Training update

Update:

• I trained 51 days in a row
• I use a set of 500 themed problems from Chess Tempo
• I score above 95%
• According to Chess Tempo it took me 19 hours
• I estimate that painting squares and arrows took me twice the time

That's where I am after 60 training hours. In stead of continuing with the next problem set of 500 themed problems, I'm going to deepen my knowledge of the 500 problems I have already done. Quality above quantity.

After all, the experiment is about transfer. Transferring skill gained from the 500 problems to any tactical problem. There is some transfer, but not as much as we need. I suppose that that is because so far, the training has mainly been an intellectual exercise. And knowledge doesn't transfer very well.

I intend to take the familiarization of the new patterns I learned from the 500 set to the next level. Learn them by heart. Scoring 100% a tempo. Seeking the similarities between positions. Diving more deeply into the characteristics.

If the study of 500 positions doesn't lead to a measurable transfer, then 1000 positions won't do either. I intend to train for 150 days. That is about 180 actual hours. If that doesn't provide a measurable result, the method doesn't work. Yet I'm optimistic, until so far.

• Duplo = a tempo
• Function =  a tempo