Thanks for the reply..
Years ago I used to play under the name Scottoooo and won at least 3 10/0 tournaments, but stopped playing due to being sleep deprived and making many stupid moves..
I presume half of my losses lately would be to stupid moves or not seeing moves from an opponent (both the same) for the fact I rarely sleep and its hard to concentrate at a "good" level.. When I sleep I have good runs, I think 6 in a row was the highest on this account, but when I dont sleep I shouldnt play lol, losing too often hence why I stopped playing originally, on the Scottoooo account.. Bored and decided to start up again, I cant help my sleep, maybe some videos could help with the check mates though??
Never the less any valuable technical check mate vids out there which dont just state a1 to a3 etc etc would be helpful...
Hi,
My worst problem is being slept deprived and making stupid moves due to lack of concentration and as you all know it only takes one to lose a game...
My second biggest flaw would be setting up check mates other then end game castles hehe... Thirdly I have looked through books explaining this sort of thing, but they mostly state a2 to a4 etc etc and I cant visualize what they are explaining..
Simply put I am rated in the lower average at the moment 1100, but have been at 1400 when I sleep I dont make as many mistakes, and secondly know I lack the foresight for say throwing a piece to force a check mate.. Any ideas on material to read on that could improve my game with out describing the game in the board positions?? Any other highly helpful material that is worth watching or reading with out just stating board numbers would be helpful..
(Yes I am aware of the learn section of the site, but maybe there is more specific info available, thought id ask..)
Thanks Gandogg...