What do you guys think of the Woodpecker Method?

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LoukasLusha

It's based off research that up to 40% of even Grandmaster games are won or lost based off decisive tactical errors. Therefore, they say that studying tactics spaced by themes done repetitiously are extremely effective. I have personally benefitted greatly from them and am curious what others think about the method.

ChampoftheBepoCamp

Um could you post the source sir... just asking lol wanan read more genuinely

ChampoftheBepoCamp

Interesting... feels bad for skipping the 3 free puzzles I get a day as a rank and file member

LoukasLusha

Sorry, here! https://www.chessable.com/the-woodpecker-method/course/10582/

llama47

Tactics stop appearing in a vacuum some time around, I don't know, 1300.

Or to say it another way, GMs make tactical errors... but only when their position is under pressure... you can't put someone under pressure by only knowing tactics.

LoukasLusha

@llama47 , Isn't strategy simply one long, drawn-out tactic theoretically? The positional controlling of diagonals or files, or the centralization of pieces - i.e., thinks typically thought of within the realm of strategy - ultimately are the soil from which tactics grow and thus in a sense tactics themselves? 
I know online chess isn't truly representative, but when I play 2000s or 2100s, the norm still seems to be decisive tactical mistakes being the determining factor of games. It really often feels that games at the 1900-2100 level on chess.com are won and lost on "mistakes" and "blunders" rather than 6-move positional compressions. What do you think?

LoukasLusha

I suppose I may be employing a rather broad definition of tactics. . .

llama47
LoukasLusha wrote:

@llama47 , Isn't strategy simply one long, drawn-out tactic theoretically?

My answer is "no" tongue.png

Maybe people will disagree with that, and maybe the woodpecker thing is great... I sorta made the mistake of commenting here when I'm too tired to talk and about to go to bed. Maybe I'll come back to this topic later, who knows.

ChampoftheBepoCamp

llama47 You didn't debate @Unclepeet in the rich 1% thread... um

llama47
ChampoftheCommieCamp wrote:

llama47 You didn't debate @Unclepeet in the rich 1% thread... um

Umm what? I didn't say I would post in that topic.

Actually I unfollowed as soon as I saw him post.

Looked back at it a day or two later and confirmed I made the right choice wink.png

GrandioseStrategy

Correct got to train tactics every day. Correct got to repeat the puzzles. Correct time to time have new sets of tactics positions. But woodpecker 50, 100, 200, 300, 400 and even 1,000 tactics in a day should be mistake.