My
experiments with chess
Trainer- coach,Sadurangam-GM Chess Academy
selaiyur
Over the decades , and with tons
of passion in chess, there would be rarely a day which either I have not played
chess or thought about it. But to become
a professional player or win a title few of the things need to be done. I have summarised
five important points.
1. Practice
with real players : Researchers are
still arguing that the same 2D images are not replicated with 3D.This is a
proven fact that though you practice with Engines, soft wares, apps or with
other players through online, when it
comes to board games it makes a difference.
2. Practice
with clock: Over the years and with my
experience in FIDE rated tournaments, one thing I understood was
, we may be having innovative skills in finishing the game, but time is the
killer. I know lot of people who lost for want of time. If you want to be a
high rated player practice with clock.
3. Record
and review your game: This is the line which most of the beginners miss. This
is also the difference between the professional player and a hobbyist.
Either they focus on the game or get distracted by recording the moves. For a
person who aims higher need to work on his/ her strengths and weakness.
4. Increase
the frequency of playing: I am of the opinion that the quality of play improves
in proportion to the time spent for learning/ playing chess.
5. Change
your opponent: This is quite obvious that , our game improves only when we play
with different set of people, we could
learn more tactics and strategies . As long as we learn from strong players winning or losing does
not matter.
