Author: Poschmann
Date: 02:58:13 12/13/99
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On December 13, 1999 at 01:35:33, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: >I've been reading the many post below about whether the chess programs 'stunt' >or help people's chess play. The fact is, chess improvement (or lack of), is >not directly tied to the use of any one (or many) piece's of chess software. >Here is a quick summary (baring having a lot of natural chess talent, & even >then, a lot of hard work will still likely be needed to achieve this exalted >title). > >* Start young - the younger the better. Have to get the mind (& spirit), >focused on the game as soon as possible, so that those growing brain cells will >take hold. > >* Turn off the TV. Don't go out to see any movies. Don't do anything that >doesn't have to do with chess. (Seems to me, only Kasparov can 'do it all'). > >* Books - Read the best chess books at least 3 hours each day. 15 minute Breaks >allowed. > >* Magazines. New In Chess & Inside Chess (on the Web now) - At least one hour. > >* Software. Chess Base & Fritz or completely required. 3 hours a day. Other >Chess software may be just as good, but more GM's use these than any other. > >* 2 or 3 friends who are 'coming up' together. Useful training group. Or at >least one trusted chess friend who will be your cofident & trainer for many >years. In the former Soviet Union, all the best player's had this as part of >their success. Here in the US, Benjamin, Fedorowicz, Christensian, are a >perfect example of a group of 'compatriats' that helped each other (with short >draws, friendship & group preperation), for many years. (It really 'freaked' >out Kamsky (who only had his pugilistic father to protect him) too:) > >* Reguler playing shedule of Rated USCF, FIDE & even Rapid, (Please come to the >Marshall Chess Club on Fridays!), chess competition. At least 20 hours of >competition per week. > >* 'Hang time' - A foriengn laguage is (especially Russian), is very handy here. >When your at the Chess Club or the hotel (in-between rounds), it is always a >good idea to be able to talk up your games/positions with your the other chess >player's around. Your ever so much more impresive when you can say stuff that >other guys (potential oppenents you don't like, for example), in the room won't >understand what your talking about - Especially if their name pops up from time >to time:) > >Well that's it. Anybody can become a GM if they start young, put total >commitment into it, and forget about having any 'life' outside of chess. Really >simple, isn't it? Fact is, I'm 43, don't spend more than a couple of hours a >week on the game, because I'm totally 'hooked' on TV/Movies (or whatever), but >because I'm totally hooked on the game, buy all the books/software and so forth, >I'm able to keep my level aroud 2100 with out sweating it... > > >Larry T. The Polgar story confirms your hypothesis. Ralf
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