Author: Robert Pawlak
Date: 07:10:29 01/24/99
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On January 23, 1999 at 19:24:51, Jay Rinde wrote: >If it is next week, then you have a problem with the suggestions given. Since it >is so close, I would suggest to study tactics. Lots of books out there and also >info on the internet....good luck! > >>>I'm a 16 year old tournament player, uscf rating 949 I believe.... I play a lot >>>of chess on the internet, but these 10 minute-15 minute games don't seem to be >>>getting me very far....and I have quite a few books on chess. Next week I'm >>>invited to go to the Indiana State Championships in Terre Haute, IN and I would >>>like to know what some of the best things are that I could study before I head >>>on down there.....it's the 12th grade and under age group. Thanks Two things: 1. I have found that you can learn alot from 15 min games, _but_ you need to go over them. Use one of your chess programs to analyze the game, then go through each move. Where there is a significant difference between your move and the computer's, try and see what you missed. This is kind of a long term thing, so you will not see much improvement in a weeks time. 2. I agree with the previous poster, hit the tactics books. Study 20+ positions a day out of one of them. I would suggest: Reinfeld's 1001 type books and Maxim Blokh's "Art of Combination". Incidentally, Chess Assistant makes a computer version of Blokh's books, which contains many more problems for you to solve. The program is called CT-ART. Bob P.
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