tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post4116881298974292616..comments2024-01-29T19:05:09.086+01:00Comments on Farbror the Guru: The Gospel of EvaluationsBRF Fågelsångenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303373959787978980noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-55653188756686147722011-02-22T09:29:14.132+01:002011-02-22T09:29:14.132+01:00On Target, Wang!
I tried the Modern for a while b...On Target, Wang!<br /><br />I tried the Modern for a while but I changed for unsound reasons. I guess you are sleeping with Tiger's Modern under the pillow?BRF Fågelsångenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303373959787978980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-38351564929958086352011-02-22T09:25:06.496+01:002011-02-22T09:25:06.496+01:00Do you like it?
Does it like you?
Sounds like al...Do you like it?<br /><br />Does it like you?<br /><br />Sounds like all you need to know.<br /><br />Bottom line is, there are openings that are playable all they way up to 2600 and then there are the main lines for super GM's. I for one am pretty certain that I'm never going to play Carlsen one on one, so my suspect repertoire is of little concern to me. <br /><br />I have just taken up the Modern and my phobia is gone. Should have done this years ago.wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12810798413949148423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-30960095803026955922011-02-21T15:51:19.360+01:002011-02-21T15:51:19.360+01:00HeinzK wrote (but the comment failed to get posted...HeinzK wrote (but the comment failed to get posted): <br /><br />"What position is exactly "-0.95"? And why should you worry about that?"<br /><br />Indeed! The more I think about evaluations, the more I get doubtful and confused. The only outcomes are Win and Draw. What is really -0.95? It philosophically unclear. Even a probability distribution over the events Win, Draw, Loose is somewhat vague as an Evaluation. Perhaps it is OK for a devoted Bayesian?BRF Fågelsångenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303373959787978980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-56210314736606892022011-02-21T15:07:05.390+01:002011-02-21T15:07:05.390+01:00Thank you both for interesting comments. Most Appr...Thank you both for interesting comments. Most Appreciated!<br /><br />Yes, "generic plans" for your pet openings are really important. It is depressing how bad that sort of information is expressed in books. Maybe I "Generic Plans" are more High Level than I realize or my concept of a plan is skewed.<br /><br />Slightly exaggerating, I think the plans presented is just a few additional lines of moves. I am still looking for a book that presents basic plans for the opening in question in a useful way. Something like: "After these moves, White could try for....." and not the more common "After these moves, White should play the following moves..."<br /><br />Which books have taught you some useful plans?BRF Fågelsångenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303373959787978980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-26833236918388890212011-02-21T01:10:43.596+01:002011-02-21T01:10:43.596+01:00One says that at the level of -1600 rated players ...One says that at the level of -1600 rated players an opening isn't neccesary. Better to focus on tactics and endgames (to learn how a small amount of pieces work together)and how not to put pieces on prize for nothing.<br /><br />But if you feel the need to learn an opening then just keep it to one opening for white and one opening for black. Dont just learn the moves but more important learn the plans behind them. Also learn the plan of the middlegame that follows after the opening moves you studied.From the patzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499383398575774704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307680597483169434.post-26622074404687656732011-02-20T15:59:15.267+01:002011-02-20T15:59:15.267+01:00Do you enjoy the opening? Do you feel you're ...Do you enjoy the opening? Do you feel you're learning from it? Do you like the positions that you're reaching in the middle game?<br /><br />Personally, I'm playing the King's Gambit for white because I enjoy the sharp tactical lines and the need to keep the initiative. For Black, I'm playing the French, and I'm enjoying working on the pawn structures and how to time the break moves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com