Ask Me Anything [I am an International Master]

And I have a question: Can an IM title be reached by getting 2400 in FIDE Blitz events, or is it strictly tied to norms in Classical control?

Finally an actual IM

I want to change my job... how I can close this without affecting curent contests where I played or I play?

you are the kid in blue? )

hello im new hope guy can help me

try play against real players..not just bots

ok thanks for advance

you need someone in training real life face to face...you would improve much faster than online

play chess at normal speed... bullet is for experimented players witch have automatic move and very quick game analyses

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until you go to 2000 I dont recomend d4

My opinion is that most chess books are over the head of anyone below Expert level. The author gives so many (!) moves with no explanation of why it is good. And even more importantly, how to find the move in the first place! Too many (!) basically 'of course' Of course - what????

You have to do all that work yourself, IF you can figure it out in the first place! It will strengthen you because you figure it out on your own, but most players will not be able to - even putting the time in.

I truly believe chess books are not written to help the 'average' player. They do not want the average player knocking on the "Expert" door.

Beginner players get books on the basic strategies - castle, develop pieces, control the center.

Experts and above get the rest of the books.

The rest of us...........nothing. "Keep them out while taking their money" is the plan. Just my opinion.

What is yours?

I've taken lessons from a FIDE Master. All he did was review a few of my games with me. I now see what I did wrong in THAT game.

HOW to see the better moves was not ever part of the lesson. I'm going over "Pawn Structure Chess" by Andy Soltis. Most chess people claim it is a "classic". I am getting next to ZERO out of it. No explanations as to WHY moves are (!) and HOW do you see them in the first place?

Is it my lack of talent and/or brains or is it the fault of the book? I teach chess to kids.

There are very few bad students, but plenty of bad teachers. The teacher must adapt to the student. Books in the marketplace hit the beginner (buys the most books) and the Expert and higher (who buys the least books, but the middle players buys them but they are useless to him ).