2 long games. A descent TL game where I missed a tactical idea (fortunately my opponent missed it at well) and won when my opponent gave up in sight of losing a minor piece. This made the whole season okay with a new TL rating of 1600 – and there will be at least one [...]
Archive for March, 2011
Weekly Progress #12 – 2011
Posted in Progress Report on March 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Making progress in chess – how long will it take?
Posted in Chess on March 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
While browsing the internet I found an interesting article about the ELO rating and how a chess player makes progress. It’s undeniable that every player hits certain plateaus in his carreer, and sometimes he is stuck forever. To understand why this happens one needs to look at the distribution along the ELO scale. Here as [...]
5 Books you would rescue…
Posted in Reading on March 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Over there at Inside the Blogosphere the old question of books for the lone island has been rephrased into: If you had to leave your house in a hurry, and you could only grab five volumes off your shelf, which five would they be and why? 1+2. Gene Wolfe “Book of the New Sun” (actually [...]
TL Playoffs, here we come!
Posted in Chess, tagged Team4545League on March 23, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Yes, we made it! After losing the first two games in our TL division, the Dreadful Knights performed great and have entered the playoffs as wildcard team. Everything is possible.
Weekly Progress #11 – 2011
Posted in Progress Report on March 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A turbulent week! Chesstempo rating stuck at 1930. I really like the puzzles at that level. 2 TL games: here and here. I forgot that my opponent on Sunday plays the Petroff and wasn’t prepared. Fortunately he blundered in the tactical complications and I was finally up a rook + 2 pawns. An exciting OTB [...]
Weekly Progress #10 – 2011
Posted in Progress Report on March 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A busy week with 4 games in 8 days is over. This left no time for middlegame training but I continued to solve tactical puzzles and was able to keep a Chesstempo rating of around 1920. Tactics has the biggest impact on my play at the moment and I try to use this skill to [...]
Weekly Progress #9 – 2011
Posted in Progress Report on March 7, 2011 |
Spring is coming, it’s still cold where I live but the sun is already shining in the morning when I get up. This makes a huge difference. Chess training is going steady: Regular Chesstempo puzzle solving, maintaining a rating above 1910. Opening preparation as Black. I looked at the Sicilian Kan and gained more insight [...]
