tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post4767166385205251977..comments2024-03-29T14:33:24.765+01:00Comments on Temposchlucker: A few answers to Bright KnightTemposchluckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-13895960950458361702012-05-12T12:55:39.309+02:002012-05-12T12:55:39.309+02:00Who really knows how Morphy trained. One thing is ...Who really knows how Morphy trained. One thing is certain; he would have killed to have the resources we have today.Tim Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14453322043071827645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-40780841937396272742012-05-12T12:52:37.746+02:002012-05-12T12:52:37.746+02:00Who really knows how Morphy trained. One thing is ...Who really knows how Morphy trained. One thing is for sure Morphy probably would have killed to have the resources we have today to learn from. I'm a bit skeptical that all this defining of tactical problems will really do all that much for you. Just notice little things like open king position, pinned piece, weak square, that sort of thing and you'll spot tactics quickly. Whatever works for you though, but I'd much rather look at more Botvinnik games where there's plenty of tactics and awesome positional instruction...Tim Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14453322043071827645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-56709870390997407712012-05-05T02:25:42.758+02:002012-05-05T02:25:42.758+02:00"How did Morphy train?"
He read over an..."How did Morphy train?"<br /><br />He read over annotated games, sitting in his gazebo, with no board in sight.<br /><br />I saw a short clip of Magnus Carlson at London. Hikaru moves, Magnus writes down the move and stares past his scoresheet, then makes a move on the board. Clearly he is playing the game blindfold and barely glanced at the board just to make the move.LinuxGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764940044950170053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-74343808620076664642012-04-29T23:57:51.674+02:002012-04-29T23:57:51.674+02:00@BP,
I look forward to your post.
With hindsight,...@BP,<br />I look forward to your post.<br /><br />With hindsight, the path is pretty obvious. Strange that it takes so long to see it clear.Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-23385392429282509792012-04-29T23:20:28.582+02:002012-04-29T23:20:28.582+02:00Given lately that my life takes on certain tangent...Given lately that my life takes on certain tangents that takes me away from the chess board, I have been deliberate in training in ways to minimize skill loss and still find a way to improve albeit sporadic intervals and levels of chess commitment. So, here I am coming back from an intense 5 month hiatus with absolutely no chess involvement. I am looking at my re-entry as an experiment in retention of skills from a cognitive perspective as much as possible as well as identify which are I lost the most and come up with a plan to “rust proof” that area. In reality it’s been about 8 months since I’ve really indulged heavily in the chess improvement circles and resurfaced briefly during Holiday breaks. <br /><br />I am looking at the following areas of where my skills started to disappear: 1) tactics 2)Positional 3) Openings, and 4) endgames. I will save more of the details for a post on my blog. <br />Your post made me ponder the different layers of item 1, tactics, and where I may have lost the most. <br /><br />Because of the past MDLM training and the unfocused 7 circles of hell , the best that came about from all that thrashing was the rudimentary tactics are still etched in my brain. After not looking at a chess board for months, anything beyond what you call “First Task” was challenging. I recognized from the start why this was the case. When I stormed the seven circles, I never took the time to create that mental dialog for the basic elements. “That one is a removal of the guard” “This one is a geometrical motif with a knight” etc. So as I “warm up” this time with the first task, I am making sure I do the deliberate mind mapping necessary to transfer the skill from a memory function to an actual skill in long term memory with a memory marker that I can recall through us of my own narrative.<br /><br />I did this with positional motifs as a means to understanding my opening repertoire better and forcing myself to let the position dictate candidate moves than rely solely on rote memorization of move orders. It helped back in December when after not playing for several months, I was still able to play a decent game and not drop (much) in skill level. <br /><br />So if I can apply this technique of creating memory maps through the right cognitive internal dialog in the four areas, then I stand a better chance of developing “chess skills” that are meant to last.BlunderPronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316158004635698398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-64454539039924120662012-04-29T02:45:14.303+02:002012-04-29T02:45:14.303+02:00Both Morphy and Anderssen, huge tacticians back in...Both Morphy and Anderssen, huge tacticians back in their day, created tactical puzzles, wrote columns and went over games. <br /><br />To create your own tactical problem from scratch is interesting because you have to have deep knowledge of the themes that you spell out in this post as well as "know" what makes a strong combination to challenge varying degrees of readers.BlunderPronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316158004635698398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-10658432840629028252012-04-28T08:18:05.754+02:002012-04-28T08:18:05.754+02:00Here is a Dan Heisman article that puts the case f...Here is a Dan Heisman article that puts the case for easy problems well:<br /><br />http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman109.pdf <br /><br />Coakley emphasises the importance of training for accuracy rather than speed, but the two can be traded off to some extent. One way of getting more accurate is to remember things rather than having to work them out, which benefits both.<br /><br />If it is obvious that tactics are in the air, you may be able to spend several minutes looking for them in a game. With “bolt from the blue “ tactics, you will be doing well if you can afford to look for a minute, particularly if you are on the receiving end. I believe that it is fine to routinely spend a few minutes on a problem. Solving a problem is more instructive than being told the solution. Much more than that? Occasionally, perhaps.Geoff Fergussonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677387413949625511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-26004982541611033612012-04-27T15:49:35.845+02:002012-04-27T15:49:35.845+02:00I consider the readers of this blog to be ready wi...I consider the readers of this blog to be ready with harvesting low hanging fruit. Otherwise I suggest to harvest first the low hanging fruit:)Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-44308668765978150482012-04-27T13:13:23.370+02:002012-04-27T13:13:23.370+02:00I am not saying that you should train only on the ...I am not saying that you should train only on the very easiest stuff, just that mastery of the easy stuff has more value than an incomplete understanding (or misunderstanding) of the complicated stuff. Learn to walk before you try to run! To become a master I have to learn lots of things. That takes time. Pick the low lying fruit first! I believe that the learning process is the same young or old. Morphy became a very strong tactical player with a few books written by weaker players and practice against weaker players. I am not saying that is optimal, but it worked.Geoff Fergussonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677387413949625511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-42587746785665096232012-04-27T11:22:17.512+02:002012-04-27T11:22:17.512+02:00@BK,
The point I was making is that what is most i...@BK,<br /><i>The point I was making is that what is most important is not to fall to simple tactical shots, and to capitalise on them when they are available to you. High success rate in 1 minute implies easy problems.<br /><br /></i>To become a master, you need to be able to solve masterlevel problems with a succesrate of 50%.<br /><br />The fact that you are able to solve low rated problems with a succesrate of >99% doesn't change that.<br /><br />That what is typical for high rated problems can't be learned from low rated problems since the patterns aren't there.<br /><br /><i>How did Morphy train?<br /><br /></i>I don't know. But even if I did, I question that it is relevant. Since we are adults and he was young when he learned the game.Temposchluckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977208394417444785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10713928.post-52489676829483466292012-04-27T08:39:27.130+02:002012-04-27T08:39:27.130+02:00The 80% correlation between blitz and standard tim...The 80% correlation between blitz and standard time limit performance also suggests that both are equally difficult to improve beyond a certain point.<br /><br />I meant the last two paragraphs to follow sequentially, rather than to be taken in isolation. Yes, difficult tactics that neither player spots are practically irrelevant. The point I was making is that what is most important is not to fall to simple tactical shots, and to capitalise on them when they are available to you. High success rate in 1 minute implies easy problems.<br /><br />Diminishing returns are inevitable, but there is more to chess than tactical problems!<br /><br />How did the top players get that good? In the past, there were no computers, so the answer was simply study books and play chess. There were very few problem books available in days gone by. How did Morphy train?Geoff Fergussonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677387413949625511noreply@blogger.com