tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post113585190357351418..comments2024-03-28T01:17:43.262+01:00Comments on Temposchlucker: More about flawed methodsTemposchluckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1136701787539209912006-01-08T07:29:00.000+01:002006-01-08T07:29:00.000+01:00Have you tried taking lessons from a great player?...Have you tried taking lessons from a great player? They might be better able to help you improve quickly...Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1135863747193983342005-12-29T14:42:00.000+01:002005-12-29T14:42:00.000+01:00Edwin,that's just my method of working. I always w...Edwin,<BR/>that's just my method of working. I always work systematically.<BR/>If I have to solve a maze I go to the left at every oportunity. That is a rather inefficient way to solve a maze, but it is very certain, and no work is done double.<BR/><BR/>In the beginning chess improvement looks like a crowded marketplace. Everybody seems to shout different things and not every salesman is trustworthy. If any. So I just worked my way thru the different methods. In every method is something good. But only if it is applied in the right way and on the right time. It takes time to develope a feeling for the crux in every system.<BR/>Now I feel I'm closing in on the right method for improvement.Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1135857593437356082005-12-29T12:59:00.000+01:002005-12-29T12:59:00.000+01:00Some interesting observations here. Your experienc...Some interesting observations here. Your experiences seem to have mirrored Nezh's who tried alot of these same things but only tactical training caused his rating to improved.<BR/><BR/>I'm at the playing alot stage which is not improving my rating but is fun. Although it not as fun<BR/>as play from the surge of tactical ability and improved board vision when you play after doing concentrated tactical study.<BR/><BR/>I do think there is a benefit in memorizing master games in seeing the flow of an entire game. There is some carry over from this. I at times have played a game and see that the positions are simalar to a game I have memorized and steer it towards that type of play. Granted this happens less than the benefits of seeing one move tactics.takchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700106696079445533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1135857018372706412005-12-29T12:50:00.000+01:002005-12-29T12:50:00.000+01:00Ofcourse i am not the expert on the subject, but i...Ofcourse i am not the expert on the subject, but it sounds to me like you started off the other way around. Especially where the opening is concerned. And it also seems natural that tactics did help you improve and gain a few points. I have had the chance to ask a number of titled players (from NM to GM's) for the best tip they could give to a player (who is familiar with basics) who is looking to improve. Almost all of them immediatly replied with "tactics" to start with. Certainly not openings. That should be about last on your list. Unless you are a GrandMaster ofcourse. As i presume you're somewhat my kind of level. Anyway, it certainly isn't the level to start with openings.<BR/><BR/>That's just my 2 cents (or however that saying goes)...Edwin 'dutchdefence' Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127208752162296975noreply@blogger.com