Originally posted by Dewi Jonesi have never come across one, even in chess literature there are very few books
I've been doing tactical problems on the chess tactics server, does anyone know of a good free website for positional training?
that I am aware of, one or two of note being, You can be a positional chess genius
by Angus Dunnington, Silmans Reassess your chess workbook. Micheal Steans,
Simple chess is really excellent although i cant remember if it has problems like the
other two.
If you go over the whole game from where the tactical exercise came from
you will see the positional play that led to it. (I'm talking about middle game tactics).
The two are linked. The same game.
Doing 20 odd puzzles a day is not studying tactics.
It is solving 20 odd puzzles a day.
Find one theme and study it, pull it to bits.
Find out where it came from and how it happened.
You are now studying tactics Store the pattern.
Doing 20 odd puzzles a day is for keeping your mind fresh and the powder dry.
'Before you can solve first you must see.'
In an actual game there is no tap on shoulder. "OK Mate in 4."
You must see it (the patterns) and then solve it.
Originally posted by greenpawn34I'm doing about 10 puzzles a day, and reading 'how to beat your dad at chess', you know, the book your son wrote 😉. Going to move onto a book by Averbakh once I've worked through the mating patterns book.
If you go over the whole game from where the tactical exercise came from
you will see the positional play that led to it. (I'm talking about middle game tactics).
The two are linked. The same game.
Doing 20 odd puzzles a day is not studying tactics.
It is solving 20 odd puzzles a day.
Find one theme and study it, pull it to bits.
Find out wher ...[text shortened]... is no tap on shoulder. "OK Mate in 4."
You must see it (the patterns) and then solve it.
Originally posted by EladarYou only watched the second move? there was more to the movie than a chess game you chess addict! ðŸ˜
I was watching it for about a minute, then turned the movie back on. We watched that 2nd Sherloc Holmes move. Somehow I don't think I spelled that name correctly. 🙂
In an actual game there is no tap on shoulder. "OK Mate in 4."
Just last week at our library chess club, I was having trouble finishing off a beginner up about a rook bishop knight and three pawns and another player leaned over and said, "Mate in one." I was so embarrassed! but I had to laugh because of this bromide that I've often told my own students.
Originally posted by Dewi JonesChess tactics training - Improve your chess
I've been doing tactical problems on the chess tactics server, does anyone know of a good free website for positional training?
www.ideachess.com/
The most innovative free chess tactics training site with over 70.000 interactive checkmate and tactics puzzles.