Thanks, I am planning to purchase it!
cognitive fatigue in chess (woodpecker method)
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Sep 10, 2021
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What’s the Woodpecker method?
Personally feel like I have chess fatigue or at least in a bad slump. Came out of no where and definitely frustrating.
Personally feel like I have chess fatigue or at least in a bad slump. Came out of no where and definitely frustrating.
Sep 11, 2021
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https://forwardchess.com/product/the-woodpecker-method is a book by two recently qualified Swedish Grandmasters who both claim to have gotten all three GM norms inside a year by practicing tactical vision. The book contains 1128 puzzles (222 easy, 762 intermediate and 140-ish advanced), and the claim is that by solving (and resolving in order to complete more quickly) results in significant improvement for strong players.
There is a free sample on that page which gives a better idea.
My playing rating is 1100-ish here for both blitz and rapid, although I've been working hard on the puzzles on chess.com and my puzzle rating is currently 2300-ish.
I bought the book today and I'm able to solve most of the first 100 easy problems.
I tried the Woodpecker Method for 2 weeks before I got too busy to continue. I was surprised from my results because I was low 1400 and I was able to reach 1500 almost instantly after doing at least a weak of the Woodpecker Method. My rating did tank after my membership expired and not continuing with the Method but I will say it works