DowdyTheFifth wrote:
My phases:
1. Noob
2. A little better.
3 Back to Noob.
4. Opening searcher.
Good thing is that I am currently getting better every day!
The opening explorer is so friggin useful
Phases of your chess career
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My phases:
1. Learning to play
2. Actually learning to play
3. Realizing I still don't know how to play
4. I know how to play I'm just not very good
chester6 wrote:
My phases:
1. Learning to play
2. Actually learning to play
3. Realizing I still don't know how to play
4. I know how to play I'm just not very good
Even the great and holy Nakamura is still learning how to play
1. Direct attack / direct defense with random moves in between
2. Learn some basics
3. Learn some more basics that I didn't know yet
4. Learn some more basics that I didn't know yet
5. Learn some more basics that I didn't know yet
etc.
Still trying to fill in all the holes. Maybe this feeling never ends though.
Child_Krishna wrote:
chester6 wrote:
My phases:
1. Learning to play
2. Actually learning to play
3. Realizing I still don't know how to play
4. I know how to play I'm just not very good
Even the great and holy Nakamura is still learning how to play
haha, yeah. #4 is really more of a goal
One distinguishing factor I would describe as: "the player who knows more appears to be more patient."
Whether a long or short term goal, they're aware of its presence in the position, so they don't mind taking time to deal with your threat, or better organize their pieces. Meanwhile in the same positions you'd be trying to immediately "do something" or play passively.
My phases:
1) Classical chess child
2) Gambit-loving freak
3) Solid/flexible player
How about you?