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It all depends on the person. For some videos work, for others books. Saying they become more important around 2000 is arbitrary imo, I know 1500s who read a lot, prepare a lot, I know 2500s who don't…

#9 just responding to 'reading is nothing', which implies to me that he doesnt value reading chess books --> something i thoroughly disagree with. I merely said I think you should find out where your …

I totally disagree with #2, books are definetly very useful. That is, if you know how to use them.... Sure, not all books are good, but when you know what area of your play you want to improve on, you…

I wouldnt focus too much on openings; just focus on improving your chess as opposed to improving your openings. I agree with tpr in #18 that just sticking to your guns is best.

"Correspondence maybe, over the board certainly not. But that is not the point. White will play less well than Karpov or Anand, Black will play less well than Beliavsky." Exactly! And the positions ar…

Sample size? ;) Two games don't say a lot, and Beliavsky was top-3 in the world as well. Honestly, your arguments are a bit flawed and you didnt go into anything I said, but whatever. It is not withou…