A brand NEW improve in chess blog! Yes folks, I have decided to make a brandspankin' new chess improvement hub - it's right here http://improveinchess.blogspot.com.
I've already started posting some interesting and really helpful chess improvement tips, do's and don'ts, annotated chess games, and more that will help you get better at chess. Now, I'm NO grandmaster. BUT I'm pretty sure the tips and tricks I have posted in the blog will help you by a GREAT deal.
After all, just like everybody who started out, I'm a total patzer who only knows how to move the pieces. The same chess tips I have and will outline in the blog are the same ones I used to go from zero to, well...not REALLY a hero BUT a classy player who knows what he's doing.
If you are going to follow the chess tips in this new blog, I'm sure you will improve in chess, too. Check it out!
I'll see you there.
NEW Chess Improvement Blog
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
A Better Chess Player...FINALLY - Part 2
Right after I created part one of this series, I logged back to ChessCube.com, played a game...one that is crazy and worth taking note of (at least from an average player's perspective).
Crazy since there were moments where both players were ignoring the threats and find stronger and more venomous counter threats.
This is a hallmark of modern chess - more emphasis on the dynamics of the game and less on the statics.
GMs of today aren't too bothered with pawn structures, weak squares, outposts for pieces, etc. While they're still important, you'd see stronger players sacrificing positional strengths for long lasting pressure and initiative.
I'm far from GM strength without a doubt. BUT playing in an aggressive and dynamic manner is a good start...and a prelude to moving up the classes. :)
I was once a player who was so bothered with the statics - weak squares, avoiding doubled pawns, etc. It was until I encountered the Grandmaster's Secrets by GM Igor Smirnov that I started to play agressively without being dogmatic and play with a good thinking process to back it up.
(If you are a beginning or intermediate player who can't seem to make progress, whose thought process needs some tweaking, I HIGHLY recommend that you have a look at GM Smirnov's Grandmaster's Secrets.)
Anyway, here's the game:
killerguy20 - sld_jabe
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. dxc6 Bxc6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e6 8. d4 Nb6 9. Bb3 a5 10. a3 Bd6 11. c4 Qc7 12. c5 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 14. Kh1 Nbd5 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Re1 Bf4 17. Qxd5 Bxc1 18. Nc3 O-O 19. Qb3 Bg5 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Re3 Rfd8 22. Rd1 Rab8 23. Rh3 b6 24. Qd3 f5 25. Ng3 Bxc5 26. Nxf5 exf5 27. Qxf5 g6 28. Qe6+ Qf7 29. Qe5 Re8 30. Qg3 Rbd8 31. d5 Qxf2 32. Qc7 Qf7 33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Rxh7+ Kf6 35. Rf1+ Kg5 36. g4 Rh8 37. Rxh8 Rxh8+ 38. Kg2 Rh4 39. Rd1 Rxg4+ 40. Kf3 Rd4 41. Rxd4 Bxd4 42. d6 Bf6 43. Ke4 Kh4 44. Kd5 g5 45. Kc6 g4 46. Kc7 g3 47. d7 g2 48. d8=Q Bxd8+ 49. Kxd8 g1=Q 50. Kc7 Qc5+ 0-1
I will be analyzing this game in greater depth, maybe this coming weekend. I'm pretty sure more experienced and stronger players out there will spot mistakes in this game...lots of 'em. And that's what I will try to unearth.
On the next post, I will show you some of my horrible losses - losses that I have studies, even though they hurt, in an effort NOT to make the same mistakes again. I will also be posting analysis of these winning games (I'm NOT modest heh) and check where I could have improved.
Anyway, for those of you who needs some help to improve at chess and to be a better player, GM Smirnov has some goodies that you'll definitely LOVE. Grandmaster's Secrets - his first course is aimed for players at the lower classes and levels.
Filled with practical tips on how to think in chess - whether you have a placid or uber-complicated position in front of you, this chess improvement course will help think efficiently. His tips on conditioning yourself before a tournament and on regular training are also PRICELESS!
Click here and check out the Grandmaster's Secrets from GM Igor Smirnov.
Crazy since there were moments where both players were ignoring the threats and find stronger and more venomous counter threats.
This is a hallmark of modern chess - more emphasis on the dynamics of the game and less on the statics.
GMs of today aren't too bothered with pawn structures, weak squares, outposts for pieces, etc. While they're still important, you'd see stronger players sacrificing positional strengths for long lasting pressure and initiative.
I'm far from GM strength without a doubt. BUT playing in an aggressive and dynamic manner is a good start...and a prelude to moving up the classes. :)
I was once a player who was so bothered with the statics - weak squares, avoiding doubled pawns, etc. It was until I encountered the Grandmaster's Secrets by GM Igor Smirnov that I started to play agressively without being dogmatic and play with a good thinking process to back it up.
(If you are a beginning or intermediate player who can't seem to make progress, whose thought process needs some tweaking, I HIGHLY recommend that you have a look at GM Smirnov's Grandmaster's Secrets.)
Anyway, here's the game:
killerguy20 - sld_jabe
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 c6 5. dxc6 Bxc6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e6 8. d4 Nb6 9. Bb3 a5 10. a3 Bd6 11. c4 Qc7 12. c5 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 14. Kh1 Nbd5 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Re1 Bf4 17. Qxd5 Bxc1 18. Nc3 O-O 19. Qb3 Bg5 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Re3 Rfd8 22. Rd1 Rab8 23. Rh3 b6 24. Qd3 f5 25. Ng3 Bxc5 26. Nxf5 exf5 27. Qxf5 g6 28. Qe6+ Qf7 29. Qe5 Re8 30. Qg3 Rbd8 31. d5 Qxf2 32. Qc7 Qf7 33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Rxh7+ Kf6 35. Rf1+ Kg5 36. g4 Rh8 37. Rxh8 Rxh8+ 38. Kg2 Rh4 39. Rd1 Rxg4+ 40. Kf3 Rd4 41. Rxd4 Bxd4 42. d6 Bf6 43. Ke4 Kh4 44. Kd5 g5 45. Kc6 g4 46. Kc7 g3 47. d7 g2 48. d8=Q Bxd8+ 49. Kxd8 g1=Q 50. Kc7 Qc5+ 0-1
I will be analyzing this game in greater depth, maybe this coming weekend. I'm pretty sure more experienced and stronger players out there will spot mistakes in this game...lots of 'em. And that's what I will try to unearth.
On the next post, I will show you some of my horrible losses - losses that I have studies, even though they hurt, in an effort NOT to make the same mistakes again. I will also be posting analysis of these winning games (I'm NOT modest heh) and check where I could have improved.
Anyway, for those of you who needs some help to improve at chess and to be a better player, GM Smirnov has some goodies that you'll definitely LOVE. Grandmaster's Secrets - his first course is aimed for players at the lower classes and levels.
Filled with practical tips on how to think in chess - whether you have a placid or uber-complicated position in front of you, this chess improvement course will help think efficiently. His tips on conditioning yourself before a tournament and on regular training are also PRICELESS!
Click here and check out the Grandmaster's Secrets from GM Igor Smirnov.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
A Better Chess Player...FINALLY! - Part 1
Just a quick and short post from me...
It's been a while since I really tried to improve at chess. My busy personal and business schedule prevented me from sitting and playing chess.
After a week or so HOWEVER of consistently following one of Igor Smirnov's GOLDEN advice on his course - Grandmaster Secrets, (which is to study instructive chess games by covering the moves of the winner and trying to guess it to hone one's thinking process), I was able to grab some nice wins against players that are 100 points higher rated than me at ChessCube.com.
It's been a while since I really tried to improve at chess. My busy personal and business schedule prevented me from sitting and playing chess.
After a week or so HOWEVER of consistently following one of Igor Smirnov's GOLDEN advice on his course - Grandmaster Secrets, (which is to study instructive chess games by covering the moves of the winner and trying to guess it to hone one's thinking process), I was able to grab some nice wins against players that are 100 points higher rated than me at ChessCube.com.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)