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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