Top-secret method for chess improvement that THEY don't want you to know about!
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hitthepin
Dec 8, 2017
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#101
Good advice
Dec 8, 2017
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#102
Interesting. On my road to becoming an USCF Expert work has been what has brought me from 1251 to 1724. It seems as though this guy is on to something. I think when I changed my openings I lost points. Very interesting. Thanks for the funny post FM.
Who is “they”?
Best post I've read in YEARS - Good Dog!
when you say "THEY" about whom are you referring too?
when you say "THEY" about whom are you referring too?
Jan 17, 2018
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#109
I think that some people aren't necessarily looking to get out of putting the work in, they are just looking for the right way or best way to put the work in.
While I think that pretty much everyone could put certain techniques to use, other types of training techniques aren't optimal for everyone. We all learn differently and at different rates, or have differing levels of money, time and energy. I think this is where some personal experimentation or seeking a good coach or coaches can come into play. There are probably as many bad teachers as there are students, by percentage also. That is human nature. A willful student is as much a problem, as is a selfish and headstrong teacher.
It would be fool hearty to not take advantage of what a player like Botvinnik learned from putting in the work. There definitely is a science to chess strategy and tactics. There also is an art to it, so studying the styles of really good players is a good idea too. Seeing what made them great or how they could be exploited is worth investigating.
I don't see a problem with using an engine necessarily, to learn with. It is a tool and like any tool, it can be used properly or misused. A hammer isn't a screwdriver and a screwdriver isn't a chisel. I agree that trying to memorize an engine's output, in case you encounter that line, is a waste of time, memory and energy. It doesn't teach you how to think or how to play.
Feb 2, 2018
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#110
Well of course we don't want you to know about it!! How are we supposed to pattent "work?????"
when you say THEY, whom are you referring to? Is it the people who voted for Trump or people who like eating fried chicken, or your next door neighbors, or some other group of people ?
WHO?
Jan 16, 2022
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#112
dpnorman wrote:
This is good advice. However, the OP was, according to his own profile, 9th grade national champion and a top scholastic player as a kid. It would be a little more convincing to hear this advice from someone who wasn't a prodigy, who mastered the craft as an adult....
Indeed. Until then, we've got Silman and Heisman. (And we are lucky to have them both!)