Originally posted by rcnimanI, too, am a high school chess coach. My top player has a provisional USCF rating very close to 1600 (just beow mine). He has improved something close to 400 in playing strength over the past year. He has done this by reading chess books and playing nearly every day. He also started playing in USCF tournaments, while he had previously played only scholastic. (In the Pacific Northwest scholastic evants are not USCF rated--there is a separate NWSRS system that keeps all but the most serious scholastic players out of the USCF, where scholastic players generally drive the ratings down, and scare away many adults.)
1800 OTB would be quite difficult. But that said, I am a high school chess coach, and my best player (he's 16, I believe) is rated 1795 USCF (and is much, much better than me). And he doesn't use a computer, nor does he study from books. On the other hand, he's pretty much in the prodigy category - writes his own chess problems, etc. Of course, I wouldn' ...[text shortened]... They just happen to be his own positions and lines of study, not ones he finds in books.
If he continues playing and studying, he should be over 1800 within the next year.
Originally posted by wormwoodYou've learnt how I move?! - please share it with me as I'm not sure😳
that's just a little short of thinking: "okay, I just learned how horsey and the other guys move, now I'll just extrapolate the rest up to GM level."
in theory it's possible, but in practice it's never going to happen. it takes enormous amount of work even to extract the information out of a book, where someone far better & experienced has made an ...[text shortened]... the subject at hand.
standing on the shoulder of giants is what makes you see farther.
Originally posted by chessisvanityyou can make it similair to over the board if you do not consult any sources and do not use the analyse board option (which i choose to do). people like korch who are very good say the play on this site to improve their openings. i play for fun.
i play over the board....not 3 days per move.
Originally posted by hakamanRight on!
when you start to read books and all that stuff that comes with it chess becomes hard and then you start to play like someone else moves and people you never even heard of ,chess is experience and thinking what you did wrong to lose that game and not do it again,quite like life ,no ? is studpid they all must be answered whats the point in playing if you play like someone else
What will happen to you when you hit 1800???
Like nothing?
Originally posted by chessisvanityI think that if you take your time in the games, you may win enough games within a few months to get to 1800. 😀
Anyone think it is possible to reach 1800 by doing nothing but playing chess?
No studying just playing game after game and doing your best...
Anyones thoughts?
