Other plans:
- picking up endgame study, especially the making of plans
- have a look at the Jobava London system
- see whether the Caro Kan can be replaced by the Scandinavian of GingerGM
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Resuming PoPLoAFun
Now matters are normalized a bit, I resumed my training. I intend to attend the chess club in the adjacent city, which is much bigger. The one in our village is probably not going to survive the Corona crisis.
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What is the Pobava system? Did you mean Jobava?
ReplyDeleteOops, yes, I mean the Jobava London system
DeleteWow good to see you still playing! I haven't touched a board in about 4 years. :| Hope you and yours are healthy, and that you are still improving!
ReplyDeleteIn search for answers on pressing questions, a wee bit of persistency is sometimes helpful.
DeleteObservations and questions:
ReplyDeleteI have seen numerous assertions (such as from Garry Kasparov) that planning involves (at its best) considering what will happen within (approximately) the next 5 moves, sometimes (often?) fewer than that.
Isn't planning essentially looking at the general situation and determining (through the process of elimination via calculation) which sequence of moves provides the best probable outcome? If that is so, then PopLoaFun seems to provide an excellent basis for determining a (shorter term) plan. A plan for the entire game seems to be too general and abstract for practical use move-by-move.
Are endgames particular (concrete; tactical) or general (strategic) in nature?
My experience with various openings (admittedly, I rarely look at specific opening lines unless I'm upset at how I played a particular line) leads me to believe that the openings (for Class players up to approximately Expert level) are not critical for winning chess. My experience is that usually I win or lose because of an oversight (usually tactical) that has nothing to do with the outcome of the opening. In short, I don't win or lose the game in the opening.
Would you please elaborate on why you consider the Caro-Kann defense to be insufficient for a Class player in tournament play?
Thank you in advance!