22 Aug 07
Originally posted by Drew LI feel you on that.
Talk about a bad day. 11 losses in a row. wow....
I lost about 9 out of 12 a few weeks ago.
It was at that time that I decided to take winning serious.
I use the analyze board feature more, I wait a day to move if it looks tricky, and I do about 10-16 tactic puzzles a night. Suddenly my game got a lot better.
22 Aug 07
Before moving sit on your hands before moving a piece. After you have thought of a move analyze. look at the board and ask yourself. Is anything threatened. If so defend it. If not, can I threaten something else. After selecting your move look to see if it is safe at the spot you are wanting to put it at.
22 Aug 07
Originally posted by kmac27Hey Kmac27 good to hear from you.
Before moving sit on your hands before moving a piece. After you have thought of a move analyze. look at the board and ask yourself. Is anything threatened. If so defend it. If not, can I threaten something else. After selecting your move look to see if it is safe at the spot you are wanting to put it at.
I thought you were taking some time out.
I will say this: TACTICS, TACTICS, TACTICS
The better they are the better you are.
BTW- If you rating is below 1300 you need tactics help. Hell my rating is around 1400 (for a minute anyways) and I can only find about half of the best moves in the book I study.