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| Posted by spiral ability-tw.com 7/14/2002 22:23:09 |  Subject: Where to start?Message: I want to break apart from old habits of hack-and-slash chess but old habits are dying hard. I have tried to relearn chess but where to start? Any help on this would be highly appreciated, thank you. |
| Posted by acne ability-tw.com 7/15/2002 00:26:14 | Message: i started playing chess because i love chess puzzles, so i learnt chess in middle games first, that's very exciting. then i know some openings from chess players here. now i'm learning endings. but it seems to be good to start with endings first. |
| Posted by zdrak ability-tw.com 7/15/2002 01:35:38 | Message: Learn opening variations that lead directly from opening to endgame, bypassing the middlegame almost entirely. For example: Ruy Lopez exchange variation. |
| Posted by sr_ajedrez ability-tw.com 7/15/2002 04:57:14 | read Message: How to reasses your chess from Jeremy Silman the best book to start changing. if u play too many blitz cut down in half or less for a while and start analysing one game for a couple of day 1 hour a day at least. if you are already doing that and not getting to much play , play in tournaments more and play some more blitz to develop experience of the game. simply put whatever you are doing stop doing at least for a while and start doing something else. theres your habit braker. dont leave GK for nothing :O). endings are fine. also i propose to you that you study openings but not in the usual way. Look at complete games , you can group them first if you want but not necesarily, and try to determine what each move is really doing, a hint its not conceptual it is te specific thing it does say control e5(d4) then contrlol e4 (knf6) to stop an e4 pawn pushing, control d5 (c4) , e6(control d5) to help stop or weak a posible d5 push by white , knc3(prepare e4 push anyway) , Bb4 stop the e4 push anyway or c5 stop the e4 push anyway and put whites center in the spot. stuff like that. every move has a specific reason they are not just conceptual. regardz |
| Posted by spiral ability-tw.com 7/15/2002 11:24:57 | Thank you Message: All for your advice and tips. Best of all that you wish in your futures! |
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