Ask your GM Chesscoach

Hello fellow chesslovers,

Free advice In this forum. You can ask me anything and have a taste of what it's like to have your private coach. I am a full-time GM chesscoach with multiple prizes and prominent students. 

I'll respond when I can. 

GMRoeland

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It correlates with how much time and effort you put in it. For example: If you do consistent and good puzzle training, have sessions with a coach each week and plays longer timecontrol games. Then you can jump hundreds of ratingpoints 1 or 2 years.

Of course it's possible, it's just a lot harder to do it without. I have had many coaches throughout my GM chessjourney and do not think I would have gotten where I am today without them.

why do titled members always accept friend requests?

How difficult is it really to become A GM? Or what about IM or FM

Could i please a game against you? I understand if not but it would mean a lot, i would like to become one when im older.

If so, please send a friend request.

It takes time and effort. Consistent studying, playing games and analyzing.

I would like to become a GM when I’m older, please may I play a game against you?

How do you train a 3 year old to stop giving away pieces for free?

What makes 2400 blitz different from 2200-2300 ? I know how to improve but I have not been able to find a difference (like the difference between 2000-2200 is mostly positional play )

Hey RSCB2024, I'm really glad you're excited to play. I’ve got a busy schedule right now and can’t commit to a game, but keep training hard and having fun with chess!"

What works for me is to mention it playfully with a funny voice. ''Thanks for the free piece! Nom nom.'' They like the playfullness, but you bring positively attention that it doesn't help their game. If you do that everytime they give a piece, at some point they'll start noticing.

That's a hard question as not every 2200-2400 players is the same. Most of the time 2400 blitz-players have overall more skill. They have more experience with higher level games, are better at tactics, know their openings better etc. And especially for shorter time-controls: they learned how to be more practical with their time. For example by using opening with more traps, but also choosing easier options in the game to avoid loosing too much time.

How many books should I read, or what book is good, to have a adequate defense against a master ?

What do you think is better for someone like me, computer analysis or self analysis of games

Firstly, how important is it to spend a lot of time remembering openings. I'm talking about my level here (around 1850 rapid, around 1700 FIDE rapid) and I'm not interested in playing fast time controls.

When I meet someone about 200 rating points above me in a slower time control, I need to know how to get into a decent position at least in the middle game. And pawn-breaks are my weakness, as well as surviving pawn-storms or avoiding them happening to me in the first place.

As someone of 60 years old who in my youth was playing for my school and my university but pretty much gave up for many years at the age of 22, do I have much chance of making any progress now? (I'm not looking to get a title but 1900 FIDE / 2100 sort of rapid on here rating would be nice, albeit I'd probably never get a game at a slower online time control with increment in that pool and probably face a lot of engine users)