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.

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