Comments on: Another brick in the wall… http://www.bluehorizonweb.com/blog/2008/11/chess-improvement/another-brick-in-the-wall/ The journey of a patzer Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:20:53 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nick http://www.bluehorizonweb.com/blog/2008/11/chess-improvement/another-brick-in-the-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Nick Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:19:13 +0000 http://www.bluehorizonweb.com/blog/2008/11/chess-improvement/another-brick-in-the-wall/#comment-356 Know exactly how you feel. Although mostly I play on the Net, rather than OTB, I reached a point in January this year when ( after losing in 14 moves to someone who was similarly rated ) I decided to be a bit more seriouys about my chess. Good progress in the past months, but now a similar point as you. I don't make so many mistakes, and so beat weaker players, but those around and above are very tough. If I make it to an endgame, I generally lose, so that's what I need to hit next. Keep blogging, its a good blog. Know exactly how you feel. Although mostly I play on the Net, rather than OTB, I reached a point in January this year when ( after losing in 14 moves to someone who was similarly rated ) I decided to be a bit more seriouys about my chess.

Good progress in the past months, but now a similar point as you. I don’t make so many mistakes, and so beat weaker players, but those around and above are very tough. If I make it to an endgame, I generally lose, so that’s what I need to hit next.

Keep blogging, its a good blog.

]]> By: Will http://www.bluehorizonweb.com/blog/2008/11/chess-improvement/another-brick-in-the-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Will Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:12:15 +0000 http://www.bluehorizonweb.com/blog/2008/11/chess-improvement/another-brick-in-the-wall/#comment-350 I've worked pretty hard on tactics and other areas. This has made a large difference in my play generally but I still feel that there are more difficult tactics that I miss fairly regularly. MHO is that continued tactics study with strategy is important, though using more challenging puzzles. I have also found that memorising the games from GM ram has had a curious effect on the standard of my play and I have been drawing regularly against people 20-30 ECF more than me. In fact my loses this season are all against those just above (+5) and far below (-30+). I’ve worked pretty hard on tactics and other areas. This has made a large difference in my play generally but I still feel that there are more difficult tactics that I miss fairly regularly.
MHO is that continued tactics study with strategy is important, though using more challenging puzzles. I have also found that memorising the games from GM ram has had a curious effect on the standard of my play and I have been drawing regularly against people 20-30 ECF more than me. In fact my loses this season are all against those just above (+5) and far below (-30+).

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