Originally posted by odoodsdudesYou will improve...up to a point. Then your natural skills will not be enough to allow you to improve further. If this works for you, fine.
Iv'e never read a book on chess in my life yet i have got to 1500 rating playing similar players. will i improve without reading? cos i really can't be bothered
If you want to go further than the limits of your natural gifts, then some study will be required.😏
Originally posted by odoodsdudesYou'll never learn the nuances of the game. You'll never learn how to study
Iv'e never read a book on chess in my life yet i have got to 1500 rating playing similar players. will i improve without reading? cos i really can't be bothered
properly. You'll never learn how to conduct the game, and guide it,
rather than hopelessly command it.
-GIN
Originally posted by odoodsdudesyou don't have to read books, but you need to study somehow to improve. there are various ways to do that, online tactics sites, videos, etc. but with only playing (and not even analyzing), it would be very slow.
Iv'e never read a book on chess in my life yet i have got to 1500 rating playing similar players. will i improve without reading? cos i really can't be bothered
Originally posted by atticus2? I thought he had played 161 games on here.
You haven't got a 1500 rating in here because you haven't played a single game yet. Play some games; then we'll see whether you can improve
I was looking at some of his games.
Hi.
Need your openings tightened up - no fluid development plan.
and missing tactical cute moves here and there.
But you are relatively blunder free - no silly moves giving pieces away,
which is good base.
Instead of a book, look at a players games on this site.
You will get a few ideas from their games.
There is a player called: Pirahna Pack User 284611
whose games are a joy to play over.
Got to his profile - select his public games - select 'finished only'
and play over some of his games - he plays sharp stuff from a sound
opening base and his games usually bristle with tactics.
He smashes up under 1800 players in the most instructive ways.
You sound like me - I reluctantly decided to stop after 100 games (even though my rating was still increasing quite rapidly) and read a chess book (Mammoth book of chess as recommended by greenpawn)
It is like pulling your own teeth out.
I'm on about page 30 or so after about 4 months, the book lies menacingly in the corner of my room.
I picked it up again last night and noticed that I waded through the annotation slightly more quickly than usual - (I love the way they show all the pieces in white just to make it user friendly).
set all the pieces up on your board, try to move them as per instructions, try to work out best combination of moves, try not to lose page your on, return board to starting position and try all variations suggested in book....
It will make me a better player -but man its hard going, no pain - no gain i guess. :/
Try jumping to a different section in the book (but remeber to go back)
Loads of good stuff in that book.
One day you will passing it on to another player saying these same words.
Of course playing and playing is the best way - but Mammoth won't
do you any harm.
There should be no pain - enjoy it.
No doubt other methods of a better understanding of chess are extremely instructive and more user friendly for many players. Nevertheless I personally have not met or played any chess player who achieved an extremely high understanding of the game,without atleast some printed book format study of the games of great chess masters.Perhaps I have simply missed out on these players altogether?:'(
Originally posted by RECUVICnvm. little to cold to post that here. 🙂
No doubt other methods of a better understanding of chess are extremely instructive and more user friendly for many players. Nevertheless I personally have not met or played any chess player who achieved an extremely high understanding of the game,without atleast some printed book format study of the games of great chess masters.Perhaps I have simply missed out on these players altogether?:'(