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Feb 28, 2016
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#44
I feel like experienced players may have trouble understanding this question... you probably don't remember a time when your thought process wasn't very efficient.
But do you have any tips for people who play too slowly? After I'm in time pressure I can speed up (I can play bullet and blitz). But when I have an hour on my clock I might take 2 or 3 minutes on every move until I'm under 10 minutes.
Feb 28, 2016
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#45
Wantobegm wrote:
BOoks for me I am 1234 rated
I suggest you to study The Amateur's Mind: Turning Chess Misconceptions into Chess Mastery from Jeremy Silman
http://www.amazon.com/The-Amateurs-Mind-Turning-Misconceptions/dp/1890085022
How do players at low ratings actually manage to learn a couple of openings and then play them in games? I know the opening four or five moves to a couple of openings, but no sooner do I play the second or third move, the opponent doesn't play ball and play the regular moves that you might see of a higher rated player against those openings. They'll make moves that you never see in the lessons or tutorials in response to your opening. How should a low rated player deal with that?
Feb 28, 2016
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#47
Harish73 wrote:
Which opening suits me? I play Sicilian as black. I play Italian as white. How would you suggest which openings should I play?
I suggest you to replay annotated master games of lot of different openings and by time you will feel a calling from the opening you need to play. You will enjoy to study them, you will feel energized. Then you found your openings.
Feb 28, 2016
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#48
Any advice for improving for a player like me? Currently my weakest points are endgame and tactics. Can you suggest me something that will help me improve these parts? Have a nice day!
Feb 28, 2016
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#49
shine5 wrote:
Hi! I am 20 years old. Do you think it's possible for me to reach master strength by playing long live (30+ min) games on chess.com?
Yes, I think it is possible for you. When you want to improve important to play always with better players than yourself, so you can grow up to their level.
Feb 28, 2016
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#50
klimski wrote:
I play Queens Gambit, can you recommend an opening system with white to change it up (not e4)...
I recommend you to play the Colle opening. 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 with short castle ad later play for e3-e4. Very solid opening.
Feb 28, 2016
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#51
DrFrank124c wrote:
What do you think of the Greek Gift sacrifice? Is it generally a safe sacrifice or should it be avoided?
If you get a winning position after the sacrifice then it is good, if the opponent can defend then it is bad. We can not be general about a sacrifice. We need to be very concrete.
Question about training.
I imagine that many users have little time in the day to day to train / study chess because of work, school, family etc. That said, assuming the person has one hour a day to study / train chess, what to do? How to mount a training for 1 hour duration? How to split this time with the greatest possible efficiency?
Feb 28, 2016
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#53
All_Exceed wrote:
Im 16 and thinking of going for my first rating tournament end of this year. How should I prepare?
I suggest you to play long time control games and analyze the games with the opponent and witha study partner ot coach and with a chess engine. I suggest you also to add new pieces to your knowledge by studying from books, videos, articles and study from a chess coach!
Feb 28, 2016
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#54
Robert_New_Alekhine wrote:
attilaturzo wrote:
You can follow these main principles for the attack:
2. "If you have an advantage, you must use it
immediately, or it will disappear." - Wilhelm
Steinitz.
...
I disagree. There are two types of advantage: Static, and Dynamic. There are positions when you need to play Statically (Benoni for white, Panov-Botvinnik for black), and there are positions when you must play dynamically (Benoni for black, Panov-Botvinnik for white).
When attacking, one must sometimes land in an immediate blow because otherwise the opponent has a long-term advantage, or you yourself have a long-term advantage and your opponent has no counterplay, so you can bring all your pieces to their best squares and you can play statically.
Of course, I am probably wrong about this as you are an IM and I am not even a CM, but in any case I would like to hear your opinion on this.
With both static and dynamin advantages you need to attack, you need to try to increase the pressure. When we have a dynamin advantage, example time advantage, we want to win something or chackmate him quickly, because other way he catch up in time and he can stabilize his position. When we have a static advantage, like a better pawn structure, then we attack the opponent's weak pawn and in most of the cases it needs many moves to win it or transform to an other type of advantage.
Feb 28, 2016
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#55
stuzzicadenti wrote:
Do you play the Grunfeld or King's Indian Defense? If so what are your thoughts on these openings?
I play both. They are exciting, sharp and interesting openings.
Feb 28, 2016
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#56
DarkKnight1980 wrote:
Hi, IM Artilaturzo. Im trying to become a stronger player but need alittle help/ guidence. I mostly play the queens gambit declined as white & the french as black. My tactical, positional, endgame & opening all needs work, but apart from this what else could/ should I do? Any help would be appreciated & thankyou!
I suggest you to play long time control games and analyze it with your opponent and with a study partner and with a chess coach!
Feb 28, 2016
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#57
BoltGambit wrote:
I am mid 1400 rated player. How should I plan my improvement
I think you should read comprehensive works about opening, middlegame and endgame. I suggest you the books of Jeremy Silman.
Feb 28, 2016
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#58
When I play in tournaments, my stomach is all squirrely before the first round. What should I eat before an event?
are bishops better than knights?
You can follow these main principles for the attack:
2. "If you have an advantage, you must use it
immediately, or it will disappear." - Wilhelm
Steinitz.
...
I disagree. There are two types of advantage: Static, and Dynamic. There are positions when you need to play Statically (Benoni for white, Panov-Botvinnik for black), and there are positions when you must play dynamically (Benoni for black, Panov-Botvinnik for white).
When attacking, one must sometimes land in an immediate blow because otherwise the opponent has a long-term advantage, or you yourself have a long-term advantage and your opponent has no counterplay, so you can bring all your pieces to their best squares and you can play statically.
Of course, I am probably wrong about this as you are an IM and I am not even a CM, but in any case I would like to hear your opinion on this.
I'm gonna go with Steinitz on this one.
Of course what do I know I'm just some old fart with a 1900 USCF rating that's a quarter-century old :-)
I'm following Steinitiz's rule. Steinitz said that there are two types of advantages, Static and Dynamic, and I agree.