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Its more difficult for us old timers to play chess well due to stamina and "senior moments " . 
Reb wrote:
Its more difficult for us old timers to play chess well due to stamina and "senior moments " .
Amen!
Exclaiming that was tiring....
Reb wrote:
Its more difficult for us old timers to play chess well due to stamina and "senior moments " .
I guess it all 'depends'.
I read "Rapid Chess Improvement", Micheal does give some good advice but save your money and buy a good tactical book ("1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations" this the best book on tactics) and you will improve quickly. He is correct on tactics will help any player become stronger and improve quickly.
kleelof wrote:
I looked through it. Later on it goes into these 7 Circles things that people are talking about in that other thread.
This unit is all about chess vision.
Next is about knight movements and improving instant recognition of the squares it can move to. Then finding shortest paths to different squares.
I think the 3rd and final part is learning the squares. This part I will probably skip as I've become pretty good at them already.
Areez writes: Do you really want to invest that much time? Good Luck. If I were you, I'd finish this exercise book in a week.
MuhammadAreez10 wrote:
If I were you, I'd finish this exercise book in a week.
My guess many people took this route then, in the end, called teh book crap because they didn't bother to finish it.
I'm in no hurry. If it says 14 days, I will take the 14 days.
How long is the whole course? It may take several months.
NOt sure. I think the 7 circles thing takes 3 months or so.
Remember to play every day too. Even if it's just blitz, playing is what will teach you more than any single book.
I play every day, usually blitz. That's what's holding me down. I need to play less and read more.
Yeah, playing alone will only get you so far. Maybe to #3 in the world, like Naka!
Seriously though, I did say "too". For most people, you gotta study as well as play. Each is only about half of the equation.