Why am I no better after completing 1000 tactics?
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Keep solving tactics but don't focus too much on it. I hope you keep playing I promise tactics will come in time. Good luck to you
MagnusKarlysen "People say chess is 99% tactics, but it really is not that big. I would say it's more like 40%. The best way to get better is to go to tournaments, play, watch GM games, get a coach, or to just read chess books. Of course, you should still do tactics, but chess takes time to get better at. You can't expect a miracle too happen overnight."
I agree completely
I agree completely
Mar 9, 2017
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#43
urk wrote:
Solving tactics puzzles won't necessarily make you better at finding tactics in real games.
I don't even know why people believe this.
I don't even know why people believe this.
It also depends a lot on the puzzle quality I will say. There are quite a lot of "tactic puzzles" without tactics. But I will say that seeing and solving a lot of puzzles with forks, pins and other patterns will train you to spot then more easy in real games. It is also important to validate each tactic puzzle and understand what the main idea was instead of just rush through them by trail and error. Quality over quantity.
Mar 9, 2017
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#44
I think you probably have improved a little but it takes a while for things like that to show in your play. Studying tactics is great but like others have said you wanna make sure you're also working on other aspects of your game. When you're doing tactics there is always something there to find. A combination, a last hope stalemate, a checkmate, a defensive resource, but in real games it's not always there. I find that I did so many tactics that it backfired a little because during games I'd be looking for some sac or sweet combination but I would miss my opponent's tactical options. Anyway, keep at it and it will start to show in your games.
Mar 9, 2017
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#45
i still think ur better off studying gligorics compositions ,303 tricky chesstactics, and 200 capturemates. if ur serious about tactics , chess is not99% tactics .,in standard games, id say 99%cold hard calculation ,the rest is tactics ,posistional understanding ,etc etc and probly another 50% endgame technique , ...99% tactics is byfar an overstatement.
Solving tactics is easier when you can identify positional no no's like a queen and king in the same line for example . Or if you see an isolated pawn the tactic could be to pile up on the pawn and win it. It all stems from the basics. Everytime i get thrown a random tactic puzzle Im immediately looking for the opposing side's weakness . Other than that it's calculation which will also come in time. Again, going back to positional understanding, it also helps when you know what's good about your position. Example could be having a pawn with potential of promoting. I'd be looking for tactics to turn it into an unstoppable queen
CantGetRight69 wrote:
I just finished 1000 beginner tactics on lucas chess and I am no better and still suck. I still take too long to make decisions and when I finally make a decision it is almost always not the best one. Are tactics a waste of time or what is taking so long for improvement? I am completely worn out after spending 4 days in a row finishing them and it seems like that time was spent for nothing.
For the same reason that memorizing openings without understanding the "why" behind the moves. You arent understanding "how" the tactic came about. You arent understanding "how" to arrive at the position.
Think of it this way. You want to go to Disneyland. You do not have a map, gps,and cant ask for directions. You have no way of recognizing how to get where youre trying to go.
Mar 9, 2017
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#48
Well...the tactics are handpicked sitiuations that which have something special you need to notice. You know that beforehand. In a game you don't know when those situations appear, it could be any move.
Mar 9, 2017
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#49
..tactics, what you were you to learn? ...to look for forks and pins or was it how to control the centre of the board...to exchange your knights for bishops, especial the one that is your king's colour. Did you gather every piece counts and having one more pawn is an advantage... if I challenge you to a game will you play?
Mar 9, 2017
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#50
thing about tactics is itll bring up problems that appears to have no solution, its not gonna bring up problems without solution ,so even if it takes 9 minutes to solve it, take ur time, real chessgames can take an hour in a half .so if it takes 10 minutes to solve it. ur doing fine if its solved .
everyone wants to play fast, disturbing their standard.
You'll get better, but you have to do 500 a day instead of 250 (LOL). But seriously, you will get better by practicing tactics puzzles, but you have to give your brain a chance to process the information. 1000 puzzles in four days, that is excessive. I assume you are not solving them all. If you were to solve a few everyday and play some games, it will come to you. Give yourself a chance.
Tactics alone are not enough, you should learn the principles of the other parts of the game. Learn the tactical motivs (pin, skewer, discovered attack, Forks etc.) otherwise you won't improve: you want to build your pattern recognition.
Don't expect immediate results (4 days), chess doesn't work this way.
Recommended books: Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess; Bain-Chess Tactics for Students
Mar 9, 2017
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#53
America_de_Cali wrote:
Well...the tactics are handpicked sitiuations
No. These days they're mined from databases by a program. Some positions are very poor for learning anything... but users can rate them, so the really low rated ones come up less often (I think).
Mar 9, 2017
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#54
pattern recognition , wins games.......
ull rarely come across a tactic from the internet in actual games..
ur better off with composed studys. gligorics good, and very technical, chess by lazlo polgar., 200 capture mates 303 tricky tactics if u seek to be a tactical player. u got ur hands full with those books.ur results will be faster too.
Mar 9, 2017
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#55
amplebae wrote:
ull rarely come across a tactic from the internet in actual games
Exact position? Almost never.
But same basic patterns? Almost always 
