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Post by Ozymandias on Jul 23, 2022 19:36:08 GMT
Openings are very important, and I lack behind severely, but it's not the most determining factor in my games.
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Post by Ozymandias on Jul 23, 2022 20:08:36 GMT
When they say repetition, they mean "repetition". They go fast, and there's only 140, but it takes nearly an hour: |
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Post by matejst on Jul 23, 2022 20:52:16 GMT
When they say repetition, they mean "repetition". They go fast, and there's only 140, but it takes nearly an hour: Try: Train--Tactics--Learn tactics by repetition--Tactics by Uwe Auerswald--Categories (master or higher). Uned chess school is ok there too. 1000 exercises by category. |
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Post by matejst on Jul 23, 2022 21:00:08 GMT
Instead of "Categories", you can choose "difficulties". Three stars is OK -- pleasant, not too difficult.
Edit: After you had made ten errors, there is another sequence of repetition.
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Post by matejst on Jul 24, 2022 12:17:06 GMT
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Post by matejst on Jul 24, 2022 12:34:49 GMT
First, I don't have a clue how to make this picture presentable. Then. I thought I knew something about pawn endings. I discover how much I don't know. I calculate better now (found some tricks to "fix" the position of the pieces in calculation), but when one does not know that the final position he goes for is a draw...
Edit: It's even worse than I thought. In general, I know all the principles, a lot not explained in the Convekta programs -- although I gave all my chess books to a friend, a master who, in the crisis, sold chess books for living [today, you practically can't buy chess books in Serbia] -- I kept Fine's and Keres books about endings. But one has to be so careful not to lose a tempo, one has to be so precise! What make me feel better is that in some positions correspondance players and masters missed the win (or draw), so I am not in such a dreadful company.
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Post by Ozymandias on Jul 24, 2022 12:57:25 GMT
First, I don't have a clue how to make this picture presentable. Looks good to me ;-) |
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Post by matejst on Jul 25, 2022 14:33:43 GMT
Finally, I feel some improvements in pawn endings, and my results are much better. There were a few things to revise and some to learn, but now I recognize critical positions and ideas, do less calculations and nonetheless make fewer blunders.
I still find these exercises much harder than combinations.
NB: Yesterday, in my edit, I forgot that for a foreigner "the crisis" is not a precisely defined period. Here it means the nineties until 2005 approximately.
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Post by Ozymandias on Jul 25, 2022 18:31:04 GMT
Very nice one, it's supposed to be easy but I failed at the first try. I'll leave you with the hints the program gives:  |
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Post by matejst on Jul 25, 2022 19:07:18 GMT
I think that both mates are easy. I did not see the hints of the program, but the main hint is that black is mating in two with checks (1...Rh1+), so white has to check first. 1.Rg6+ is the only move that makes sense.
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Post by Ozymandias on Jul 25, 2022 19:23:09 GMT
Well, the black side is really easy, but I got sidewinded with white, because of Qxg3, which also wins, but doesn't mate.
Did you see the whole combination after Rxg6+? So nice.
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Post by matejst on Jul 25, 2022 19:42:07 GMT
My turn: not too difficult when you turn left. Edit: Yes. When you see the motive and understand that you have to check all the time, very easy to solve the previous combination.
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Post by Ozymandias on Jul 25, 2022 20:58:22 GMT
I like Ra3 here, harassing the Queen and going after the queenside pawns. Best-case scenario for black, the structure is shot to pieces and then, Ne4.
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Post by matejst on Jul 25, 2022 21:06:59 GMT
I like Ra3 here, harassing the Queen and going after the queenside pawns. Best-case scenario for black, the structure is shot to pieces and then, Ne4. Yes, that's the solution. I spent 15+ mn trying to achieve something of the King's side before taking a cup of coffee, resting a bit, and turning my eyes left, on the queen's side. The key move is 4.Bd6! |
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Post by matejst on Jul 26, 2022 16:08:30 GMT
I am reading the chapter about calculations in Jonathan Hawkins book, to see how I can improve my technique, which is obviously deficient.
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