Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 18:59:46 02/10/04
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On February 10, 2004 at 19:56:00, Frank Nelson wrote: >De La Maza says in his "Rapid Chess Improvement for Adults" that you should play >chess at SD90 or three hours total time. At this rate unless you're practicing >playing in the first day of a two days OTB tournament you only playing one game >three days a week according to De La Maza's schedule. >My question what do people here feels about training not with blitz chess or >Fischer increment time-controls but with sudden-death? Personally I feel that >with Game 90 I have chances of getting a playable endgame that I can have >chances to hold for a draw. > >*p.s. - "There are three sides of the truth" "Your's, Mine's and the Truth" > Captain Sheridian of the WhiteStar Fleet (Babylon 5 fame) Let me quote Jose Carlos: "Some people look for something to do in their spare time. I look for time to do all the things I'd like to do. Life is so short..." This quotation shows that much more is involved and at stake than you may have thought. What do you wish to do with your time? If you are talking about chess, you are probably talking about non-essential activities. If you have a burning desire to become good at sudden death chess, then by all means play a lot of sudden death. Your goals/objectives should drive your choices in this matter. Do they match up exactly with those proposed by De La Maza? If they do, then his advice maybe should be followed. [Maybe.] On the other hand, there is no way possible for De La Maza to know what your goals/objectives are unless you have told him personally. If your burning goal in life is to become World Speed Chess Champion, then maybe you should work on speed chess. Bob D.
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