I am so far pretty pleased with my silicon based Study Buddies (CD-discs from Convekta) but I am not at all pleased with my sparring partner (Chessmaster). It appears to be very difficult for software to play bad and humanlike ch... Read more »
It is that time of the year when you have to make plans and promises for the future. Well, "chesswise" I will go with: 100 minutes of chess studies per weekAt least one slow game (G/30+) per weekAnnotate most of my slow games (espe... Read more »
Does this sound familiar: "I really would like to read a few chess books but...." May I suggest a gentle kick in the butt? Here is my humble suggestion: Let's create a slow shcedule for reading a book (I mean really slow!) and... Read more »
Well, My Previous Training Schedule (see blog entry) failed. I have decided to try an even slower regime: 15+ minutes of Tactics every dayAt least two G/30 every weekWorking thru at least one of the semi slow games every weekMeasure "pro... Read more »
It makes a lot of sense to study Master Games but what about studying your own games? I do think self-annotated games can be a great way for the ambitious player to improve. The fact that I am a rather crappy player is not an obstacle.... Read more »
Chess Player? Well, please allow me to define a ”Chess Player” as someone who plays chess. It would be nice to add some quality aspects to the suggested definition or perhaps to do something to improve my Chess Skills. Anyhow, at... Read more »
An Opening Repertoire for the Beginning Player First of all: The Beginning players should not memorize openings I think that is an obvious way to get bored with chess. I tried to learn some chess as a kid but I soon got discouraged from ... Read more »
FM Steve Stoyko has suggested the following exercise: Pick a non-static Middlegame positionTry to evaluate the main variation of each possible moveWrite down the evaluation and try to estimate the "value" of each variation. You ca... Read more »
This might be my only claim to chess fame. I never thought I would experience this Miniature. Read more »
My Home Made Self Study Course (T) Littlewood: "Chess Tactics", Batsford (March 28, 2005) (S) Capablanca: "Chess Fundamentals", Everyman Chess; Algebraic edition (December 1994) (M) McDonald: "Modern Chess M... Read more »
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