Originally posted by diskamylI think the 90% success rate is quite some achievement by itself.
congratulations. I hope I also will make it around that rating some day, but I want to keep my percentage high (above 90).
I have reached 6843 tries with 90.0 percentage and a 1363 rating. (highest is 1390). it really really gets me frustrated not being able to climb. it gets higher so slow I sometimes get the feeling if I don't compromise that percentage, I'll never see 1500s. but I'll try some more.
Originally posted by kenanI didn't think you were lying !
I can send you my files, what do I gain from lying? I have 2089 and 81 percent success rate. Do you want a screenshot?
I just thought there is some misunderstanding, since on chess.emrald.net is extremly difficult to break 2000, even for 2000 OTB players.
As now is obvious, it was misunderstanding 🙂
Anyway 2000+ is good rating in any case !
Originally posted by ivan2908and even that's an understatement. -hikaru nakamura managed 1850 on CTS as I remember, and with a lousy success rate at that. most GMs score around 1800-1950 there.
I didn't think you were lying !
I just thought there is some misunderstanding, since on chess.emrald.net is extremly difficult to break 2000, even for 2000 OTB players.
As now is obvious, it was misunderstanding 🙂
Anyway 2000+ is good rating in any case !
there doesn't seem to be a clear difference between FMs, IMs and GMs there, which is quite interesting. the average of these groups differs slightly, but the individual differences mask that.
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Originally posted by wormwoodwow... that's shocking to me. then what the hell makes these guys soooo much better than amateurs tactically otb?? nakamura is 1850 with a lousy success rate??? and he is especially renowned for his tactical abilities! Wasn't it supposed to be all about pattern recognition? What is going on here? really.
and even that's an understatement. -hikaru nakamura managed 1850 on CTS as I remember, and with a lousy success rate at that. most GMs score around 1800-1950 there.
there doesn't seem to be a clear difference between FMs, IMs and GMs there, which is quite interesting. the average of these groups differs slightly, but the individual differences mask that.
Originally posted by diskamylThere's a big emphasis on solving the problems quickly, maybe that's not as important as you might think in slow play chess.
wow... that's shocking to me. then what the hell makes these guys soooo much better than amateurs tactically otb?? nakamura is 1850 with [b]a lousy success rate??? and he is especially renowned for his tactical abilities! Wasn't it supposed to be all about pattern recognition? What is going on here? really.[/b]
Originally posted by diskamylwell my homebrewn 'theory' is that contrary to popular belief, tactics is not the most important thing in blitz. I believe understanding the type of positions you get into is more important. - most moves in blitz are not tactical, any more than in slow games. instead, most moves are in situations where you need to do a reasonably good, non-losing move, and do it fast. which means you need to understand the position, which is all about experience. the non-losing part is where tactics come in. it's the blunder check.
wow... that's shocking to me. then what the hell makes these guys soooo much better than amateurs tactically otb?? nakamura is 1850 with [b]a lousy success rate??? and he is especially renowned for his tactical abilities! Wasn't it supposed to be all about pattern recognition? What is going on here? really.[/b]
if you analyse any blitz game, you can see in seconds why the losing move was bad (or very dangerous). even in GM blitz. there are no subtle brilliancies in that speed (unless it's pre-analysed), and nobody can see all tactics in a blitz game. there simply isn't time.
I've watched the 100+ blitz games of GM henrik danielsen (http://www.videochess.net/) over and over again. and the thing that never seizes to amaze me, is how simple his moves & reasoning are. there are no long lines, no complicated combinations. you can understand every move very quickly. and yet, he keeps routinely winning against these 2200-2600 ICC guys.