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Why is my rating so low
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Apr 16, 2019
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#245
I'll tell you what I've told many others.
When Death came for Greco, they played a game of chess. Greco checkmated his opponent in a few moves. When Greco told him to 'git gud,' Death left in shame, and has never bothered Greco since.
True story.
Apr 16, 2019
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#246
the_real_greco escribió:
Yes. I, like everyone else here, am perfectly rational, possess a perfect memory, and only need to be told things once.
When someone told me to get all my pieces out early, castle, and never hang a piece, I didn't need to be told twice. I did it from my first game ever, and have done it in each and every of the 10,000 games since. I have also never failed to notice a tactic more than once, because having seen it, I know how to use or avoid it forever.
The concept of repetitive practice is ridiculous. Just tell me how calculus works, and I will be better than Newton.
Oh wait. That's not how anyone works.
This is a joke right?
Apr 16, 2019
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#247
Prometheus_Fuschs wrote:
the_real_greco escribió:
Yes. I, like everyone else here, am perfectly rational, possess a perfect memory, and only need to be told things once.
When someone told me to get all my pieces out early, castle, and never hang a piece, I didn't need to be told twice. I did it from my first game ever, and have done it in each and every of the 10,000 games since. I have also never failed to notice a tactic more than once, because having seen it, I know how to use or avoid it forever.
The concept of repetitive practice is ridiculous. Just tell me how calculus works, and I will be better than Newton.
Oh wait. That's not how anyone works.
This is a joke right?
At least I know you don't have to be a genius to be rated 1400 now.
Apr 16, 2019
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#248
Yeah, it was some heavy sarcasm, aimed at the people deriding fast chess as useless. The point being that practice is necessary for everything.
"..., you have to make a decision: have tons of fun playing blitz (without learning much), or be serious and play with longer time controls so you can actually think.
One isn't better than another. Having fun playing bullet is great stuff, while 3-0 and 5-0 are also ways to get your pulse pounding and blood pressure leaping off the charts. But will you become a good player? Most likely not.
Of course, you can do both (long and fast games), but I don't recommend that right now. ..." - IM Jeremy Silman (June 9, 2016)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/longer-time-controls-are-more-instructive
Apr 16, 2019
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#250
So tell us Greco... you ever play with Death?
Bet he likes giuco piano.
Apr 16, 2019
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#251
He actually played 1. Nf3, which was a surprise since Zukertort wouldn't be born for another two centuries. I guess he was trying to avoid my famous traps.
Apr 17, 2019
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#254
kthprog escribió:
Prometheus_Fuschs wrote:
the_real_greco escribió:
Yes. I, like everyone else here, am perfectly rational, possess a perfect memory, and only need to be told things once.
When someone told me to get all my pieces out early, castle, and never hang a piece, I didn't need to be told twice. I did it from my first game ever, and have done it in each and every of the 10,000 games since. I have also never failed to notice a tactic more than once, because having seen it, I know how to use or avoid it forever.
The concept of repetitive practice is ridiculous. Just tell me how calculus works, and I will be better than Newton.
Oh wait. That's not how anyone works.
This is a joke right?
At least I know you don't have to be a genius to be rated 1400 now.
I was never good with sarcasm, besides, people often say or belive things so stupid that I cannot differentiate them with sarcasm.
As a last note, I think most people can become masters if they invest enough time and resources at chess, reaching 1400 is within the scope of anybody but the dumbest.
May 1, 2021
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#255
Prometheus_Fuschs wrote:
kthprog escribió:
I was never good with sarcasm, besides, people often say or belive things so stupid that I cannot differentiate them with sarcasm.
May 1, 2021
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#256
Dear kthprog,
I am a certified, full-time chess coach and International Master, so I have seen it and tried it all.
There are so many ways to get better and I know it can be overwhelming.
You can learn from free videos on youtube, there are books at your disposal that can all help, but they are not tailored to your needs.
One of the most important things you can do is to analyze your games! You must learn from your mistakes! That is a priority. You can't really move on to a new, different topic and learn new ideas if you still make the same mistakes over and over again!
This is where a chess coach comes into the picture. A good coach can show you how to study, what to study, gives you the material YOU need. Naturally, it takes time to use everything in practice, but if you are relentless and persistent you will succeed!
You should learn the main principles in every area of the game (opening, middlegame, endgame). Don't focus on only one part! You should improve your tactical vision as well as it is part of all areas!
This how I built my training program for my students. We discuss more than one topic during a lesson so it's always interesting and they can improve constantly. I give homework too and the right tools to make practicing enjoyable and effective!
Don't worry about your rating and the ups and downs! Just keep on playing and practicing!
I hope this helps. I wish you good games and 100+ extra ratings
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FitnessBen wrote:
Dear kthprog,
I am a certified, full-time chess coach and International Master, so I have seen it and tried it all.
There are so many ways to get better and I know it can be overwhelming.
You can learn from free videos on youtube, there are books at your disposal that can all help, but they are not tailored to your needs.
One of the most important things you can do is to analyze your games! You must learn from your mistakes! That is a priority. You can't really move on to a new, different topic and learn new ideas if you still make the same mistakes over and over again!
This is where a chess coach comes into the picture. A good coach can show you how to study, what to study, gives you the material YOU need. Naturally, it takes time to use everything in practice, but if you are relentless and persistent you will succeed!
You should learn the main principles in every area of the game (opening, middlegame, endgame). Don't focus on only one part! You should improve your tactical vision as well as it is part of all areas!
This how I built my training program for my students. We discuss more than one topic during a lesson so it's always interesting and they can improve constantly. I give homework too and the right tools to make practicing enjoyable and effective!
Don't worry about your rating and the ups and downs! Just keep on playing and practicing!
I hope this helps. I wish you good games and 100+ extra ratings
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Oh, so you know better than Hikaru...
Maybe there is no easy answer... maybe different answer for different person?
Are you sure Naka said that?