Well, I'm not that good yet but my regimen is the daily 25 tactical puzzles and I play several timed games daily. My goal is pretty simple though. I just want to get good enough to thrash a couple guys at my chess club. I've also been reading Jeremy Sillmans Endgame book. Its helped me a lot in my understanding of how end games work.
How do you train?
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Yeah i like his book. I used to play by instinct so my translation to playing by his method has made me have some mistakes in moves that i would not normally have in a game. Also takes me longer to find the moves but they are better moves.
Funny i was all attack the King side and very good at it. Now i can start off that way and force my opponent into some defense mode and use his book to find a weakness in my opponent position elsewhere. Good and bad, my opponents realize early that this game may get rough. Which has lead to so tougher wins than normal.
A benfit i found is when i lose i can identify quickly why i lost a game.
cartmankyle wrote:
I'd like to share a morning ritual that I perform before beginning my training sessions. I call it "The Terminator". First, I crouch down in the shower in the classic "naked terminator traveling through time" pose. With my eyes closed I crouch there for a minute, visualizing either Arnold or the guy from the second movie (not the chick in the third one because that one sucked) and I start to hum the Terminator theme. Then I slowly rise to a standing position and open my eyes. It helps me to proceed through my day as an emotionless, cyborg chessing badass.
ROFL
thestoneroses wrote:
cartmankyle wrote:
I'd like to share a morning ritual that I perform before beginning my training sessions. I call it "The Terminator". First, I crouch down in the shower in the classic "naked terminator traveling through time" pose. With my eyes closed I crouch there for a minute, visualizing either Arnold or the guy from the second movie (not the chick in the third one because that one sucked) and I start to hum the Terminator theme. Then I slowly rise to a standing position and open my eyes. It helps me to proceed through my day as an emotionless, cyborg chessing badass.
ROFL
Even better do that before the game where your opponent can see it.
Do a lot of rook lifts.
Richard Pryor shall i go onto to rest of that list of celebrities in a certain well know famous club in the 70's. It may take longer with others but it will get there. Sooner or later it hits the pockets which makes it worse when your health is on the decline.