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06 Mar 08
06 Mar 08
Endgame is easiest out of 3 parts that make chess game and only because is more or less straightforward. If you have a good book and you study infinite endgame problems 2 hours a day book like Silman endgame (which is divided in rating categories BTW) and you say join PCT., the progress is much faster than the rate at which you can improve your openings or abstract middlegame concepts.
And who said that endgame is dull ? ENDGAMES RULES !
06 Mar 08
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Originally posted by ivan2908I wouldn't say it's the easiest. I'd say it may be the simplest, but the most difficult part of the game.
Endgame is easiest out of 3 parts that make chess game and only because is more or less straightforward. If you have a good book and you study infinite endgame problems 2 hours a day book like Silman endgame (which is divided in rating categories BTW) and you say join PCT., the progress is much faster than the rate at which you can improve your openings or abstract middlegame concepts.
And who said that endgame is dull ? ENDGAMES RULES !
the problem I have with my endgames is that I do understand pawn endings, I mean the theoretical ideas, but in an actual position OTB with the clock ticking, it seems almost impossible to be accurate in those calculations. If I have an hour or so, I believe I could do fairly well even in complicated pawn endings, but to be able to do all those calculations in say 10 minutes is still far away.
07 Mar 08
Originally posted by coquetteSomeone said : Play opening like a book, middlegame like magician and endgame like machine. In that context, all I wanted to say : If you learn endgame with a good coach book and good examples say for year two hours daily, you can arrive from scratch to say 2000 endgame rating without too much headaches. Which often isn't the case with middlegame strategic planning.
if you say that endgames are the easiest and most straightforward, i think you are referring to a different game than i am playing.
At least for me, endgame is the most straightforward part of the game, if you know what you are doing...
07 Mar 08
Originally posted by ivan2908If you can put in over 700 hours of endgame study in a year, then, sir, I tip my hat to you! 🙂
Someone said : Play opening like a book, middlegame like magician and endgame like machine. In that context, all I wanted to say : If you learn endgame with a good coach book and good examples say for year two hours daily, you can arrive from scratch to say 2000 endgame rating without too much headaches. Which often isn't the case with middlegame strategic ...[text shortened]... for me, endgame is the most straightforward part of the game, if you know what you are doing...
07 Mar 08
Originally posted by Mad RookAnd I still have time to read books, study, have a real life friends and to win on classical music competitions. Homo universalis, I would say 😛
If you can put in over 700 hours of endgame study in a year, then, sir, I tip my hat to you! 🙂
On a serious note: I hope for 1 hour of endgame daily and other hour for the rest of my chess...
