Originally posted by wormwoodI agree with woodworm here. Just play as a guest then when your adrenaline is up log into your account and then log off once you start to fade.
there's no limit for multiple accounts on CTS, and many have created a 'slow account' for the exact reason you describe. I don't see much point in it, but it's perfectly possible. no accounts on CTS are ever deleted, not even the known cheaters.
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Originally posted by wormwoodThis is my opinion - fast and slow inform each other and you're not likely to develop one without the other. I'm sure you would see benefits in practicing tactics both ways.
fast tactics train mainly pattern recognition and intuition. slow tactics train more calculation.
you need both.
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Originally posted by diskamyld3...Qxd3 is forced
[fen]r4b1r/ppp3pp/4Q3/4p3/2Pqk3/8/PP1P1PPP/2B1K2R w K - 0 1[/fen]
white to move.
Qg4#
That took about 15 seconds for me and it's a problem I haven't seen, but I do mate in two problems every day. I do have those problems that drive me crazy too. 😛
Originally posted by Badwaterno. and it's very self-confident of you to think you have solved a "challenging problem that drove me crazy" in 15 seconds 🙂
d3...Qxd3 is forced
Qg4#
That took about 15 seconds for me and it's a problem I haven't seen, but I do mate in two problems every day. I do have those problems that drive me crazy too. 😛
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It is true; not clicking like a "chicken without head" improves your accuracy quite a lot (even improves rating a bit). I've not gone as far as setting up positions yet, but the last twenty were made flawlessly - although I took ridiculously long for a few, which is against the spirit of the CTS positions, I feel.
edit: ai, two mistakes after 25 correct ones. I've got a long way to go.
Originally posted by Reverbno, just the opposite. high accuracy gives you most improvement over time. which requires you to take more solving time, which in turn causes the rating drop.
So Wormwood, are you saying that doing what it takes to pursue a higher rating on CTS is the most efficient way to train?
but, there's a small catch: high accuracy is far more exhausting mentally, as well as takes more time. which means the problem throughput per hour decreases, as it does per day because you can't come up with the extra mental energy. - at 67% you can sustain 400 probs a day over months, indefinitely, and end the sessions without much exhaustion. at 95% a 200 probs a day is a lot, and at 99% a 100/day is very hard to sustain.
in single sessions you can do huge numbers, I've done 1100 problems in one day. but it isn't sustainable over longer periods so there's no payoff. in fact, unsustainable training amounts are the easiest way to burn out and score a training break of months (been there, done that, didn't learn, did it again), or permanently (which happened to de la maza). you need to train very hard, but it needs to be sustainable. I think the limit of "what's sustainable" is what separates masters and amateurs, or in other words: willpower.
Originally posted by heinzkatwhen you look at the last 20 problems of any high accuracy solver, it's typical to see one or two problems which took 120s, 176s, 236s or something like that. you never see these on a low accuracy solver, because his itchy trigger finger fires randomly after a while, regardless of the position.
It is true; not clicking like a "chicken without head" improves your accuracy quite a lot (even improves rating a bit). I've not gone as far as setting up positions yet, but the last twenty were made flawlessly - although I took ridiculously long for a few, which is against the spirit of the CTS positions, I feel.
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Originally posted by wormwoodI think this is a very good point. A real common problem is:
... in fact, unsustainable training amounts are the easiest way to burn out and score a training break of months (been there, done that, didn't learn, did it again), or permanently (which happened to de la maza). you need to train very hard, but it needs to be sustainable. I think the limit of "what's sustainable" is what separates masters and amateurs, or in other words: willpower.
A player wants to get better
He trains really hard at some aspect of the game (tactics, openings, endings, whatever) for a month or two
He gets burned out on chess
His play is not better (or even worse, temporarily) than before
He becomes discouraged about training
Some key points (IMO only):
1) Rotate aspects of the game you train on so you don't get burned out.
2) Stop training when you start to feel tired - poor quality learning doesn't help (its like cramming all night for exams; it may help tomorrow but you don't retain it well).
3) Be sure to actually play some chess, too.
4) Make sure you get plenty of sleep (this helps to retain what you're studying)
5) Try to have fun training - there's some drudgery no matter what, but try methods which are more entertaining for you.
Originally posted by ReverbIMO one should use CTS as training for online fast games. If your rating on ICC/PlayChess/FICS remains the same but you are "improving" on CTS, it means you could be cheating yourself.
So Wormwood, are you saying that doing what it takes to pursue a higher rating on CTS is the most efficient way to train?
Originally posted by Jiecontrary to popular (but baseless) belief, CTS has close to zero effect on blitz. it mainly affects slow chess.
IMO one should use CTS as training for online fast games. If your rating on ICC/PlayChess/FICS remains the same but you are "improving" on CTS, it means you could be cheating yourself.