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Chess related: Transitioning to Expert

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gods_assassin 04-Sep-14, 23:33	Transitioning to Expert If you want to become better than 99% of chess players you will need to be playing against an opponent that is better than 99% of chess players. You will never get better at chess playing against opponents at your own skill level or below. Winning games against weaker opponents won't make you better at chess but losing games against stronger opponents will improve your game. Of course, winning is a great feeling but beating a much stronger opponent is significantly more satisfying than beating countless lower rated players. Losing is very important in chess. It teaches you how to avoid mistakes and how to take a different approach in your overall strategy. Playing against very difficult and very advanced strategical players also ensures you're correctly calculating all the possible variations in a specific move. If you make a mistake, you will lose. Over time you learn not to make mistakes and you learn how to avoid mistakes. You will also learn how to punish your opponent when they are making a mistake. A computer player on the hardest difficulty will always choose the best possible moves based on the positions of the pieces. The computer will use complex calculations to create complex variations that you will find very difficult to counter. After 6-12 months of playing the hardest possible difficulty every day CONSISTENTLY.... Your knowledge of chess will be significantly greater. Your rating will be significant higher and you will understand how the pieces work together and exactly how you can take advantage of their positions on the board. When you return to playing against human players their level of difficulty will seem weak and you will easily win against them. The game will lack the complex feel, the endless counter moves and the immense pressure computer players bring to the game. Playing against the hardest difficulty computer player forces you think several moves in advance. Over time you will develop this skill and become a true chess champion.

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gods_assassin
04-Sep-14, 23:33

Transitioning to Expert

If you want to become better than 99% of chess players you will need to be playing against an opponent that is better than 99% of chess players.

You will never get better at chess playing against opponents at your own skill level or below. Winning games against weaker opponents won't make you better at chess but losing games against stronger opponents will improve your game. Of course, winning is a great feeling but beating a much stronger opponent is significantly more satisfying than beating countless lower rated players.

Losing is very important in chess. It teaches you how to avoid mistakes and how to take a different approach in your overall strategy. Playing against very difficult and very advanced strategical players also ensures you're correctly calculating all the possible variations in a specific move. If you make a mistake, you will lose.

Over time you learn not to make mistakes and you learn how to avoid mistakes. You will also learn how to punish your opponent when they are making a mistake.

A computer player on the hardest difficulty will always choose the best possible moves based on the positions of the pieces. The computer will use complex calculations to create complex variations that you will find very difficult to counter.

After 6-12 months of playing the hardest possible difficulty every day CONSISTENTLY.... Your knowledge of chess will be significantly greater. Your rating will be significant higher and you will understand how the pieces work together and exactly how you can take advantage of their positions on the board.

When you return to playing against human players their level of difficulty will seem weak and you will easily win against them. The game will lack the complex feel, the endless counter moves and the immense pressure computer players bring to the game.

Playing against the hardest difficulty computer player forces you think several moves in advance. Over time you will develop this skill and become a true chess champion.

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