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Ziryab
kindaspongey wrote:

"... Suba makes one point abundantly clear in the beginning – [Dynamic Chess Strategy] is not for players who cannot be considered advanced, and by that he means not for children (unless they are prodigies) and not for players under 1900 Elo. An Internet poster noted that many lower-rated players 'fool themselves' into thinking they understand very advanced chess books because 'they read them like novels' without ever really grasping the main points. As Suba is such an entertaining writer – he has an incredible wit – there is a danger lower-rated players may fall into this trap here. ..."

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233425/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review775.pdf

 

I read Suba's book when I was about 1425 USCF

SpiritoftheVictory
CoffeeAnd420 wrote:

Without going into great detail: Try developing another hobby or activity you can begin working on when you have your days where you're at the negative end of your polarity. Make it something challenging (like Chess, Math, your normal interests) but understand that because your main focus is Chess, you might not excel initially. Just do your best and mainly just let yourself drift into this activity and escape from the rest of the world when you spend time on it. Clear your mind of everything but it. 

This may help. And remember - the goal is to feel the best you can feel on a daily basis, with the most consistency. Whatever that ends up being. Your goal is *not* to excel the most at activities surrounding your core life like work, relationships, etc. So, your happiness is not dependent on results in your hobbies and side activities. Again, just focus on effort and always make sure that when you step away from a challenge, you can say you did your best. 

Balance is extremely hard to maintain for anyone. Sometimes, diversifying your mind even more helps you to feel more even and have less of the swing days. Putting too much "stock" in any one focus can sometimes be overwhelming in and of itself. 

 

The guy makes some very good points - I mostly agree. We need to understand that chess is not an easy game to improve at. I have been struggling at it myself for many many years. I suppose, at the end of the day, we all have to find our own way. We need to manage our own specific circumstances and make our own specific adjustments.

SpiritoftheVictory
shakaadriano wrote:

Question, in the lessons of tactics, I usually do for chess time because it's free. But I have a doubt, I know the good thing is to hit the exercise as quickly as possible, but should I care more about getting the lesson right or over time, is that the tactical lesson?
I got to 1500 in tactics and I think I came back a lot for lack of practice, I work teaching math and I don't always have time! And also here in Brazil we are in economic crisis, there are 13 million unemployed, I see father and mother with unemployed children for months and even years !!! our president Jair Bolsonaro is doing a good term and is gradually getting better, there is a lot of fake news about Brazil and about our president who has a "negative" image mainly in Europe.

 

Beyond doing the tactical problems, I do recommend getting the diamond membership to systematically study chess. The lessons offer short videos on all topics, following up with challenges for you to solve. It is a very good way to go from a beginner to a pretty decent player. It is good because it has a clear structure and is easy to understand.

 

I did not know that the situation in Brazil was so bad. I heard that before you guys were drifting towards socialism but things have gotten bad and now you are going back towards capitalism. I guess socialism does fail everywhere... I feel sad for the people over there... But I hope that the situation is not as bad for you to afford $99 per year - and if you can do that, it is a worthwhile investment indeed! Best wishes to you and your countrymen! happy.png

st0ckfish
Ziryab wrote:
kindaspongey wrote:

"... Suba makes one point abundantly clear in the beginning – [Dynamic Chess Strategy] is not for players who cannot be considered advanced, and by that he means not for children (unless they are prodigies) and not for players under 1900 Elo. An Internet poster noted that many lower-rated players 'fool themselves' into thinking they understand very advanced chess books because 'they read them like novels' without ever really grasping the main points. As Suba is such an entertaining writer – he has an incredible wit – there is a danger lower-rated players may fall into this trap here. ..."

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233425/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review775.pdf

 

I read Suba's book when I was about 1425 USCF

And I still read it now 😅

Nicator65
kindaspongey wrote:

"... Suba makes one point abundantly clear in the beginning – [Dynamic Chess Strategy] is not for players who cannot be considered advanced, and by that he means not for children (unless they are prodigies) and not for players under 1900 Elo. An Internet poster noted that many lower-rated players 'fool themselves' into thinking they understand very advanced chess books because 'they read them like novels' without ever really grasping the main points. As Suba is such an entertaining writer – he has an incredible wit – there is a danger lower-rated players may fall into this trap here. ..."

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233425/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review775.pdf

Aye, going after dynamism requires a solid grasp of the classical concepts (Alekhine and Capablanca first) because otherwise, the player may concede too much for not enough.

Thing is, to obtain a dynamic game, where the targets swift and switch constantly over the course of maneuvers or even a single move, the pieces (and pawns) require of several roads inside and outside their own camp, which often requires of compromises in the pawn structure (static weaknesses), piece and pawn misplacement, material sacrifices, etc., and also to properly evaluate the length of the opponent's initiative if it's him the one making concessions. As in any sort of balancing act, we should at least have to know where the floor is and how high we are.

The following game illustrates what a dynamic (or ultra-dynamic) game looks like:

 

Pawngrabber8006

Haha, in that game, Tal had 3 (!) brilliant moves 

kindaspongey

See a Suba sample at:

https://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Chess-Strategy-Modern-Classic/dp/9056916297

kindaspongey

"... this book ... was designed for players above, say, 1900 FIDE or equivalent. ..." - Suba man

UltimateCreatorofBob

Always take your time, as long as it doesn't run out, you're fine.

Pawngrabber8006
UltimateCreatorofBob wrote:

Always take your time, as long as it doesn't run out, you're fine.

Sound advice.....but for me, it always seem to run out 😅

Ziryab
1_a31-0 wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
kindaspongey wrote:

"... Suba makes one point abundantly clear in the beginning – [Dynamic Chess Strategy] is not for players who cannot be considered advanced, and by that he means not for children (unless they are prodigies) and not for players under 1900 Elo. An Internet poster noted that many lower-rated players 'fool themselves' into thinking they understand very advanced chess books because 'they read them like novels' without ever really grasping the main points. As Suba is such an entertaining writer – he has an incredible wit – there is a danger lower-rated players may fall into this trap here. ..."

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233425/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review775.pdf

 

I read Suba's book when I was about 1425 USCF

And I still read it now 😅

 

I still have it on the shelf and pick it up now and again to read bits.

drmrboss
UltimateCreatorofBob wrote:

Always take your time, as long as it doesn't run out, you're fine.

Very bad idea, I guess you are making a joke. You never knows whether the game will end in 30 moves or 60 moves, which is very hard to manage especially 1 min bullet or 3 min blitz. 

There are many logics in time management, but I am pretty sure yours is a very bad one.

kindaspongey

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9028.pdf