tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post115239955656498796..comments2024-03-28T01:17:43.262+01:00Comments on Temposchlucker: PaydayTemposchluckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1152487879621542932006-07-10T01:31:00.000+02:002006-07-10T01:31:00.000+02:00Patrick,nope. I did just that (reading books) in t...Patrick,<BR/>nope. I did just that (reading books) in the past for 1100 hours during a few years and though my understanding of the game has grown, it was to no avail when it comes to better play.Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1152480446909358572006-07-09T23:27:00.000+02:002006-07-09T23:27:00.000+02:00"sofar I invested about 600 hours in CTS. "I would..."sofar I invested about 600 hours in CTS. "<BR/><BR/>I would attribute your rapid improvement to this massive bulk of time, rather than to any uniquely advantageous features of CTS.<BR/><BR/>If you had spent 600 hours reading Nunn and Bronstein books, i think you'd improve equally fast.<BR/><BR/>(just my opinion)<BR/>congrats and may the crushing continue! :)katarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032591421971431222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1152433049935680152006-07-09T10:17:00.000+02:002006-07-09T10:17:00.000+02:00Likesforests,you should do them until problem 1470...Likesforests,<BR/>you should do them until problem 1470 at least. Because that are very common patterns you have to know. After that the compositions start. These have patterns that are less likely to appear in games, but they force you to calculate. You have to improve your calcution skills to the limit. That limit is not so far away. At a certain moment you will find it is not longer possible to make progress with your calculation skills. I reached that limit after about 3 years of training.<BR/><BR/>The possible improvement on the pattern recognition front is limitless though. The amount of patterns is limitless and the storage capacity of your long term memory is limitless.<BR/><BR/>The variables to play with are:<BR/>The quality of the patterns.<BR/>The probability you will get them in your games.<BR/><BR/>Calculation skills are trained at the tougher levels of CT-art too.Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1152431695710226122006-07-09T09:54:00.000+02:002006-07-09T09:54:00.000+02:00Tempo, if I recall correctly you said you complete...Tempo, if I recall correctly you said you completed Polgar's 5334. How much improvement did you see from mastering the mate-in-two problems? It's a big undertaking and I'm trying to decide whether it's worthwhile, or I'm better off re-focusing on CT-ART. I liked his mate-in-one problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1152429844738700182006-07-09T09:24:00.000+02:002006-07-09T09:24:00.000+02:00GK,sofar I invested about 600 hours in CTS. I see ...GK,<BR/>sofar I invested about 600 hours in CTS. I see it as an experiment. So it's not a bad idea to analyze what is exactly beneficial at CTS and what part is only a waste of time. How does it work?Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1152429534759384082006-07-09T09:18:00.000+02:002006-07-09T09:18:00.000+02:00King,I see what you mean. In middlegame I've reach...King,<BR/>I see what you mean. In middlegame I've reached an intermediate level. In endgames I'm still a novice. Within a few years I will be there at intermediate level too. Until then I don't mind to win from my opponents by crushing them only. Stronger opposition flows natural from a higher rating.Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1152420897472377392006-07-09T06:54:00.000+02:002006-07-09T06:54:00.000+02:00very cool that you have done so well with cts! how...very cool that you have done so well with cts! how many hours a day do you invest in cts (on average)? i wouldn't mind emulating your results. :) hope your crushing continues!Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315746051578970880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-1152402586327753072006-07-09T01:49:00.000+02:002006-07-09T01:49:00.000+02:00That's great that it's paying off. But come on, wh...That's great that it's paying off. But come on, when there is nothing else left those pawn endings are useful. Maybe you need to start playing tougher people!King of the Spillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247301176423412523noreply@blogger.com