1) I just registered with a team 2 weeks ago,
2) A rating performance
3) I´m being lazy not using a chessboard. By the way, I never founded a comfortable way to read a book an have a chess set, do you do that in desk? how do you prevent the book from closing? Maybe one would need one of those things to put the music scores.
Hi Socialista!
I sure looks like your resolutions are attainable for you. I wish I was closer to San Francisco to be able to join a league like you did. Like at the Mechanics Institute,
Thanks for explaining performance.
I used to prop up my book using the large Heins 57 bottle under the book at restaurants. One day I was at Denny's reading a book, then my meal came as I ate the page of the chess book kept turning. So I took the pie display and laid down and I put the book on it. It held it at a readable angle. I put a salt shaker next to the page to keep it from turning while I read and ate.
Rick the manager came over and said, "I see you are using the holder for the pie display for your book. Would you like to take one or several with you? We are getting rid of them on Friday."
I took two and I have one in the car and one at home on the kitchen table. Of course I didn't get the pie advertisements. The music holder doesn't work well I have one.
There is a store here called "Tap Plastic" they make book holder of clear platic with a slot to put a book and the clear plastic holds it open to read.
1) To play at least 20 fide rated games
2) To have at least one rating performance of at least 2050 (I have already made a 1900+ performance)
3) To study carefully the chess books that I already own (I usually just try to follow the lines in my head, instead of using a chess set).
Are your resolutions attainable? Realistic?
The first one: Just get into tournaments or a league team.
The second one: I don't know what a performance is? Good luck on that.
The third one: Most people make the mistake and try using their head only, but that is not the best method. Try using a actual chess board and pieces. Play the book no matter how easy the example is. That the way to get the best from the material.
Best of luck to you.
Hi High Denver!
1) I just registered with a team 2 weeks ago, I´m "reserve" in the national league, but I´ll play for sure in the city league. That was the better way, since I only have to pay my annual membership to the club and then I don´t have to pay to enter the tournaments.
2) A rating performance is when you play in a tourmant and "perform" according to some rating. For example, if in the tournament everybody is 1937 (or the rating average), and I drew with everybody, my rating performance would be 1937, since that would be the expected score for a 1937.
3) I can lie to myself saying that I´m try to develop my "visualization skills", but it´s just that I´m being lazy not using a chessboard.
By the way, I never founded a comfortable way to read a book an have a chess set, do you do that in desk? how do you prevent the book from closing? Maybe one would need one of those things to put the music scores.