how to efficiently study your chess hero/model
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An hour and a half seems like a healthy time. Definitely a good approach to do so for your opponent, because if you only look at your good moves, you’ll never see your opponents’.
Anatoly Karpov always looked for his opponents best moves before his. And he was a chess legend.
Apr 13, 2021
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Ok, thanks! Does anyone have anymore tips on how to get the most out of that study?
Apr 13, 2021
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And should I use the engine after studying the game to verify lines or should I just rely on trying to understand the author’s explanation?
Apr 14, 2021
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marqumax wrote:
Ok, thanks! Does anyone have anymore tips on how to get the most out of that study?
Play through a couple of games, if you're studying Tal maybe also study a positional(ish) player like Botvinnik. Try to refute Tal's ideas to improve your defensive skills. Some of the greatest players had a defensive and solid style.
Apr 14, 2021
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marqumax wrote:
And should I use the engine after studying the game to verify lines or should I just rely on trying to understand the author’s explanation?
Don't use the engine until you've exhausted all other alternatives, if you don't understand a line maybe play through it on a physical board and think about what each move does.
My question is how long/deeply should I study his games to get the most out of it. I started by doing 1 game per 1h30-2h, each time asking myself ‘what would I play here?’ Do you think it’s a good approach and if so should I do it both for me and my opponent?