The 200 points question

Question: why is your playing strength not 200 rating points higher than it is now? What elements of chess are holding you back?

I believe Beer is holding me back.

Originally posted by dirtysniper
I believe Beer is holding me back.

Excluding outside factors, just on the chessboard itself

No, lack of leisure time to study the game, having a new baby, old age, etc. are also external factors. I just mean, when you play a game of chess, why is it so bad as it is, and not GM material, or at least not valued "200 rating points" higher.

Originally posted by heinzkat
Question: why is your playing strength not 200 rating points higher than it is now? What elements of chess are holding you back?
The opposition.

What are you doing worse than your 200+ points higher rated opponents?

Originally posted by heinzkat
What are you doing worse than your 200+ points higher rated opponents?

It can't just be the opposition that is holding back your own playing strength. 😕

lousy opening
catastrophic middlegame
weak attacking technique
bad endgame

tendency to ignore getting weaknesses in favour of attacking chances
lousy calculation
tendency to choose complications over solidity
pawn blindness

Originally posted by heinzkat
What are you doing worse than your 200+ points higher rated opponents?
'worse' is hardly the word...to rarely use databases, perhaps I'm just less 'reliant' and that can be to the detriment of my game. To have a greater willingness to play toward the statistical aspects of a game, why in a fianchetto indian 4. e4 has a 2% better chance than g3 etc etc ...[text shortened]... nfident 'some aspects' of what I say may well be understood...as for the rest, who knows 🙂

TEXT IN FULL, apologies:
'worse' is hardly the word...to rarely use databases, perhaps I'm just less 'reliant' and that can be to the detriment of my game. To have a greater willingness to play toward the statistical aspects of a game, why in a fianchetto indian 4. e4 has a 2% better chance than g3 etc etc I play toward my percieved strengths, I prefer the following 'make up' as a result of g3...what I am more confident with...to a degree my game is stagnent but I have understanding of what I play.
I feel confident 'some aspects' of what I say may well be understood...as for the rest, who knows 🙂

Originally posted by wormwood
lousy opening
catastrophic middlegame
weak attacking technique
bad endgame

tendency to ignore getting weaknesses in favour of attacking chances
lousy calculation
tendency to choose complications over solidity
pawn blindness

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Originally posted by heinzkat
Look, that's more like it. So if you would get rid of those aspects, would you be 200 points stronger?