05 Mar 06
Originally posted by NordlysWell, it's clearly a joke that I'm a water bottle. However, some people are still convinced that I'm female.
But while your profile clearly is a joke, HomerJSimpson's profile sounds like a description of a real person, so I assumed that it was in fact a real description. Or does the comic (or cartoon, or whatever) character Homer Simpson like bowling (well, that would be possible) and chess (sounds rather unlikely)?
06 Mar 06
Originally posted by HomerJSimpsonGreat puzzles. It would be great to have the solutions though, instead of having to run your program to get them.
Good posting. Although I think it would be better to download winboard for free, install it and use these excercises from Fred Reinfeld's 1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations
http://www.chessville.com/downloads/downloads_tactical_exercises.htm
Thanks.
06 Mar 06
Originally posted by ark13To help people get to 1400. I'm giving them the tools they need. I read books but I get them for free from our chess club. I know that some people don't have money to buy chess books like me. So i'm giving them links to chess sites which I have used also when i was beginning and I found helpful and they should get them over 1400. Look at the rating list, there are tons of players under 1400 and i'm sure they want to improve. We have all been there and I want to help them improve.
Sure, but I honestly don't see what the point of this thread is.
I played 3 blitz games against a Univ friend after class, 15 min each on yahoo. He said that he was decent compared to his friends and mostly when I ask, people say they suck, so i though hey maybe he is good.
His first 2 moves were, 1.h4 and 2.Rh4 . It's frustrating to see people spend months, and years and never improve 🙁
06 Mar 06
Originally posted by RahimKNo, I understand that. But didn't you already give the resources?
To help people get to 1400. I'm giving them the tools they need. I read books but I get them for free from our chess club. I know that some people don't have money to buy chess books like me. So i'm giving them links to chess sites which I have used also when i was beginning and I found helpful and they should get them over 1400. Look at the rating list, the ...[text shortened]... .h4 and 2.Rh4 . It's frustrating to see people spend months, and years and never improve 🙁
06 Mar 06
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Originally posted by razor2007Simply buy Lev Alburt's Comprehensive Chess Course Series Volumes I & II, and you should easily surpass 1500 with only an hour of study a day in about six months. If you go hardcore and play through all 100 annotated games to the point you understand every move like I did, then you should approach 1700-1799. In that area. The second choice of being hardcore is what I did, and I'm beating 1700 players OTB regularly. Tactics for the Tournament player, the third volume, should take you beyond 1800 when completely applied to your play. It's hard work though, but it's well worth it. You don't even know the change in points until you play, and then you're asking yourself how did I get this much better? It's very strange. Before the course, I could not beat my 1700 chess computer. My rating on RHP was around 1400s. My highest rating so far after the course and moving rather quickly (as in quick chess) has been 1621 after the course. The course works! Enjoy your chess.
Rahim, if a class A player like yourself is offering lessons/training to help us lower players geet to 1400 I would gladly accept, so yes, I'm tyring to get to 1400.
p.s. I should point out something very important that I think all aspiring class players should know. I only wish to point it out, because I fell for the same when I was attempting to discover the way to reach higher levels of chess strength. This is the advice: Do not study opening manuals and opening theory until you have fully studied tactics and endgame. The class player needs to study tactics and endgame more than opening theory. Guys who are 1500 carrying around opening manuals on the King's Indian Attack will never get to 1800 strength. Lev Alburt even says that in his course. Those players would be better off studying grandmaster games and looking for tactics combinations and themes. Anyway, just a piece of advice for you guys.
06 Mar 06
Originally posted by powershakerYeah, I just bought one of the Lev Alburt books, it was the Chess Tactics for the Tournament player. I hope it helps out in terms of tactics study as I am only 1035 USCF and am trying to get higher lol. Is the book " Sharpen Your Tactics" any good also for tactics? I am currently reading Starting Out : Attacking Play by James Plaskett which isn't bad. He gives creative ways of attacking in terms of tactics etc.
Simply buy Lev Alburt's Comprehensive Chess Course Series Volumes I & II, and you should easily surpass 1500 with only an hour of study a day in about six months. If you go hardcore and play through all 100 annotated games to the point you understand every move like I did, then you should approach 1700-1799. In that area. The second choice of being ha ...[text shortened]... oking for tactics combinations and themes. Anyway, just a piece of advice for you guys.