Comments on: More on how to study and improve in chess by Purdy

By: P.N.John

P.N.John — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:19:42 +0000

This is definitely one of the best ways me to improve your chess.Maybe its better to do the guess-the move with a
books specifically designed for such an exercise like Jeroen Bosch’s
The Chess Combat Simulator would be best.I do not have this particular
book though I have books of this type by Keene,Buckley and King.

I have done only 2 games though from the books I have.Awesome is
word to describe an Adams game I did with a friend from Buckley’s book.
.I vividly remember a great Bishop move by Adams to give more options
and that helped in the final tactical blow.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:02:22 +0000

Hello! I want to say thanks for an interesting site about a subject I have had an interest in for a long time now. I have been lurking and reading the posts avidly so just wanted to express my thanks for providing me with some very good reading material. I look forward to more, and taking a more active part in the discussions here.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:27:12 +0000

farbror: I see you point now ;) Yes, this could be helpful. Especially when you don’t have a friend[partner who could explain the move/position.

By: farbror

farbror — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:10:05 +0000

Sorry, I was a bit vague! You should to all the hard work yourself but it could be usefull to ask Mr Fritz for an opinion on moves/positions where you find no flaws with “your move” which is different from the text move.

Training have to be hard to do any good and it should be as similar to the real thing as possible.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:13:52 +0000

farbror: Thank you for your comment.

I have a different opinion on your suggestion to let Mr. Fritz to help you finding your move. I am trying to chose a move in any position during training. It makes training very close to the real game when you have to move and not allowed to ask a friend or engine to suggest move at first.
It really helps to try to find a move/plan in each position and especially in those ones where moves/plans are not visible at first sight.
I know this way of chess training is harder ;)

By: tommyg

tommyg — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:46:23 +0000

chessgames.com has a feature where you can practice using this method
called Guess The Move. It is pretty cool!!

By: farbror

farbror — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:41:39 +0000

I have tried the method a little. Replaying the games on using Fritz in parallell can be helpfull because it might help you to realize that the move you are suggesting might not be as bad after all! The important thing is to chase off the lazy worm and really analyze the position yourself before looking at the engine evaluation.

Ergo: I suggest replaying the game using a chess board and occasionally consult, say, Mr Fritz if you cannot find what is wrong with your own move.

Did that make sense?

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