all of the motifs before actually utilising the tactics trainer. From the following link, you can gain a significant portion of the motifs there are in chess.
https://chesstempo.com/tactical-motifs.html
https://chesstempo.com/positional-motifs.html
Alternatively, you could view some videos from youtube channels such as John Barthomolew, thechesswebsite, Saint Louis Chess Club and nimiety of others but ensure that the video you view caters to your needs, i.e. if the video was aimed at a rating confined to 1800, circumvent it. Once you are confident you have progressed adequately, with your rating advancing to 1200, watch some master games. At this level, you should be able to comprehend the scope of a master's gameplay, of course with add-on comments from chosen channels.
In regards to a diamond membership, which has gradually seeped its way to much heated discussion, I don't think it's entirely necessary; even if you were able to afford it, there are an assortment of free invaluable resources outside of chess.com. I can relate to the subject of affordability because were I to be in your nation, I would be in merely upper primary.
Jan 19, 2020
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#14
Bultai wrote:
And can you suggest me some chess books of intermediate standard? Actually I need to work on positional skills and tactics.
I have to say there are a plethora of resources from which you can gain information of suitable books to select. I, myself, have read virtually no chess books apart from dabbling in 365 ways to checkmate and Mark Dvortesky's endgame.
Below is a link dedicated to a wild farrago of chess books for the beginner and beyond.
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond
Jan 20, 2020
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#15
corum wrote:
I played the Najdorf a lot. I advise you to look at my games to learn. I can't advice you to follow games of Kasparov and Topalov. Later when you reach 1500.
Jan 20, 2020
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bong711 wrote:
I played the Najdorf a lot. I advise you to look at my games to learn.
Hey! Can you check my recent blitz game, and tell me my flaws? Had I won because I was strong or my opponent was weak?
Bultai wrote:
And can you suggest me some chess books of intermediate standard? ...
Here are some reading possibilities that I often mention:
Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf
http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Simple-Attacking-Plans-77p3731.htm
Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev (1957)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104437/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/logichess.pdf
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev (1965)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/most-instructive-games-of-chess-ever-played/
Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (1948)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf
Back to Basics: Tactics by Dan Heisman (2007)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233537/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review585.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-back-to-basics-tactics
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5856bd64ff7c50433c3803db/t/5895fc0ca5790af7895297e4/1486224396755/btbtactics2excerpt.pdf
Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014)
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/
https://www.chess.com/blog/ForwardChess/book-of-the-week-openings-for-amateurs
https://www.mongoosepress.com/catalog/excerpts/openings_amateurs.pdf
Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller (2015)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Chess_Endgames_for_Kids.pdf
A Guide to Chess Improvement by Dan Heisman (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review781.pdf
Studying Chess Made Easy by Andrew Soltis (2009)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090448/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review750.pdf
Seirawan stuff:
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_beginner/ev_winning_chess.asp?KATID=BO&ID=BO-Beginner
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090229/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review492.pdf
http://www.nystar.com/tamarkin/review1.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-openings
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-endings
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092617/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review560.pdf
"... Sure, fast games are fine for practicing openings (not the most important part of the game for most players) and possibly developing decent board vision and tactical 'shots', but the kind of thinking it takes to plan, evaluate, play long endgames, and find deep combinations is just not possible in quick chess. … for serious improvement ... consistently play many slow games to practice good thinking habits. ..." - NM Dan Heisman (2002)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627052239/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman16.pdf
"Generally speaking, 'Starting Out' and 'Sicilian Najdorf' are not exactly words that one envisions in the same title, because anyone who is just starting out should not dive into the vast ocean of theory that is the Najdorf. For beginners, the time invested in studying even minor lines can be more productively used solving tactical puzzles and basic endgame technique.
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... In some lines, a good understanding of basic principles will take you far, while in others, such as the Poisoned Pawn (6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 Qb6!?), memorization is a must, as one wrong move can cost you the game in the blink of an eye. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2006), reviewing Starting Out: Sicilian Najdorf
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626175558/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen87.pdf
Hey guys, can you give me the main line of the Nardjof Variation of the Sicilian Defence?