Great! He breaks it down really well. Easy to follow and retain.
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Reading about is great. But following the examples is very hard.
Feb 1, 2015
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stwils wrote:
From my own experience I learned kind of similar to learning to ride a bike. I just followed what my dad taught me. Not understanding how to balance at first, but just did what he said. Eventually I was able to ride without training wheels, but it wasn't until much later that I could feel the Zen of zipping around street corners. What I'm trying to say is you won't understand the real meaning behind the strategy. It's best to just follow the principles at first until they become second nature to you. Then you will get a more complete understanding later on. Your on the right track.
Reading about is great. But following the examples is very hard.
I am doing the examples, but nothing brain wise seems to be happening. Even with a chess board.
Tactics are fun this is not.
Feb 1, 2015
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#8
I had the same problem. When I started none of it really made sense, but what I stuck to was the importance of rapid development, casting early, developing pieces to good squares, tempo, controlling the center, rooks on open files, good knight bad knight, etc. The theory is what is important, the examples are there to help you. If you get stuck move on, but come back later. I've had to reread a number of books I don't know how many times. I think my favorite book just happened to be the one I was reading when eureka struck.
Feb 1, 2015
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#9
another thing too is if I got to tired or worn out on books I took a break and did some other chess thing.
I am doing the examples, but nothing brain wise seems to be happening. Even with a chess board.
Feb 1, 2015
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#11
Remember the example is just an example. I'm sure a lot is going on in it. The important thing is to stick to the theme presented. I've read books where an example would show a diagram and the best move for me was something I just couldn't understand. What I did though was try to understand why it was. good and apply it.
Thank you for the encouragement. I will start over using examples . Then reading without examples. If all fails, I will try Coakley’s Strategy for Kids.
Feb 1, 2015
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#13
I basically stored up all those good moves and then tried them in my own games. Always striving for the brilliance.
What about Seirawan's Strategy?