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| Posted by wschmidt www6conf.org 3/14/2008 16:18:27 Play online chess |  Subject: Novice Nook # 69Message: This week's article is entitled "Breaking Down Barriers" and is a very useful look at the barriers to improvement, how to think about them and how to break them down. I'm finding over at the Chess Coaching Club I run into this sort of thing often. Folks want to be coached, but they don't really want to put the effort into it. I can point out tactical errors in a game or two, but unless someone is really ready to sit down and study tactics, well....there's only so much coaching can do. I can say play fewer games and take more times on the games you're playing, but.... Also some good comments at the end in response to a reader question about blitz. I'm a big believer in using blitz games as a way to learn a new opening. Lots of moves that don't show up in the opening books but get thrown at you anyway. Heisman apparently concurs. Here's the link:  www.chesscafe.com
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| Posted by cascadejames www6conf.org 3/15/2008 20:30:54 Play online chess | inspiration Message: Chess." I started but did not finish it. Right now I really need to work on the pawn part of my game. Of course some of my recent opponents could point out that I need to work on everything :-) , but study of pawn matters seems most needed at the present. |
| Posted by jstevens1 www6conf.org 3/18/2008 01:16:56 Play online chess | Queenplay Message: Some of the time, against players of similar rating, I get away with it. Other times, against 1600+ players I do not. In order to avoid my rating slipping back below the 1600 mark I need to work on this fast! Joanne ——— Chess: A sacrificial rook — Sacrificing a chess piece is a nerve-racking business, but think of the warm glow when it pays off. RB If chess pieces could talk, they would be screaming at me something like: "Can't you take a hint, dummy? We're all pointing in one direction – at c3!" And I would say back to them: "Yes, thank you, I see that, but I have to tell you that I am always nervous of sacrificing a chess piece when I can't calculate a forced mate or win of material." But let's try to get the nerves under control and venture the less valuable piece first: 1...Bxc3. What's to stop White playing 2 bxc3, and if 2...Qxc3 3 Bb3, with threats against f7? That doesn't seem to help Black much, so what about the rook: ... |