Improving my chess game - Page 2

ChipWrecked · #1 12-19-2005, 04:36 PM

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Forget engines.

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I was using Chessmaster 9000 with all the crutches running. The analyzer would recommend such and such a move, so I'd make it; then the blunder alert would come on and say, "I wouldn't do that." Funny.

KingDan · #2 12-19-2005, 05:12 PM

Don't waste too much time memorizing opening theory.

Too much work not enough reward. Your time can be better spent elsewhere.

#3 12-20-2005, 05:58 PM

Get yourself ICC (http://www.chessclub.com/), and just do trainingbot over and over. Play in leagues such as the 45/45 team league, sunday slow tournaments etc. Simuls against international and grandmaster players almost every day.

There's plenty of opportunitys for slow games and lots of tools for improvement. Also for some amusing poker discussion join channel 41 and listen to those guys talk about poker. It's interesting to see fish talk strategy.

Skipbidder · #4 12-20-2005, 07:18 PM

Learn endgames. It doesn't help you to win a pawn with your superior middlegame play and then not be able to convert the win.

Grab a book on tactics and leave it in the bathroom.

Don't get too hung up on openings.

Play lots of chess.