Hi all,
I would like to improve my chess playing skill and I would really appreciate any useful advice or tip from you guys.
My goal is to reach 2100 here on Lichess in rapid category so feel free to share your thoughts.
Thank you.
1. Practice transcendantal meditation;
2. Take plenty of vitamin C & B-12;
3. Bicycle all over creation;
4. Drink 2 beers a day.
5. Chill.
6. Practice astral projection and discover your spirit guide...
7. Quit playing chess for a while... maybe take up knitting or playing the harmonica.
8. Treat everyone you encounter with the greatest respect.
9. Drink 2 glasses of wine a day.
10. Read Russian literature.........
@Proba123 Hi! Solve studies: your visualization, awareness and imagination will grow stronger. Have a look at this brief article:
en.chessbase.com/post/how-to-learn-from-chess-studies 1 Stay away from bullet & blitz, play rapid and/or classical only.
2 analyse your lost games and learn from your mistakes
3 study endgames
Thinking Techniques (written by Dr. Ferguson ~ 1982)
BEFORE EVERY MOVE...THINK:
1. What new threat(s) has my opponent's last move created? How can I answer it(them)?
2. Is my King safe? Is my opponent threatening to checkmate in the next few moves? Can I checkmate my opponent?
3. What threats can I set up? How?
4. Have I seen this position or a similar one before?
5. If so: who stands better, and what is the best plan for continuing?
6. If not: what are the outstanding features and elements of this position, and what plan(s) and method(s) of achieving it are availabe?
7. What is my plan? What specfiice positino would I like to obtain? How can I achieve my goal? How can I imporve my position?
8. Which move is best? Can I capture material without penalty? Can I employ an tectical device?
9. Is it safe to move my piece to the square I'm thinking about?
10. Did I remember to start my opponent's clock and write down my move?
Thank you so much guys for your help!
I suppose I need to learn first every field by its coordinates before reading any kind of literature?
@ordinary_pawn Yep. Thats the best answer.
Knitting or the Harmonica? Duh, you can do BOTH. Learn to knit with one hand; or with a hand and a foot; so your other hand can deftly move the harmonica across your lips; in between drinks of wine & beer.
Thanks for the recommended article,
@Professor74 ! Really difficult puzzle, it took me two hours to solve. Even Stockfish says it's a draw!
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@dimitris_masikas Congratulations Dimitris!
