Author: Richard VonMau
Date: 16:59:07 04/04/01
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On April 04, 2001 at 11:10:12, Laurence Chen wrote:
>Hi Richard,
>It all depends what is your goal in chess. Do you want to achieve a Master
>ranking, that is, ELO 2200+, or you just want to have fun playing chess. If you
>know what you want to achieve in chess, then, you will know the answer in how to
>use the current software you have. My recommendation would be "Chessmaster at
>any age" book, it gives you detailed guidelines of how to achieve an ELO of
>2200+, and it gives you a systematic training schedule which will get you to
>this rating. You can apply the suggested training with the software you have.
>The rest is up to you, just remember that quality time with family is just as
>important, I personally given up playing chess, and GO or Igo is much more
>fascinating than chess because it exercises both sides of the brain in
>comparison to chess which only uses the left side of the brain. And children
>learns to play Go much quicker than chess at any age.
>Regards,
>Laurence
Hi Laurence,
Thanks for the advice. First let me say that I have received other comments
concerning the value of family over chess. I most totally agree with your
sentiment. I am very active in my children's lives. From CubScouts to
cheerleading, I support them by being there to encourage their efforts and
exposing them to new activities. Chess being one of them. Baseball, basketball,
soccer, cheerleading, camping, scouting, along with trips to the museum, zoo and
amusement parks are some others. School work is a nightly activity along with
Church every Sunday. I know I have gone on too much but I guess I wanted to ease
any feeling that my chess study is at the expense of my childrens lives.
Chess has always been a fun and interesting activity for me. But I have never
put forth a true effort to excel. I want to see if I can increase my level of
understanding and play without reducing my time with the kids. My chess study is
done either during lunch breaks or at night when the kids are asleep.
I think the "ChessMaster at Any Age" sounds like the book I need.
Thanks again for the advice,
Richard
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