IMO, it's more than just tactics. For example, I play far too timidly in the openings, and conservatively overall. When I was younger, I was much more aggressive. Aggression spooks a lot of people, and they just give up, instead of trying to find the flaws in your play. Playing a lot helps build up good instincts. My brother has played more than 1300 games, for example, and was stuck around 1300 for a long time, but now is around 1575 or so. And then there is strategy. I'm crap at the opening, too, but if I can survive them, I do OK, but that's almost a tautology.
What makes a Class A - Expert Player?
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Feb 14, 2017
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They start to not hang pieces, and start to take pieces that are hanging. @myratingis1523
Feb 14, 2017
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But seriously, I can't answer that question... I really don't know. Maybe the experts seem to have a better "quality" of moves, and they blunder less often than A-players? That's at least my impression. But the levels of play are close enough such that natural fluctuation can mask playing strength differences... IMO
FIDE rating 7617. Nuff said.
Cherub, not hanging pieces in bullet is impressive indeed!
Feb 14, 2017
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samsara15 wrote:
Cherub, not hanging pieces in bullet is impressive indeed!
lol, that was sarcasm - I was making fun of the user "myratingis1523".
@DrCheckevertim gave the link today to this old forum thread. Time to reactivate it. Such an interesting reading.