tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post111818140773706504..comments2024-03-28T01:17:43.262+01:00Comments on Temposchlucker: A game in a gameTemposchluckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1118244835647711732005-06-08T17:33:00.000+02:002005-06-08T17:33:00.000+02:00"Not draw by negotiation anymore." Good idea. Last..."Not draw by negotiation anymore." Good idea. Last year I played against a guy who refused my draw offer in a very closed pawn endgame. He moved his King zigzag with no visible plan which made me sort of impatient. So I blundered and he won.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160555681387976338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1118244309450677402005-06-08T17:25:00.000+02:002005-06-08T17:25:00.000+02:00It should be somewhat similar, I think, Tempo. Ch...It should be somewhat similar, I think, Tempo. Chess Endgame Training is organized by theme. You start with pawn endings, proceed to rook endings, and progress through minor piece endings all the way to things like queen vs. rook and other odd endings. The themes appear to be arranged in order of importance. Well, next week I begin, and we will definitely have to compare notes!CelticDeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038723918435574366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1118232677177788372005-06-08T14:11:00.000+02:002005-06-08T14:11:00.000+02:00Mouse,Studying tactics has long been a goal in its...Mouse,<BR/>Studying tactics has long been a goal in itself. I even had my whole openingsystem adapted to this one goal: playing tactics.<BR/><BR/>The last tourney revealed that there are two serious flaws in my play, middlegame (positional) and endings.<BR/>The fact that I created a mate in eleven reveals that my tactical play is reasonable now. So now I have to adress both of the middlegame and the endings.<BR/><BR/>Which one do I have to do first?<BR/>Both studies will take a few years, I presume. I don't want to divide my powers. Since middlegame play is highly influenced by the endings, the logic says that "the end is a good place to start".<BR/><BR/>If I want to learn endings I have to take the means to do so. That means playing closed openings (the ones that I used to hate because of the lack of tactical possibilities!). And I have to learn to trade down pieces in a favourable way. Further I am not going to draw by negotiation anymore. Without these three measures I have no chance to get enough experience in endings.<BR/><BR/>I do this only for study reasons.<BR/>But I'm sure it will enrich my game and enhance my possibilities. You don't believe I let a mate in eleven go if I stumble upon one, do you?<BR/><BR/>If I have to survey DLM's program:<BR/>Repetitio mater studiorum est.<BR/>For the non-polyglots:<BR/>Spaced repetition is the mother of all study.<BR/>I don't think the essence of his method lies in tactics. Or we can talk semantics, endings are for 95% tactical by nature.<BR/><BR/>So I will do 7 circles of pawn endings the coming time.Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1118230170820047832005-06-08T13:29:00.000+02:002005-06-08T13:29:00.000+02:00Tempo, did you solve tons of tactics puzzles just ...Tempo, did you solve tons of tactics puzzles just to end with trading pieces to pawn endings? I do not want to be a kill-joy, but I have to ask this question. I agree that training pawn endings gives better empty board vision which is good anyway. But I fear that 90+ percent of all games are won or lost with a fairly crowded board. I can speak only for myself, and for me it seems better to spend most of my time for situations that are most frequent, namely to eliminate the blunders that are most frequent.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160555681387976338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1118218204619014472005-06-08T10:10:00.000+02:002005-06-08T10:10:00.000+02:00Mouse,If that resuls in a half point extra per 20 ...Mouse,<BR/>If that resuls in a half point extra per 20 games, it would already give a gain in ratingpoints.<BR/><BR/>The last 8 years I have had about 10 - 15 endgames in total(OTB). Not to mention PAWN endings. But I avoid them. I agree with a draw because I'm afraid to loose, or I start an unmotivated attack which leads to zero.<BR/><BR/>But I know a man who have a Knight versus Bishop ending about 90% of the time. Ok, he don't know how to play it, so it doesn't help him, but still. Since 2 years he has a girlfriend and at the last Corustournament I saw she had often the same ending too. So it happens to be contagious.<BR/><BR/>Of course I have to learn to steer things into MyWaters.<BR/>Which is far from easy, because on FICS I forget consequently to open with 1.d4 and play my gambits before I know it.<BR/>And most of the time I become so involved in the middlegame that I forget to trade the pieces off.<BR/>But that's a matter of time.Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1118216580337607992005-06-08T09:43:00.000+02:002005-06-08T09:43:00.000+02:00I agree with everything you said. But how many paw...I agree with everything you said. But how many pawn endings did you get in the last 20 games you played? I got one.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160555681387976338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1118214907724838152005-06-08T09:15:00.000+02:002005-06-08T09:15:00.000+02:00Takchess,Thx, I will have a look at that.Takchess,<BR/>Thx, I will have a look at that.Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1118194098384008172005-06-08T03:28:00.000+02:002005-06-08T03:28:00.000+02:00osmitz has a pgn of Pandolfini endgame problems. Y...osmitz has a pgn of Pandolfini endgame problems. You might find it helpful.takchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700106696079445533noreply@blogger.com