Good point.
Why I am not improving?
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Oct 2, 2014
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Jimmykay wrote:
granitoman wrote:
The problem with studying openings at this level is almot nobody ever "play by the book" and the player that plays the correct lines doesn't have the knowledgment to take advantage of the inaccuracy.
That is not the problem with studying openings.
That is the problem with studying openings POORLY.
If you only memorize moves, yes, that is a problem.
If you understand the IDEAS behind the openings, and you study WHY certain moves are standard, you will also learn what is wrong with certain "non-standard" responses.
But you are correct in that most beginners think that studying openings means memorizing lines.
You are correct, that is how one is supposed to learn openings. However at that level, just like the guy you quoted said, people don't have all the chess knowledge and skills they need to truly understand the opening. Not to mention you get negligible returns. Opening study will only help you if someone plays into exactly the lines you read over. Studying middlegame or endgame instead, will give you skills you can apply to ANY position, not just the specific lines you're focused on.
The problem with studying a certain position is that most players wont give a sh*t about the position and transpose into a wierd line.
TheElementalMaster wrote:
The problem with studying a certain position is that most players wont give a sh*t about the position and transpose into a wierd line.
If you know what you're supposed to be doing and they don't, it gives you a pretty big advantage. You have the guidance of decades of master play vs some guy just pushing wood with no plan.
Oct 2, 2014
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TheElementalMaster wrote:
The problem with studying a certain position is that most players wont give a sh*t about the position and transpose into a wierd line.
if that is the case, and you really understood the position, you would be able to beat such "wierd lines". If you cannot, you did not really understand the position in the first place.
Once bitten by the chess bug, quitting is not an option. Doomed.
Jimmykay wrote:
TheElementalMaster wrote:
The problem with studying a certain position is that most players wont give a sh*t about the position and transpose into a wierd line.
if that is the case, and you really understood the position, you would be able to beat such "wierd lines". If you cannot, you did not really understand the position in the first place.
There are hundreds of positions that are dead draws unless someone blunders badly, but noone's probably going to do that.
Oct 4, 2014
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Jimmykay wrote:
TheElementalMaster wrote:
The problem with studying a certain position is that most players wont give a sh*t about the position and transpose into a wierd line.
if that is the case, and you really understood the position, you would be able to beat such "wierd lines". If you cannot, you did not really understand the position in the first place.
So basically you're saying if you haven't truly mastered the middlegame and endgame aka the ways to continue the game outside of the opening, studying specific lines wont do you a lick of good. And it's because without understanding of how to continue a position, no matter what the opponent plays that you haven't studied, you don't really understand the position. Well said Jimmy. Glad you agree with us.
Maybe you've reached your mental capacity at 1595? Could it be? Because I'm certain I've reached mine.