Go back
Chess Improvement 2022

Chess Improvement 2022

Only Chess

mike69

Joined
20 May 16
Moves
41744
Clock
08 Feb 22
Vote Up
Vote Down

@contenchess said
@mike69

I go through strategy books and the lessons seem so easy and common sense but when we play we never use that common sense...

It's like a mental block...I don't know 🤷
I think for me it’s just a lack of confidence in what I know or can do that does things like that for me. I would imagine you retain and use much more than you think from start to end from what you’ve learned. For me I’ve never read or studied anything so there has to be a lot of even basics that would have to help? I learn much better from watching, then explaining, thinking, then putting it all together and doing.

mchill
Cryptic

Behind the scenes

Joined
27 Jun 16
Moves
3283
Clock
08 Feb 22
5 edits
Vote Up
Vote Down

Schlecter
The King of Board

Solar System

Joined
09 Feb 13
Moves
32401
Clock
08 Feb 22
1 edit
Vote Up
Vote Down

@Contenchess
Sure I have plans to improve as well.

The problem is the time available for chess.

Chess requires many hours of study and playing the game.

Maybe if I can reserve 2 or 3 hours a week just to study the game, that could be great.

Contenchess
Contentious

Joined
01 Sep 21
Moves
14125
Clock
08 Feb 22
Vote Up
Vote Down

@Schlecter

The only people I ever met who were that busy were doctors and farmers.

Chess does take up time I'll admit that but it's easier for me since I have no kids and I don't watch T.V.

...no job either 😒

Schlecter
The King of Board

Solar System

Joined
09 Feb 13
Moves
32401
Clock
09 Feb 22
1 edit
Vote Up
Vote Down

@Contenchess

Well, my plan is simple:

I just want to study tactics.

But not in a web site.

I would like to study from a book.

It seems it could be helpful setting the problem in a real board.

I have this book in mind: Pearls of Azerbaijan

I can't find that book on amazon or on chess stores .... but it seems that book is good for my idea.

mchill
Cryptic

Behind the scenes

Joined
27 Jun 16
Moves
3283
Clock
10 Feb 22
2 edits

@contenchess said
Anyone taking their Chess Improvement seriously this year? Any specific goals?

I'm about 1700 at this website and my goal for the end of 2022 is to have an 1800+ rating and my opponent average rating is 1800+

Updates every 2 months 😉
Some interesting thoughts on where to spend your money in chess 🙂

&t=300s

Contenchess
Contentious

Joined
01 Sep 21
Moves
14125
Clock
10 Feb 22

@mchill

I watched that video last week.
I also follow him on twitch 😉
Chess Dojo!

mike69

Joined
20 May 16
Moves
41744
Clock
10 Feb 22
Vote Up
Vote Down

@mchill said
Some interesting thoughts on where to spend your money in chess 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Deqa8sFnct8&t=300s
That was very helpful, thank you for posting.

greenpawn34

e4

Joined
06 May 08
Moves
43363
Clock
10 Feb 22
Vote Up
Vote Down

Hi Schlecter,

Any book that has tactical positions to solve should do.
I went through the 1001 Reinfeld books and did them again
this time on buses and trains and at work.

But I know I pick up a whole lot of tactical tricks and ideas from
playing over short games. Du Monts 200 miniatures.
I played over every game and sometimes would not let it go till
I had wring out every tactical idea I could see. Usually wriggling chances
when one side was lost. I looked for ways to save the game and found
other ways to win that were not mentioned in the notes.

I'm sorry if I keep suggesting out of print books but I can only tell
you what I used. There may be better books out there, (hopefully)
but I cannot vouch for them

G

Joined
16 Aug 15
Moves
1245
Clock
11 Feb 22
Vote Up
Vote Down

I used to do puzzles on a FB messenger app. The chess sucked, no way to offer a draw, no 3 fold rep. only stalemate, and weak players.
But the puzzles were great. I think I did 3K of them.

Kevin Eleven

Joined
06 May 15
Moves
27445
Clock
11 Feb 22
Vote Up
Vote Down

I had not looked at the tactics (Puzzles) section on Lichess before tonight, but I like the interface, the dashboard, and the option to focus on a theme or play through a random selection of puzzles.

Bill Wall's chess page has a lot of PGN collections of games mentioned in books, including Dumounts 200 Miniatures and dozens of others (of course it's just the games and not the surrounding text).

Kevin Eleven

Joined
06 May 15
Moves
27445
Clock
11 Feb 22
Vote Up
Vote Down

^^^
typo: DuMont, not Dumount

Schlecter
The King of Board

Solar System

Joined
09 Feb 13
Moves
32401
Clock
11 Feb 22
Vote Up
Vote Down

@greenpawn34

Amazing.

Yes, the idea of a book is because as you said you can play during "transport" time.

Just the eyes are working at that moment.

Thanks for the recommendation I'll try to find the books on store

Kevin Eleven

Joined
06 May 15
Moves
27445
Clock
21 Feb 22
1 edit
Vote Up
Vote Down

I don't have any chess goals in the sense of a specific, measureable result by a certain date, but I am finally putting some study time in.

Currently working through Chess Tactics for Beginners by Chess OK (through the Chess King Learn site). I had started with CT-ART 4.0 but it humbled me from the start, so I switched to the beginner's course.

Glad I did, because I learned a few new mate-in-one and forking patterns (one of which I used in a game today), plus I got some practice on winning the exchange (e.g., instead of just trading Queens, also getting a piece or Rook out of the exchange via a better move order) -- which has been a weak area for me.

SimianMusings

Joined
26 Sep 10
Moves
2463
Clock
23 Feb 22

Personally, I've been printing out old games (pre computer era), no annotations, no computer analysis, and playing through them on my chess board slowly and trying to understand what the players were trying to do. Not sure how much it will help me "improve" my play, but it's part of my rehab from the last two strokes I had. Neurologist told me to play more Chess to rebuild neural pathways in my brain.

Cookies help us deliver our Services. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn More.