The notion that someone rated 2400 must understand the fundamentals of chess less well than someone rated 2500 is laughable. And if the former is also a much better writer than the latter, the latter surely has no advantage, whatsoever, as a prospective teacher.
So, being an IM is lacking credentials and equates to being a math undergraduate. Mkay.
And apparently the whole "coaches" section here on lichess presents a variety of people who are supposed to help us cope with our losses, food arrangements and travel fees. As opposed to conveying knowledge. Mkaaaay.
And apparently the whole "coaches" section here on lichess presents a variety of people who are supposed to help us cope with our losses, food arrangements and travel fees. As opposed to conveying knowledge. Mkaaaay.
Well teaching and coaching are separate skills from actually playing. @Sarg0n has pointed out top player can verbalize how they came about to move but does that veralization describe reality? To a degree for sure but lots of it is knowledge of the fingers. Good teachers and coaches are the ones that went deep enough on why they did not make it to the top, usually.
And a nope, football coach does not arrange transportation, see what you eat. Football coach is the one that build the skill base of player. on pro-level skill needed by team tactics and on hobby level basic skill needed to play. Ontop level team manager will see to transpostation. nutrition specialist nutrition. Physical coach on maintaining runnign speed, stregth etc. On hobby level those are mosty atheletes on stuff. So football players learn playing from good coaches who rarely were top class players.
Same is definately true for chess. Beign top class player does no imply top class ability to convey information. As for silmans imbalances: he clearly says it for people who need to have life alongside chess playing. He developed the idea while coaching. He described that in his youth he went trough tons of games sometimes in very rapid fashion to get feel of the game. That probably programmed his fingers to know where pieces belong. But that is not realistic for recreational chess players. So there needsto some alternative. Wont take you to GM level but then again what does?
And a nope, football coach does not arrange transportation, see what you eat. Football coach is the one that build the skill base of player. on pro-level skill needed by team tactics and on hobby level basic skill needed to play. Ontop level team manager will see to transpostation. nutrition specialist nutrition. Physical coach on maintaining runnign speed, stregth etc. On hobby level those are mosty atheletes on stuff. So football players learn playing from good coaches who rarely were top class players.
Same is definately true for chess. Beign top class player does no imply top class ability to convey information. As for silmans imbalances: he clearly says it for people who need to have life alongside chess playing. He developed the idea while coaching. He described that in his youth he went trough tons of games sometimes in very rapid fashion to get feel of the game. That probably programmed his fingers to know where pieces belong. But that is not realistic for recreational chess players. So there needsto some alternative. Wont take you to GM level but then again what does?
An author rated 2438 surely lacks something as compared to one rated 2690.
If you are ill, a medical student who has dropped out of college may be able to help you well, but I would prefer a certified doctor.
If you are ill, a medical student who has dropped out of college may be able to help you well, but I would prefer a certified doctor.
Proof by analogy is inherently flawed and doesn't prove anything. Funny that you're the one who keeps advising Nimzo's "My System", who would have his ass handed to him by any decent modern FM. Just by the fact that the knowledge he possessed 100 years ago is incomparable to what modern players have, not even by a longshot. By your very logic, his book doesn't matter and modern books do.
Nimzovich historically rated 2780 would crush any modern FM or IM.
There are good modern books like by Mikhalchishin or Dorfman, but none written as clearly and systematically as "My System".
Nimzovich was a better player than those modern grandmaster authors and that shows in the clarity of his explanations.
In high school, when a teacher does not fully understand the subject matter himself, his students will not understand either.
The most difficult to understand parts of a syllabus are those that the teacher did not fully grasp himself.
There are many books on physics, but the best is by nobel prize winner Feynman.
There are many books on relativity theory, but the best is by Einstein himself.
There are good modern books like by Mikhalchishin or Dorfman, but none written as clearly and systematically as "My System".
Nimzovich was a better player than those modern grandmaster authors and that shows in the clarity of his explanations.
In high school, when a teacher does not fully understand the subject matter himself, his students will not understand either.
The most difficult to understand parts of a syllabus are those that the teacher did not fully grasp himself.
There are many books on physics, but the best is by nobel prize winner Feynman.
There are many books on relativity theory, but the best is by Einstein himself.
Richard Feynman is to physics as Ben finegold is to chess
Maybe one day you'll come to realize that the best teachers aren't always the most decorated (certificates and degrees)... Seems you've not experienced much about life yet.. or you had everything on a platter of gold
P.S: Nimzo can not crush "any" modern IM or FM this is an obvious exaggeration...
P.S: Nimzo can not crush "any" modern IM or FM this is an obvious exaggeration...
Dude, Einstein was *not* the best teacher of relativity. Not even by half! (Stephen Hawking was much better, robot voice and all.) In fact Einstein was very unpopular as a professor. He applied for a position at Zurich University, but was turned down. When he finally acquired one at Bern University, his lectures are said to have been attended by just four students. This finally led him to cancel those classes. . . .
Personally, I believe that the greatest scientist / player can never be the best teacher / coach. The reason is that to be able to teach a class or coach a team, you need to think like the average student or average player. Only then can you understand their struggles, and convey the necessary knowledge in an appropriate manner. Whereas the best in their fields are those naturally gifted geniuses, who haven’t had to face such challenges. Their brains are wired differently. They may be brilliant mathematicians or chessplayers, but they speak English poorly, have poor social skills, no sense of humor, and just generally suck as teachers.
🤷 No one is the best at everything. Everyone specializes. Bottom line: Just because you’re good at one thing doesn’t mean you’re good at everything else, too. The best player may in fact be the worst teacher. It wouldn’t surprise me at all.
Personally, I believe that the greatest scientist / player can never be the best teacher / coach. The reason is that to be able to teach a class or coach a team, you need to think like the average student or average player. Only then can you understand their struggles, and convey the necessary knowledge in an appropriate manner. Whereas the best in their fields are those naturally gifted geniuses, who haven’t had to face such challenges. Their brains are wired differently. They may be brilliant mathematicians or chessplayers, but they speak English poorly, have poor social skills, no sense of humor, and just generally suck as teachers.
🤷 No one is the best at everything. Everyone specializes. Bottom line: Just because you’re good at one thing doesn’t mean you’re good at everything else, too. The best player may in fact be the worst teacher. It wouldn’t surprise me at all.
@tpr Uh-huh, right. If you're one for objectivity, try running Nimzo's games through an engine some day. Compare engine's evaluation to his comments. And then try some FM or IM. Silman even, who's not that strong an IM. Many discoveries will lie in store for you. Anyway, as I see, this conversation is pointless. One may come to think that the best book on medicine is by Hippocrates. I'm out.
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