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hortstu 22-Oct-10, 08:36 |
 what should i be learning from tactics at my level?that I'm noticing is look for check more. I understand that going for check isn't always the right move but I've been overlooking all the nice things it may lead to. |
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I dunno either... If these exercises have managed to help me like that, then a very big thank you to Gameknot! |
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Training your mind for various tactical patterns is very important,and about 200 other things! Studing material imbalances,doubled pawns,light and dark square advantages,when to exchange and what to exchange depending upon an open or closed game(like a knight for a Bishop or the reverse)and many,many more strategies are very important. Take a look again at one of my earlier posts regarding both doubled pawns and material imbalances,point value changes and more.At the moment,the links can be found on page 5 of chess related,under...."informative link on doubled pawns".The second link on the same string covers "material imbalances". This of course,only touches the tip of the iceberg,but it helps,i'm sure. I plan to post in the near future,some of the strategies,secrets and techniques of better success in blitz play that many players are not aware of,even some players with very high ratings.This is a different ballgame than regular correp.chess,but some of the tactics in blitz will correspond to the long games as well. Keep an eye out for it! |
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Overload tactics Even though I have an optimum rating of 1857 I am still prone to falling for overload tactics. I think I have everything covered and suddenly I do not - horrid shock that! Cheers Joanne |
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hortstu 23-Oct-10, 16:38 |
I guess I'm having trouble figuring out an approach to learning chess and optimizing my use of the tactic feature. I'm not expecting drastic returns on my chess study but always0 hope for steady improvement. If I may fine tune my question, after reading the responses, what should I be focusing on. TA you rattled off an incomplete list of items to work on. Considering where I'm at, would you recommend that I prioritize those tactical issues? If so how? I find that focusing on 1 or 2 items will lead to faster development than trying to pay attention to all of them at once. Thanks for all the input. |
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Yes,I just wanted to mention a few things,but not that you should study too many of them at one time!I just mentioned a few items so that you are aware that the study list to become a much better player,is simply not mastering just 4 or 5 things!If I were you,I would first study the basic advantageous strategy of central board control and piece development....the e4,e5,d4,d5 squares and the "hows"to attempt control of those squares.This should be your first duty.Most of the time,the one who has superior control of the center of the board,usually has the edge in the game.Forget tactical exercises,puzzles and other things!Many superior openings tend to develop rapidly in the first 10 moves or so.Technically, you should be castled in 10 moves or less in most optimal play. Next in part 2 of your study,I would concentrate on the difference between an open and closed game,and what pieces you should "keep"or exchange depending upon the pawn structure of the game. Take a look at this basic video on open vs closed games.This is one of the first steps to understanding the "receipe"for a better successful endgame. Hope that helped alittle! www.thechesswebsite.com |
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hortstu 25-Oct-10, 21:30 |
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