I keep promising myself that I will get smart, play smarter, and never repeat the same old stupid stunts that I've pulled in the past.
Here we are at a New Year,
It's a time to make resolutions
to be resolute
to be the new person
not one who keeps repeating the same old tire stupid idiotic lame mistakes
I know, I absolutely know that I play too many simultaneous games
My moves are just garbage
all I am doing is pushing buttons
There's no depth of reflection
No seeking the better move
No last chance checking to make sure that i am not leaving a piece en prise or failing to scoop up a hanging piece
no searching for a plan
no seeking a strong square to place a piece
no complex problem solving
and no searches for combinations
No, just see the board, scan the pieces and make a move, any move
why?
Well, I've got my total move count position to hold
I am being chased
once again, as I am about to be overtaken
i do it
I enroll in all of the tournaments
Yes, all of them
the ones where it's impossible to live up to the pace
if you ever look at a position twice
even then, some games will just be timed out
it's impossible
how does that other player do it?
oh well
it's a sure-fire absolute formula . . . . for destroying my rating
and crashing hundreds of points in a lousy series of games
even as I know that I will never be able to keep up the pace
Which is more important? Good chess or an insane amount of chess?
Is more better?
Alas, I am just as stupid in 2017 as I was in 2016, and 2015, and . . . .
Originally posted by KnightStalker47Wisdom, yes, thank you...
Even if you achieved a 2000+ rating your moves will still be garbage, at least from your own perspective. You'd be surprised how little a 2000+ rated player knows and how much crap is played at that level.
"Good chess" will always be out of reach.