13 Oct 07
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Originally posted by Wulebgrthose would be tactics books. better is, at your level, the software called "personal chess trainer." if you don't want to spend any money though, try "chess tactics server".
books
http://chess.emrald.net
solve tactics questions daily and you'll get better.
13 Oct 07
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Originally posted by diskamyl... it did sound bad... 😞
that's stupidly arrogant.
I'll try to rephrase it 😛.
Take the time to think about your moves... in the words of Tal every time your opponent moves think about these things (in the following order, according to Tal).
1. How to sacrifice your queen.
2. How to sacrifice your rook.
3. How to sacrifice your bishop.
4. How to sacrifice your knight.
5. How to sacrifice your pawn.
Anyways, what I'm saying is this: The moment I took the time to look into a position, rather than making the move that looked 'right', I got better and fast.
Try studying grandmasters games too... I found that helped.
13 Oct 07
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Originally posted by Dance Master MCI recently met a "retired" FIDE Master who said that he used to solve 1,000 puzzles (mostly of the mate-in-two variety) per day... which took him about 2 hours.
How can I improve my tactics, other than playing a bunch of games?
Now that's dedication for you. 🙂
13 Oct 07
Everytime you take the board, assume your opponent has made a mistake and do a complete reevaluation
Look to see if you can sacrifice any piece to gain position
If there's an easy pawn on, work it through a few moves and see if it really is an easy pawn
Learn the major openings - games can be won and lost inside 4 moves
13 Oct 07
Originally posted by stbrieI'm weak in all tactics. It wouldn't know what to do - I'd crash the program. 😛
Adaptive Tactics Server. You have weaknesses in a particular tactical motif? It finds them and serves you more of that kind of problem. Also shows you which motifs you are weak in.
http://www.snufflenose.com/ats/index.php
14 Oct 07
Originally posted by stbrieI went to that site and it is confusing. I mean it doesn't even tell who is to move.
Adaptive Tactics Server. You have weaknesses in a particular tactical motif? It finds them and serves you more of that kind of problem. Also shows you which motifs you are weak in.
http://www.snufflenose.com/ats/index.php
14 Oct 07
Originally posted by tomtom232I also found it unsatisfactory - it has some good features but overall chess.emrald.net is much better. There's a new one at chesstempo.com which I'm trying out too.
I went to that site and it is confusing. I mean it doesn't even tell who is to move.