tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.comments2024-01-29T19:05:09.086+01:00Farbror the GuruBRF Fågelsångenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303373959787978980noreply@blogger.comBlogger624125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-20321942222424781372016-04-23T22:13:53.794+02:002016-04-23T22:13:53.794+02:00I try this "common method for chess improveme...I try this "common method for chess improvement" at this moment too. The reason is not that much that i think i would benefit from memorising "methods" used by a master but i "guess" that it might help at calculation.<br /><br />When we calculate we need to memorise small sequences of moves and evaluate the position at the end of such lines. The "skill" to memorise games is "related" to the calculation skill.<br /><br />I was always doing some "visialisation" training from time to time. Looking for a method to do that at my ipod i found this book for my kindle-app: http://www.amazon.com/The-Search-Chess-Mastery-Vision-ebook/dp/B00AMSD7BE<br /><br />So i was playing Mastergames blindfolded and i thought : now its easy to memorise this games too, which is true!<br /><br />So my method is: Play the game blindfolded ( easy with CVT: https://code.google.com/archive/p/chesstraining/ or the book ), watch some videos about the game or read comments about the game and then memorise the moves which is, at this stage, "easy".<br /><br />AoxomoxoA wonderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058687381216896080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-13389668122058824902016-04-23T09:58:05.557+02:002016-04-23T09:58:05.557+02:00Three maybe! It is hard tell since I did a lot of ...Three maybe! It is hard tell since I did a lot of stuff at the time. BRF Fågelsångenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303373959787978980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-53530645921650258512016-04-23T08:58:33.767+02:002016-04-23T08:58:33.767+02:00How many games did you learn? Did it help?
How many games did you learn? Did it help?<br />AoxomoxoA wonderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058687381216896080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-85472960697428416982014-12-01T13:27:21.971+01:002014-12-01T13:27:21.971+01:00Iam a online chess coach take classes online . add...Iam a online chess coach take classes online . add harish_chess on skype harish_chesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131815541627733367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-11489126681190722412014-07-11T21:38:50.398+02:002014-07-11T21:38:50.398+02:00Resigning was a bit pessinisticResigning was a bit pessinisticBRF Fågelsångenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303373959787978980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-44438807140178504712014-07-07T16:50:49.547+02:002014-07-07T16:50:49.547+02:00Very nice ! I missed the mate in the main variatio...Very nice ! I missed the mate in the main variation, but went for the mega-windmill !!Laurent Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371507031711622435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-74128576328881187522014-04-07T10:12:18.240+02:002014-04-07T10:12:18.240+02:00I can recommend this one. For me this is a book ab...I can recommend this one. For me this is a book about explaining where is the relation between studying Capablanca's games and your own blunders. It's just full of the missing bits from other books. I would appreciate if you can tell to Alex, that I really like his modern and practical approach. And congratulation to your appearance!petrchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451615028363492313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-67159212918638707972013-10-31T19:01:13.700+01:002013-10-31T19:01:13.700+01:00I have found that the nice thing about the BDG is ...I have found that the nice thing about the BDG is that most people will accept it. Unlike the Morra or Kings gambit for instance, there really isn't a great way to decline it without being a specialist yourself (the Lembergher defense). And there isn't a great way to avoid it without handing White the center on a silver platter. You may see the French or Caro-Kann, but everyone has to deal with those anyway at some point.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031783423548089514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-19837702819163277642013-10-31T18:55:04.826+01:002013-10-31T18:55:04.826+01:00I think you have a great point that learning to do...I think you have a great point that learning to do more than just caveman style hack attacks against the enemy king is important, and it can be very easy to fall into a pattern of going for hack attacks instead of being more flexible, if you play gambits. That is something I'm trying to deprogram myself from a bit. There can also be a tendency to go several games where all your opponents fall for various traps in your openings, and you spend no time actually thinking in the games. These are all things I've become well aware of after a year of playing the Blackmar Diemer, Smith Morra, and Evans Gambit as my main openings with White.<br /><br />It is very harrowing that there are many people that have published heavy analysis showing their pet gambit is not refuted with best play, yet somehow none of these people are grandmasters... despite the practical utility of their opening and the fact that supposedly it works out even in the critical lines for them. I can find IMs that might 'main' a gambit opening but never a GM. They're only ever used as surprise weapons at that level it seems.<br /><br />Still, I don't think the risk is too much of a concern--no more than the risk of being overly focused on any other particular opening variation. You run the risk of stagnating if you play passive openings all the time as well. I suppose that's why some GMs are strong proponents of playing stuff like the Ruy Lopez and Sicilian Najdorf a lot, just because of the variety of positions which can lead to attacking games and positional, strategy-driven games depending. If you can learn enough moves to get to the chess part of the game, then the main lines will force you to learn how to prioritize and strategize. <br /><br />I do think there are three utilities to learning at least a couple gambit lines to complement your repertoire though. I'm getting to the stage where now learning to wield a gambit opening involves knowing when to go all in for the attack, but also being able to recognize when it's not happening and look for a way to turn my development into a dynamic endgame where the pawn doesn't help my opponent (if they still have it by that point). Learning to shift plans and not be single-minded in my approach is the big issue now. This is an important thing to know, even in the mains, but you never really have opportunities to learn in the mains. <br /><br />The next important thing is learning *how* to attack. Learning all the various ways to attack, which in turn can teach something about defense. You don't get those opportunities so often in the mains. Hence why I think the classically trained students that (for instance) have never seen a morra played by a competent and well-prepared player--the ones that pontificate about the unsoundness of gambits, these are often the most vulnerable to being scalped by weaker players that will go for every practical try they can.<br /><br />The other and most important thing of all is playing an opening you love, and enjoy playing. If you don't have fun playing chess, you won't play chess. If you have a lot of fun you'll want to play more chess, and as a consequence learn faster, so this is a very practical use.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031783423548089514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-42693728202543702382013-08-12T13:50:16.296+02:002013-08-12T13:50:16.296+02:00Would be happy playing some slow games as well, 60...Would be happy playing some slow games as well, 60'/30" being my preferred time control, 45'/30" a nice alternative.<br />I could do most week, either Tuesdays on Wednesdays, around 9pm UK time.<br />Cheers,<br />AndreaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727031265295799441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-77089265497962537132013-08-05T19:06:26.845+02:002013-08-05T19:06:26.845+02:00I use CT and chess.com these days. CT is the bestI use CT and chess.com these days. CT is the bestBRF Fågelsångenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303373959787978980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-9563190851467039542013-08-05T18:47:36.548+02:002013-08-05T18:47:36.548+02:00Still working on you tactics on Chess Tactics Serv...Still working on you tactics on Chess Tactics Server? How about Chess Tempo?Nygrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195662813651251061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-9465158519359015722013-08-04T17:02:06.592+02:002013-08-04T17:02:06.592+02:00And thanks btw. Appreciate it! :)And thanks btw. Appreciate it! :)Nygrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195662813651251061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-1281223034488373732013-08-04T16:58:02.733+02:002013-08-04T16:58:02.733+02:00Except for yesterday I haven't played there fo...Except for yesterday I haven't played there for a while. But played 5-6 games without any problems, except for my weak play ;)Nygrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195662813651251061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-34241873607516683632013-08-04T11:09:10.468+02:002013-08-04T11:09:10.468+02:00Hi Thomas, Welcome aboard! At the moment, a handfu...Hi Thomas, Welcome aboard! At the moment, a handfull of buddies have raised their hands. I think I can set you up with a nice chap in your rating range. Is FICS recovering from the hacker attack?BRF Fågelsångenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303373959787978980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-23861173283086955102013-08-03T18:51:34.181+02:002013-08-03T18:51:34.181+02:00Great idea!
My name is Thomas Nygren Hansen, from ...Great idea!<br />My name is Thomas Nygren Hansen, from Denmark.<br />I prefer Playchess(as The Turtle) and FICS(as Nygren). Current FIDE ELO about 1700, but my play is very unsolid and have days where I only play like 1200!<br />I prefer opponents from at least 1400 to 2900 :) I can play from 1900-2200 GMT+1.<br />I am also interested in Post-mortem analysing and maybe arrange study goal like chapters from a book or some opening.Nygrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195662813651251061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-67819218030663706042013-07-30T14:38:20.477+02:002013-07-30T14:38:20.477+02:00Here is the first game I played against Ben Doughe...Here is the first game I played against Ben Dougherty, who I met through Twitter. I let Houdini have a look, then added my own recollections. <br /><br />http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2013/7/30/Game12575224.html <br /><br />I found it to be a very interesting experience, and very much replicated the pressures of OTB play!insulsushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07785436207130136991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-11715431809058250902013-07-28T14:37:17.571+02:002013-07-28T14:37:17.571+02:00Hi rolpol, Excellentt! We can have a game at chess...Hi rolpol, Excellentt! We can have a game at chess.com! I cannot suggest a time slot before discussing with the rest of the family. Tomorrow maybe? I would like to suggest playing the game one evening hold the post-mortem some other time. I tend to be worn out after a game. BRF Fågelsångenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303373959787978980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-25916928240725015732013-07-28T14:13:53.583+02:002013-07-28T14:13:53.583+02:00Hi Patrik, I'm rolpol and I'm addicted to ...Hi Patrik, I'm rolpol and I'm addicted to random encounters over the internet... I'm tired of quickie encounters that last mere minutes and would like them to take a lot longer, hours even! :)<br /><br />I am around 1200 elo (69 ECF), have accounts on Playchess and Chess.com, and am in GMT timezone (London). I'm generally available to play 1900-2200 GMT in evenings.<br /><br />I'm particularly interested in post-mortem analysis with the opponent too.insulsushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07785436207130136991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-36873596001014017962013-07-26T20:02:26.431+02:002013-07-26T20:02:26.431+02:00Good Points! I do have had a few wins that might b...Good Points! I do have had a few wins that might be misstaken for "book wins". However, a closer look would tell you that the Quick wins were all from a standard f7-sacc set-up. The wins had very Little to do with theory but quite a lot to do with pattern recognition.BRF Fågelsångenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303373959787978980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-84308537512690412802013-07-26T19:21:53.929+02:002013-07-26T19:21:53.929+02:00Opening "study" is a waste of time on lo...Opening "study" is a waste of time on lower levels. You don't win or lose your games because of the opening. <br /><br />If you gambit a pawn, just forget it. Develop ALL pieces and play active moves. Sometimes you will get quick wins, sometimes YOU will loose quickly. So what... All losses are valuable lessons, if you analyse them afterwards. Don't be afraid of loosing rating points. Rating is just a number and chess is a game.<br />MarkkuShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07296592423369549079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-50912206810370175912013-07-24T08:08:44.660+02:002013-07-24T08:08:44.660+02:00Looks like someone else thought of Max Euwe as a r...Looks like someone else thought of Max Euwe as a role model as well... http://chessimprover.com/an-all-round-role-model/...or else they've been reading the comments here !<br /><br />Just have to ignore his King's Indian games ;-)<br /><br />On the Hansen ideas of chess player styles, Jacob Agaard commented on this in his blog about chess improvement , which is also a good read these days.<br /><br />"Larsen spiller Bird " I have never heard of, and the Danish version wouldn't be overly useful to me ( unless I was just collecting, of course :)Signalmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729072457754759564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-76592146398382635852013-07-22T22:59:29.444+02:002013-07-22T22:59:29.444+02:00Another thing: Lars Bo Hansen tries to chess style...Another thing: Lars Bo Hansen tries to chess styles in his fine book on strategy (Foundations of Chess Strategy?)BRF Fågelsångenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303373959787978980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-45458788044452191142013-07-22T22:56:32.463+02:002013-07-22T22:56:32.463+02:00ZOOM is one strange bird. Speaking of birds, "...ZOOM is one strange bird. Speaking of birds, "Larsen Spiller Bird" is high up on my desiderataBRF Fågelsångenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303373959787978980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-39552469910187638152013-07-22T22:41:37.408+02:002013-07-22T22:41:37.408+02:00Yes, I should add that I am also a Larsen fan..I t...Yes, I should add that I am also a Larsen fan..I tracked down his "Selected games of chess" in English descriptive notation on hardback on ebay, and picked up the seminal ZOOM book when it re-appeared a few years ago for the grand sum of about 15 euros. Now if I actually played through that ZOOM book, and understood it, I would be a force to reckon with.<br /><br />Larsen is also one of the reasons I picked up the Philidor. The Larsen variation of it, is tremendous, but having played it a couple of times, it really is a toughie for amateurs.<br /><br />A lot of the time, I am in awe of grandmasters and what they actually see and do in chess, but then again I could feel the same about any sportsmen/professional at the top of their game, be they footballer, horseman, politician or writer. <br /><br />Somehow, though, chess GMs seem to offer a more pure view of this ability, since they operate in full view of the public, are often humble, and give us the encouragement that we can be like them too.<br /><br />By the way Larsen's comments on his game against Petrosian, Santa Monica, 1964...<br /><br />"In fact I have always had a feeling that the King's Indian is an incorrect opening ! Because I also believe that all the leading Soviet Masters know more about the opening than I do, I feel I am embarking upon something very dangerous every time I play it against one of them. On the other hand, this may make me more watchful" <br /><br />Could possibly be applied to gambits, or any amateur facing what he/she thinks is a more prepared opponent !Signalmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729072457754759564noreply@blogger.com