I have now gotten a good handle on correspondence chess. But my OTB needs work.
I have a near 1700 cc rating and a 1400 otb rating.
I need some advice, and this help could help others like me.
For one thing, I need to expand my opening repertoire. I already know this.
Problems where I need help
I move too fast in OTB. I find myself having more time than what I started with in a 30 minute / 30 sec increment game, so I am not spending enough time per move.
I find that when I get a pawn up, or something like that, I lose it, not because of an obvious blunder, but in the endgame I
The endgame usually kills me.
Occasionally, I can't concentrate, maybe my worst problem. I can beat a good blitz player and then later lose to a poor one ðŸ˜
I don't usually find nice, hidden, moves, like in cc.
Any Advice. I started playing on uchess.com, and these are initial problems I found. I am open to play there (or the blitz site here), to players who would like to help
You have to have a system... I am no great OTB player myself, but I do take my time during my moves... I actually time out alot because I hate making moves I don't understand... its a learning process, be patient and pay attention to what each move does. Don't try to look 10 moves ahead, stick to 4 or 5 moves ahead. The endgame is probably the most scientific part of chess. Every move counts and most of the time there is only one move that works.
Originally posted by RamnedNice correspondence rating! My OTB is in the mid to upper 1400's, and I used to play to fast also. To slow down, I used this rule: except in the opening and with obvious recaptures, I would take atleast one minute per move (obviously this only applies to about g/45 and slower). This helped playing slowly come naturally (though today that cost me dearly in a g/30 tournament!) Second, to study endgames strategy etc., I make notebooks and paste important diagrams and write notes (usually while I am studying from a book). I also do daily tactics problems on Cd (Chess tactics for beginners and chess tactics for intermediate players). This system has worked well for me. For example. From june 2005 to june 2006 where I did no studying, I went from 1147 to 1083. From June 2006 to June 2007 (supplements) I went from 1083 to 1483, a huge jump. Do whatever suits you.
I have now gotten a good handle on correspondence chess. But my OTB needs work.
I have a near 1700 cc rating and a 1400 otb rating.
I need some advice, and this help could help others like me.
For one thing, I need to expand my opening repertoire. I already know this.
[b]Problems where I need help
I move too fast in OTB. I find myself havin ...[text shortened]... s I found. I am open to play there (or the blitz site here), to players who would like to help[/b]
I belonged to a little rag tag chess club and was being beaten by less players than myself. Cause: moving too fast. Solution: keeping score with notes, insist on using clock, andrechecking my move after writing it down. I started winning all my games and the few members wouldn,t play with me. Insisting I was taking things too seriously. You decide.
Originally posted by kbaumenthat was not the point here. in kotov's "think like a grandmaster", this was called the "blumenfeld's rule". it suggested to write down the move before you make it on the board, not after. that way, you'll be able to look at the board as if you made your move, through the eyes of a patzer, checking for 1-2 move blunders.
If you write your games down, you can later analyze them and look for mistakes which not to make in the future. That's learning.