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Subject: Re: What's the best way to improve at chess?

Author: Dennis A. Bourgerie

Date: 17:15:29 01/25/99

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On January 24, 1999 at 10:10:29, Robert Pawlak wrote:

>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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