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What I Learned from Spending 1,000+ Hours Writing an Opening Course

#2

As always, a great read, John! We've come a long way, I wonder if you had seen what was coming when you started writing the Scandi bible... Once again, congratulations!

As always, a great read, John! We've come a long way, I wonder if you had seen what was coming when you started writing the Scandi bible... Once again, congratulations!
#3

@AdrianoNunesFX said in #2:

As always, a great read, John! We've come a long way, I wonder if you had seen what was coming when you started writing the Scandi bible... Once again, congratulations!

Thanks, Adriano - I truly appreciate it!

By the way, I just checked, and I cite two of your Lichess games in the course :)

@AdrianoNunesFX said in #2: > As always, a great read, John! We've come a long way, I wonder if you had seen what was coming when you started writing the Scandi bible... Once again, congratulations! Thanks, Adriano - I truly appreciate it! By the way, I just checked, and I cite two of your Lichess games in the course :)
#4

@Fins said in #3:

As always, a great read, John! We've come a long way, I wonder if you had seen what was coming when you started writing the Scandi bible... Once again, congratulations!

Thanks, Adriano - I truly appreciate it!

By the way, I just checked, and I cite two of your Lichess games in the course :)

That's amazing! I'm very happy to contribute with the Scandi theory, I just hope I didn't mishandle the games badly :-D I wonder if my game against that Canadian NM popped up in time

@Fins said in #3: > > As always, a great read, John! We've come a long way, I wonder if you had seen what was coming when you started writing the Scandi bible... Once again, congratulations! > > Thanks, Adriano - I truly appreciate it! > > By the way, I just checked, and I cite two of your Lichess games in the course :) That's amazing! I'm very happy to contribute with the Scandi theory, I just hope I didn't mishandle the games badly :-D I wonder if my game against that Canadian NM popped up in time
#5

As a fellow scandi player I gotta downvote you John we cant be havin everyone know the scandi

As a fellow scandi player I gotta downvote you John we cant be havin everyone know the scandi
#6

Really interesting reading about your experience developing this course. I'm glad that you put in all the time and effort because this is a beautifully put-together course - comprehensive yet not overwhelming (I'm sure we've all seen chessable courses that are just dozens or hundreds of engine lines that go out 15-20 moves - hardly useful). I've barely touched many of the features you've built in, such as playing specific positions against bots. Looking forward to many hours with the course during the upcoming (well, already here) winter.

Really interesting reading about your experience developing this course. I'm glad that you put in all the time and effort because this is a beautifully put-together course - comprehensive yet not overwhelming (I'm sure we've all seen chessable courses that are just dozens or hundreds of engine lines that go out 15-20 moves - hardly useful). I've barely touched many of the features you've built in, such as playing specific positions against bots. Looking forward to many hours with the course during the upcoming (well, already here) winter.
#7

Cool read! I am glad you took the effort to write it. I was always aware of the idea of a structured routine to achieve anything, but I am anything but structured so I either drown in the flow for hours or not get anywhere. Perhaps I will try your method soon.

Having been a long fan of yours, I am glad to see you expanding with the Chessiverse platform. I've even been inspired by it in my own work and now LiChess Tools has a search in the move list function.

I believe not only work, but a shared perspective helps a lot. That is, finding out what the thoughts and feelings of people doing that work were. That's why I like reading biographies and that's why I loved your article. You keep being an inspiration, John!

Cool read! I am glad you took the effort to write it. I was always aware of the idea of a structured routine to achieve anything, but I am anything but structured so I either drown in the flow for hours or not get anywhere. Perhaps I will try your method soon. Having been a long fan of yours, I am glad to see you expanding with the Chessiverse platform. I've even been inspired by it in my own work and now LiChess Tools has a search in the move list function. I believe not only work, but a shared perspective helps a lot. That is, finding out what the thoughts and feelings of people doing that work were. That's why I like reading biographies and that's why I loved your article. You keep being an inspiration, John!
#8

It's a fantastic resource John and you're to be highly commended for putting in all the hard work to getting this up and running. I really need to wrap my head around the 3...Qa5 Scandi, as I've been working through the Qd8 variation for a relatively long time now. It may be stable, but it lacks dynamic drift in a way. I hope to get my hands on your course in due time, it's looking like a fantastic platform to work from.

Keep up the good work man

It's a fantastic resource John and you're to be highly commended for putting in all the hard work to getting this up and running. I really need to wrap my head around the 3...Qa5 Scandi, as I've been working through the Qd8 variation for a relatively long time now. It may be stable, but it lacks dynamic drift in a way. I hope to get my hands on your course in due time, it's looking like a fantastic platform to work from. Keep up the good work man
#9

@BlotterFan said in #5:

As a fellow scandi player I gotta downvote you John we cant be havin everyone know the scandi

We'll try to keep it hush-hush!

@BlotterFan said in #5: > As a fellow scandi player I gotta downvote you John we cant be havin everyone know the scandi We'll try to keep it hush-hush!
#10

@borninthesixties said in #6:

Really interesting reading about your experience developing this course. I'm glad that you put in all the time and effort because this is a beautifully put-together course - comprehensive yet not overwhelming (I'm sure we've all seen chessable courses that are just dozens or hundreds of engine lines that go out 15-20 moves - hardly useful). I've barely touched many of the features you've built in, such as playing specific positions against bots. Looking forward to many hours with the course during the upcoming (well, already here) winter.

Cheers - I really appreciate you picking up the course! I tried to keep the repertoire cohesive while also allowing for variations to be explored in great depth if desired.

Thanks again - please let me know if you ever have any questions about the lines.

@borninthesixties said in #6: > Really interesting reading about your experience developing this course. I'm glad that you put in all the time and effort because this is a beautifully put-together course - comprehensive yet not overwhelming (I'm sure we've all seen chessable courses that are just dozens or hundreds of engine lines that go out 15-20 moves - hardly useful). I've barely touched many of the features you've built in, such as playing specific positions against bots. Looking forward to many hours with the course during the upcoming (well, already here) winter. Cheers - I really appreciate you picking up the course! I tried to keep the repertoire cohesive while also allowing for variations to be explored in great depth if desired. Thanks again - please let me know if you ever have any questions about the lines.