I think one thing that I have intentionally done every tournament was to talk to one new person and it has made what at times can be a lonely pursuit, much more pleasant!
to draw K+N+R vs K+R, give lateral checks with the rook from the longer side
exactly! you need to play blitz to stay sharp, not every chess master knows that
@danbock, Thank you very much for writing this article. I am in my 1500s right now, and these suggestions are super helpful w.r.t. what areas I should spend my time on. I have saved it so that I can follow these steps!
You have hit the nail on the head on this: I have had most of my games decided by blunders; the most likely reason for this is insufficient practice, leading to less strong intuition. I haven't been playing many classical tournaments, and less intuition definitely affects my mindset while playing these games. I have had instances wherein I took 10+ minutes to calculate a variation only to realize I was losing a piece on the first move. For instance, in a classical game, I took 15 minutes (when I had 22) to calculate a rook sacrifice, which led to an amazing attack (later, I checked that particular line was +3, which means my calculation wasn't wrong), but then I just missed a simple king move on a check, which my opponent played immediately, without even 10 seconds of thinking. Developing these intuitions and a strong understanding of the board and pieces is key to spending time effectively and refuting horrible blunders immediately.
Your last article about mistakes in the 1900s is also quite relevant to this journey. As you said, making fewer severe mistakes is the way to go to improve the quality of chess overall and ensure that won games are won and drawn games are drawn.
Wish you the best for 2000! ;)))
You have hit the nail on the head on this: I have had most of my games decided by blunders; the most likely reason for this is insufficient practice, leading to less strong intuition. I haven't been playing many classical tournaments, and less intuition definitely affects my mindset while playing these games. I have had instances wherein I took 10+ minutes to calculate a variation only to realize I was losing a piece on the first move. For instance, in a classical game, I took 15 minutes (when I had 22) to calculate a rook sacrifice, which led to an amazing attack (later, I checked that particular line was +3, which means my calculation wasn't wrong), but then I just missed a simple king move on a check, which my opponent played immediately, without even 10 seconds of thinking. Developing these intuitions and a strong understanding of the board and pieces is key to spending time effectively and refuting horrible blunders immediately.
Your last article about mistakes in the 1900s is also quite relevant to this journey. As you said, making fewer severe mistakes is the way to go to improve the quality of chess overall and ensure that won games are won and drawn games are drawn.
Wish you the best for 2000! ;)))
Fantastic post. Thank you for all the insights and for sharing your journey.
Very nice post!!
Nice and helpful article. Thanks. I would like to read more information about how to use Anki.
Very well written and great points. Congrats and Thx!
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