@Ikonoclast GOOD job Keep it going'
@Ikonoclast said in #20:
> Yes, I knew there was that combination down the C file, yet I inexplicably thought I ought to simplify the knights by exchange first and then execute the combination. Makes no sense right? A typical blunder and possibly even a blunder if there wasn't a mate there. I would have to check that. Well, in my last game my opponent blundered and gave me an easy back rank mate. Wha goes around comes around. eh? And in that game he and I missed that my f advance pawn was en prise for 2 moves. Blunders left, right and centre! I need to maintain my sense of humour, lol.
Look you all you getting is bs.
You mistakes cone from one Single source.
Not openings, you absolutely have no idea what you are doing.
Dont shuttle pieces, when you make a move, it needs a purpose.
If you have a purpose you blunder less likely.
> Yes, I knew there was that combination down the C file, yet I inexplicably thought I ought to simplify the knights by exchange first and then execute the combination. Makes no sense right? A typical blunder and possibly even a blunder if there wasn't a mate there. I would have to check that. Well, in my last game my opponent blundered and gave me an easy back rank mate. Wha goes around comes around. eh? And in that game he and I missed that my f advance pawn was en prise for 2 moves. Blunders left, right and centre! I need to maintain my sense of humour, lol.
Look you all you getting is bs.
You mistakes cone from one Single source.
Not openings, you absolutely have no idea what you are doing.
Dont shuttle pieces, when you make a move, it needs a purpose.
If you have a purpose you blunder less likely.
@binjetzterstbeimArzt said in #22:
> Look you all you getting is bs.
>
> You mistakes cone from one Single source.
>
> Not openings, you absolutely have no idea what you are doing.
>
> Dont shuttle pieces, when you make a move, it needs a purpose.
>
> If you have a purpose you blunder less likely.
There's nothing like fearless and frank advice, eh what! Don't bother with tact. ;)
But you are right, I don't have a plan and that does lead to aimless moves. I will need a lot more games under my belt to develop a positional and planning sense. Either that or my lack of insight into chess is irremediable. Time will tell.
> Look you all you getting is bs.
>
> You mistakes cone from one Single source.
>
> Not openings, you absolutely have no idea what you are doing.
>
> Dont shuttle pieces, when you make a move, it needs a purpose.
>
> If you have a purpose you blunder less likely.
There's nothing like fearless and frank advice, eh what! Don't bother with tact. ;)
But you are right, I don't have a plan and that does lead to aimless moves. I will need a lot more games under my belt to develop a positional and planning sense. Either that or my lack of insight into chess is irremediable. Time will tell.
@Ikonoclast sure thats what im saying, 3 month is no time in chess.
@Ikonoclast said in #11:
> Here's my latest absurd disaster. ... You will notice I handled the Sicilian opening
> badly with White gaining advantage with the Bowdler Attack. I get all tangled up
> on the Queenside, as usual, and face real pressure from White on that side. But
> then White doesn't press that and gives me breathing space I didn't deserve. ...
As near as I can tell, you were doing fine until you chose 15...Nxd2. To avoid the "tangled up" feeling, perhaps you might have gone for 1 e4 c5 2 Bc4 e6 3 Nf3 d6 4 d3 Nc6 5 c3 Nf6 6 h3 d5 (or 3...a6).
"... For players with very limited experience, ... the Sicilian Defence ... normally leaves you with little room to manoeuvre and is best left until your positional skills develop. ... I'm still not excited about my students playing the Sicilian Defence at [the stage where they have a moderate level of experience and some opening competence], because it almost always means playing with less space and development, and in some cases with exotic and not particularly instructive pawn-structures. ... if you're taking the Sicilian up at [say, 1700 Elo and above], you should put in a lot of serious study time, as well as commit to playing it for a few years. ..." - IM John Watson (2010)
> Here's my latest absurd disaster. ... You will notice I handled the Sicilian opening
> badly with White gaining advantage with the Bowdler Attack. I get all tangled up
> on the Queenside, as usual, and face real pressure from White on that side. But
> then White doesn't press that and gives me breathing space I didn't deserve. ...
As near as I can tell, you were doing fine until you chose 15...Nxd2. To avoid the "tangled up" feeling, perhaps you might have gone for 1 e4 c5 2 Bc4 e6 3 Nf3 d6 4 d3 Nc6 5 c3 Nf6 6 h3 d5 (or 3...a6).
"... For players with very limited experience, ... the Sicilian Defence ... normally leaves you with little room to manoeuvre and is best left until your positional skills develop. ... I'm still not excited about my students playing the Sicilian Defence at [the stage where they have a moderate level of experience and some opening competence], because it almost always means playing with less space and development, and in some cases with exotic and not particularly instructive pawn-structures. ... if you're taking the Sicilian up at [say, 1700 Elo and above], you should put in a lot of serious study time, as well as commit to playing it for a few years. ..." - IM John Watson (2010)
Your game was perfect ... until it wasn't ... you made a single bad move, but it was the worst bad move possible at the worst possible time ... this is a matter of 'board awareness' ... tunnel vision ... falling asleep at the board, etc, etc ...
well ... having seen nxb4 it was a matter of noy looking for a "better" win
There is a thread on how to train against blunders:
lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/help-how-do-you-train-against-simplest-blunders
lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/help-how-do-you-train-against-simplest-blunders
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@ #12: Your puzzles get too hard? That is bad - IMO you should train mainly very easy puzzles. Improve automatic pattern recognition. You could use some free PC software that I have built:
github.com/Dumuzy/ChessPuzzleKnocker/releases
Or you could look at a smartphone app called ChessVis.
lichess.org/@/Alakaluf/blog/chessvis-a-different-chess-app/61A4CRmk
github.com/Dumuzy/ChessPuzzleKnocker/releases
Or you could look at a smartphone app called ChessVis.
lichess.org/@/Alakaluf/blog/chessvis-a-different-chess-app/61A4CRmk
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