Who would like to take me to 2000 and beyond?

Originally posted by powershaker
Forget 2000. Stay at 1800. That's plenty strong enough. To even keep a 2000 rating once you've gotten there, you have to study every day an hour a day and play in competitive tournaments against other players rated in that area. This grandmaster wrong an article on getting to 2000. That type of rating has to be maintained. You're never going to mak ...[text shortened]... ss tournament showings, so why would you even want to get to 2000? It's way time consuming.

The only way you would get to 2000 is if you spend AT LEAST one hour in your local library making moves.

Originally posted by scrumpymanjack
First, is this possible? If so, second please, please one of you geniuses with time on your hands, why not give me some pointers? Call me lazy, but I just can't sit down with a book. It's so tedious. Isn't there some kind of super-interactive chess software out there that takes you by the hand and turns you into a formidable endgame player etc?

You can do it!!! 😵

Just take the lessons at the free site: http://www.entertainmentjourney.com/index1.htm

arrakis

Originally posted by powershaker
Forget 2000. Stay at 1800. That's plenty strong enough. To even keep a 2000 rating once you've gotten there, you have to study every day an hour a day and play in competitive tournaments against other players rated in that area. This grandmaster wrong an article on getting to 2000. That type of rating has to be maintained. You're never going to mak ...[text shortened]... ss tournament showings, so why would you even want to get to 2000? It's way time consuming.

Imagine this situation, I know it's crazy but:

1800 player: Girl says, "hey there class A player"

2000 player: Girl says, "hey there class A player"

You: Actually, I'm an Expert 🙂

Girl: Wow, I bet your an expert at other things also.


Hahah, seriously though, for me, being 2000 plus would be an accomplishment, and you could tell people your an expert in chess, charge more to teach chess, plus I would be on the top 20 list for my city.

Also, if your really close to 1800 and will probably get there, then you need a new goal. Everyone needs a goal otherwise, why bother doing anything?

Stay at the same rating and not improve and I bet you're get sick of chess eventually.

Originally posted by RahimK
...Everyone needs a goal otherwise, why bother doing anything? ...

for fun? 🙂

Originally posted by RahimK
Imagine this situation, I know it's crazy but:

1800 player: Girl says, "hey there class A player"

2000 player: Girl says, "hey there class A player"

You: Actually, I'm an Expert 🙂

Girl: Wow, I bet your an expert at other things also.


Hahah, seriously though, for me, being 2000 plus would be an accomplishment, and you could tell people your ...[text shortened]...

Stay at the same rating and not improve and I bet you're get sick of chess eventually.

Yeah, I can see your point. My bad. I think you could be right. Boredom would no doubt settle in.

Originally posted by Positional Player
The only way you would get to 2000 is if you spend AT LEAST one hour in your local library making moves.

No, don't forget the Lev Alburt course. HAHA

Originally posted by wormwood
for fun? 🙂

Tell me something you do for fun, which you don't want to improve at?

Originally posted by RahimK
Tell me something you do for fun, which you don't want to improve at?

Flatlining.

Originally posted by RahimK
Tell me something you do for fun, which you don't want to improve at?

watch telly, exercise, read, listen to music, grow chiles, drink beer, go see bands, make music...

although I can probably think more things in which I do want to get better. but there's always a limit how far you can go. so when you get there, then what? stop like de la maza did? - I'm in more for the ride, not for the destination. but that's just me.

Originally posted by arrakis
You can do it!!! 😵

Just take the lessons at the free site: http://www.entertainmentjourney.com/index1.htm

arrakis

This site looks interesting. I'll explore it. Thanks for the tip. (And treat my wife right in the game you're playing with her). Hehehe.

Originally posted by wormwood
watch telly, exercise, read, listen to music, grow chiles, drink beer, go see bands, make music...

although I can probably think more things in which I do want to get better. but there's always a limit how far you can go. so when you get there, then what? stop like de la maza did? - I'm in more for the ride, not for the destination. but that's just me.

This is an important point, and one that brings us back to my original post. Arnie may have misunderstood me - that's ok, Arnie, I forgive you - but I am willing to put in some effort. I just don't want to do it with books (or at least not mostly with books). That is because I don't enjoy the method or therefore the "journey". With computers, multimedia etc. there must be a way to improve that is more interactive and, in short, fun.

Originally posted by scrumpymanjack
This site looks interesting. I'll explore it. Thanks for the tip. (And treat my wife right in the game you're playing with her). Hehehe.

Who's your wife I'm playing? You can send it by PM if you don't want everyone to know...

The only way you would get to 2000 is if you spend AT LEAST one hour in your local library making moves.

Does it have to be your local library?

I learned Spanish the best and most enjoyable way possible: by falling in love. So maybe one way to reach my goal would be to have a passionate affair with a woman GM. But then again, no.

Maybe part of the problem is that I'm not playing any OTB chess. I love this site but when you lose a game it doesn't hurt as much as when you lose OTB. Avoiding that terrible feeling is one good incentive to get better.

Originally posted by Amaurote
Flatlining.

What is that? I'm thinking about abs on someones body?

Originally posted by wormwood
watch telly, exercise, read, listen to music, grow chiles, drink beer, go see bands, make music...

although I can probably think more things in which I do want to get better. but there's always a limit how far you can go. so when you get there, then what? stop like de la maza did? - I'm in more for the ride, not for the destination. but that's just me.

Don't you wish you could watch multiple channels at once and still understand them all.

Exercise- you do to get fit, stronger. Don't you wish you could exercise more efficiently.

Read-don't you wish you could faster and still understand what you are reading.

Music-don't you wish you had better hearing so you could hear better or play better music if your into that.

etc....

As for beer, don't you wish you could drink tons and tons and still be able to drink more?

etc...