Turn based chess: Move Quickly or Explore Deeply
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The study versus final exam is an excellent elway to put it. I find in the last couple of days that, studying the "board" visually before trying out the exploration tool and I am visualizing much, much better. But then I have also increased the amount of rapid fire tactics. Still a ways to to beat 14,000! Good grief!
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Russ
Mar 19, 2014
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#22
Metastable wrote:
I think there is certainly a difference between using a tool (either time, or an analysis board) and not; this certainly explains some of the large typical difference between "live" ratings and "online" ratings. And it certainly feels different to play live than to play CC. But I'm not sure I would classify this difference as dependency versus lacking-a-crutch. It's more like studying versus a final exam. Or doing slower drill training in karate to build muscle memory versus using that memory in a hard fast sparring session. Each has its place; they complement each other I suspect. In any case, after reading some of the discussion I'm more motivated to spend more effort into exploring and really focussing on my CC games. That can't be a bad thing!
Excellent illustrations and comments from everyone. I've often wondered about these issues and it's nice to hear others have too and come to their own conclusions. I agree pretty much with all of you.
Regarding the best way to use correspondence chess to improve, I think you should have a somewhat structured process you go through. At first it takes a long time to go through the whole process, but over time you become very efficient at it, and you can use the process in OTB games.
One process that I like using for this is from the book "The Process of Decision Making In Chess" by Ochman. There are three main steps (1) threat analysis (2) positional evaluation (3) tactical analysis. There are many steps within each of those.
Mar 19, 2014
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#24
Very nice. I'll try to look for that book.
For 3dpm, I spend the 1st day just taking the new move "in" and letting it sink. I'll think about it during the day and try to come up with at least 2 moves/ideas. On the 2nd day, I do the actual work of analyzing and comparing. On the 3rd day, any time when I have less than 24 hours, I will doublecheck my preferred move and then play it. I learned this routine from Vote Chess games.
OTB, I do something similar of looking wide before digging deep. I have a rough sketch of my time management in this [blog].
Obviously, you folks have a lot more time than I do! Generally, I will average 2 to 3 minutes per move, which is probably about the same time as I spend during an OTB game. Many times, if the move is one that expected and previously analyzed (before my opponent's current move), I will move instantly without doubling checking my previous calculations. That is usually when I make my most egregious mistakes. I think I would do marginally better if I had more time for each move, but probably not significantly better. Moreover, the only way that I could spend 2 hours per day or even 1 hour would be to quit my job.
Mar 19, 2014
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#26
Actually, I only spend a few minutes at a time on each step every day for a particular game. So it probably amounts to about 15 mins tops. I found that some of the greatest improvements I made in chess was due to developing greater self-control. It allowed me to create healthy chess-playing habits. Slow down. Take your time. Be cautious. Double check everything. Stuff like that.