Ten years of play is a long time to build bad habits. There may be some good habits that you acquired
over that many years. The important part to know is that both the good and bad habits are firing sequences of neurons in your brain that figuratively have become deep ruts. The good news is that the brain is a malleable organ. It is like clay, and it can be reshaped. But, it takes years to build new firing sequences because the old firing sequences are so firmly entrenched.
Retraining your brain requires that you build 5 visualization pattern memory banks. Those 5 are
1. Tactical visualization pattern memory bank.
2. Mating net visualization pattern memory bank
One example is the visualization pattern of the mating net
for the basic endgame forced checkmates (K+Q vs. K, K+R vs. K, K+ 2B vs. K, K+B+N vs. K). Once you can execute these forced mates in your sleep you have acquired one part of the mating ner visualization pattern and it has become a technique for you. You will find that the mating net visualization pattern that you have acquired will cause mating nets in your games, at any stage, will jump up off the board and smack you on the forehead.
3. Opening visualization pattern memory bank
4. Middle game visualization pattern memory bank
5. Endgame visualization pattern memory bank
Hii friends,
I was playing chess as an addict for 10years but after few years I stopped playing. After a long gap I played a chess tournament where I lost brutally, this loss was a very bad coz I was selected in state chess championship in TN India
Members pls guide me on the books I need to study and discuss the ideas for me to improve
thank u