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IpswichMatt wrote:
Chesstempo is better Vlad, and it's free
I'll try it out, but do you agree with Urk that all tactics are bad? Does Urk think that tactics shouldn't be used in-game either? Urk must be a very positional player.
Feb 10, 2017
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#84
I hold the minority view that Tactics Trainer isn't the best use of your time if you're trying to improve.
I don't use it. Well, I used it three times and didn't like it.
Feb 10, 2017
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#86
it isnt urk , id say the best improvement takes something from you ie cash , this will get you tutored by very strong players and thats bound to see a player progress , sadly even the game where a pauper can beat a king is still not so equal as i naively thought as a child new to the game
Feb 10, 2017
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#87
VladimirHerceg91 wrote:
IpswichMatt wrote:
Chesstempo is better Vlad, and it's free
I'll try it out, but do you agree with Urk that all tactics are bad? Does Urk think that tactics shouldn't be used in-game either? Urk must be a very positional player.
I'm a big fan of mixing up your training. Do some easy tactics fast, some harder tactics slow, some positional stuff, some endings. The most important thing is to keep enjoying what you do or you won't persevere.
urk wrote:
I'll start.
The tired old trope that regular, sustained practice on Tactics Trainer is essential for improvement.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
What else?
The tired old trope that regular, sustained practice on Tactics Trainer is essential for improvement.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
What else?
the belief that a snarky , superior attitude makes you right;
btw, look up "trope;" your usage of it does not make sense in context
ab121705 wrote:
urk wrote:
I'll start.
The tired old trope that regular, sustained practice on Tactics Trainer is essential for improvement.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
What else?
The tired old trope that regular, sustained practice on Tactics Trainer is essential for improvement.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
What else?
the belief that a snarky , superior attitude makes you right;
btw, look up "trope;" your usage of it does not make sense in context
"Significant, or recurrent theme; a motif"? Makes total sense actually.
wrong. a belief, true or untrue, is not a "theme." it is merely a belief. look up the word theme. and trope (again)
urk wrote:
I'll start.
The tired old trope that regular, sustained practice on Tactics Trainer is essential for improvement.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
What else?
The tired old trope that regular, sustained practice on Tactics Trainer is essential for improvement.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
What else?
Tactical skill is required for success; improvement in tactical skill is required for improvement. Nobody on this site has said Tactics Trainer was the only way, or even the best way, to improve tactical skill
Feb 10, 2017
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#92
I've heard that the better you get at tactics, the less benefit you get from getting even better at them - it's a law of diminishing returns type thing
Since Urk is already a strong player, what he says is probably true in his case.
Feb 10, 2017
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#93
TROPE:
b : a common or overused theme or device : cliché
It's a perfectly correct usage of the word in this topic.
Somebody on the internet once questioned my use of the word "conflate"
but he was wrong also.
The Tarrasch French is ok for white. The terrible middle game or end game moves played by thousands of players shouldn't deter one from making good opening choices.
Vlad, the tactics themselves are fine but the scoring system based on time is seriously flawed
Urk is my chess mentor. Urk said tactics are bad. Now I think that tactics are bad.
urk wrote:
I hold the minority view that Tactics Trainer isn't the best use of your time if you're trying to improve.
not for a 2100 level, obviously. but for a 1000-1500 level player, definitely
urk wrote:
TROPE:
b : a common or overused theme or device : cliché
It's a perfectly correct usage of the word in this topic.
Somebody on the internet once questioned my use of the word "conflate"
but he was wrong also.
TROPE:
b : a common or overused theme or device : cliché
It's a perfectly correct usage of the word in this topic.
Somebody on the internet once questioned my use of the word "conflate"
but he was wrong also.
careful, your posts are becoming tropes
Did you think I was just KIDDING?
Screw the stupid tactics trainer.
But for serious? Tactics do absolutely nothing for my chess development? I might have to start a thread on this.