Study plan to get to 2100 ELO

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ponz111

His rating estimate was not from just his own thinking. It also came from strong players who knew him.

There is no reason at all that if he played over-the-board he couldn't get an 1800 rating.  The very first tournament I ever played was the US Open in 1959. It was a very strong tournament with half the players rated expert or master.  My rating after that tournament was 1800 plus. 

harshbhat

I am tired of chess stupid game I am genius in the game but it is stupid

Ziryab
ponz111 wrote:

His rating estimate was not from just his own thinking. It also came from strong players who knew him.

There is no reason at all that if he played over-the-board he couldn't get an 1800 rating. 

Probably true. 

SmyslovFan

This looks like a well formulated plan. I have absolutely no problem with learning how to play blindfold chess. In reality, blindfold chess is just an extension of learning to visualize. 

Back in the 1950s, Botvinnik spoke against blindfold chess, but since the Melody Amber tournaments of the 1980s and 1990s, blindfold chess has been generally accepted. 

Don't spend too much time worrying about your opening preparation. And do take hicetnunc's recommendation to play serious OTB games as part of your training regimen. 

TheOldReb
ponz111 wrote:

His rating estimate was not from just his own thinking. It also came from strong players who knew him.

There is no reason at all that if he played over-the-board he couldn't get an 1800 rating.  The very first tournament I ever played was the US Open in 1959. It was a very strong tournament with half the players rated expert or master.  My rating after that tournament was 1800 plus. 

          HEAR  ME  ROAR ! 

tomy_gun

if this ELO has any true about your chess, you are killing your talent kid. This is not so, because you are in deep waters but because you are a kid and the heavy theory, or feeling so sorry because you dont understand chess are killing your art(spontaneous chess). chess theory must be studied after 20, but you must play many games  with dear friends remembering the tricky paterns and be a tactical monkey during your journey to 20, as a man with general understanding.

what is the theory or the word of a concrete action

Tom102

Best of luck!

SmyslovFan

A word on the Berlin as a repertoire choice:

Below ~2300, White scores around 65% in the Berlin, even now! There are some openings that are best left to the professionals. I know, it's cool to think that you can win by heading into an endgame as Black. But it's a really difficult, complex endgame that requires a deft touch. Take a look at the Berlin game that was played just yesterday in the US Championships for an example of how difficult it really is.

I'd recommend an opening repertoire that is flexible and allows you to "play chess". One popular way of doing that is the Breyer, but even that requires preparation. I would invest a couple hours in learning a sideline of the Spanish and learn the main lines by studying complete current games by the likes of Carlsen.

gv1uk

Personally, you're 14. If you're that good, start playing rated games on here. At least that way people can see if you have what it takes, see your games, and offer you advice to improve.

Just keep playing harder opponents. You'll either win and increase your rating, or lose and learn something from it. 

TheOldReb

I could never make the berlin part of my repertoire for 2 huge reasons : 

1) endgames are not my strength , they are my weakness  and 

2) I dont like to trade queens early as I do much better with queens on . 

The breyer lines for black in the RL are an excellent choice imo and have served me well for several decades . 

KIDaddict
Reb ha scritto:

I could never make the berlin part of my repertoire for 2 huge reasons : 

1) endgames are not my strength , they are my weakness  and 

2) I dont like to trade queens early as I do much better with queens on . 

The breyer lines for black in the RL are an excellent choice imo and have served me well for several decades . 

Could you suggest a good book, which doesn't just rattle off variations, but also explains the main structures of the opening, like the ones by Ponzetto? Or an expert Breyer player so that I can study his/her games?

Thanks Laughing

TheOldReb
KIDaddict wrote:
Reb ha scritto:

I could never make the berlin part of my repertoire for 2 huge reasons : 

1) endgames are not my strength , they are my weakness  and 

2) I dont like to trade queens early as I do much better with queens on . 

The breyer lines for black in the RL are an excellent choice imo and have served me well for several decades . 

Could you suggest a good book, which doesn't just rattle off variations, but also explains the main structures of the opening, like the ones by Ponzetto? Or an expert Breyer player so that I can study his/her games?

Thanks 

I dont have a recent book on the breyer , mine is old and out of date . The games I studied for breyer games were of Spassky , Karpov ,Portisch but I am not aware of any current top player that has the breyer as a main part of their repertoire ... sorry .  Openings go in and out of fashion and it often has nothing to do with the strength of the opening but more to do with the whims of popuarity .  

SmyslovFan

Carlsen plays the Breyer, as does Kamsky. 

Here's one that's kind of amusing, if only for its length.

 

And here's probably the most recent GM game featuring the Breyer:


Btw, the Berlin game I mentioned in passing previously was Robson-So, which White won and it seemed to me that Black was worse from the opening.

vjekpleh

I believe Kaufman's Repertoire for Black and White book gives a black repertoire on Breyer based on Carlsen's games, though since I do not own or read that book, I don't know whether or not it has great explanatory prose. It does have good reviews though.

TheOldReb

Thanks  smyslovfan !  

SmyslovFan

I'm no fan of Kaufman's books. He's a strong player who relies far too much on engines to analyse for him. When the engines are off and he's just talking about the opening, he's ok. But his analysis is narrow and not very useful to a practical player.

SmyslovFan

Reb, I learned the Breyer by studying the games of Spassky too! I think there were some articles on the Breyer in Chess Life that I read that further encouraged me to play it. But that was eons ago.

TheOldReb

Yes, back in the 70s I believe !  Both Karpov and Spassky played the breyer a lot in their career and so did Portisch ! When I started in 73 the RL was played a lot and many of those playing black often chose the breyer , then the popularity of both faded and gave way to other openings , especially various sicilians in response to  1 e4 .  I gave up 1.... e5 when more and more people stopped playing the Ruy . 

Pulpofeira

I like the Breyer, but I prefer to call it Borisenko-Furman, for obvious reasons. :D

Tatzelwurm

It has been said before but I'll say it again, because it's so important:

Play rated OTB games!

It is an error to believe that you can learn to be a good player. Knowledge without experience isn't worth much. It is essential to find out how you perform under tournament conditions, how to deal with pressure, how you cope with setbacks, &c. You live in a big city, so there should be a lot of opportunity to play OTB. Go out and do it.

A remark to your assessment of your playing strength: OTB skittle games are usually fast games and it is not unusual for a young player to be much stronger in fast games than in slow tournament games, as I can tell from my own experience.