tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post4373847872413335707..comments2024-01-29T14:44:29.902-05:00Comments on Castling Queen Side: Get Over It!Pollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-14427878087574133502010-11-18T11:21:07.131-05:002010-11-18T11:21:07.131-05:00Great post, cutting through to something dear to m...Great post, cutting through to something dear to my heart. It's so easy to say "just do it," so easy to say "Learn from your failures," so easy to say "Nothing is wasted, everything is a data point." But it's so blasted hard to feel it in your guts, to shake it off and get on with renewed confidence. <br /><br />Creative types know this: it's often summed up as "You have to make 100 terrible pictures (or write 100 terrible short stories) before you're ready to make a good one." <br /><br />It's easy to forget, though, because the progress isn't linear/stepwise; your play in your 99th game might not be appreciably better than in your 98th, and it's very hard to maintain the perspective to see the gradual upward arc.<br />- - - - - - -<br />Jack@PCS<br /><a href="http://www.purelychesssets.com" rel="nofollow">chess sets</a> and moreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-88900326921311295482010-11-14T22:48:42.849-05:002010-11-14T22:48:42.849-05:00Linux: You are absolutely right about the tactical...Linux: You are absolutely right about the tactical elements of the positions. It's easy in an ending to forget that there will be tactical elements, especially deflection tactics.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-73641628865333047092010-11-13T16:34:52.649-05:002010-11-13T16:34:52.649-05:00I meant a5, not a4 - typo.
But once the a5 tactic...I meant a5, not a4 - typo.<br /><br />But once the a5 tactic is spotted, Kc5 is an easy blitz move to find.LinuxGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764940044950170053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-52712601998561247832010-11-13T13:48:52.565-05:002010-11-13T13:48:52.565-05:00I know someone that I play regularly, 1800 level, ...I know someone that I play regularly, 1800 level, that I feel has a "tactics-first" policy. In fact, quite a few Class A players may be like this that I have played.<br /><br />Strategy-wise, it can be relatively easy for me to win against them at times. It's probably fair to say that you are more like me with a "strategy-first" policy.<br /><br />Well, at the end of that game, that person got their tactics in, so it goes to show that strategy alone doesn't fully determine an outcome, IMHO. Even in strategic wins, there is usually a tactic that can be played at the end.LinuxGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764940044950170053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-78677278552229521942010-11-13T13:37:06.474-05:002010-11-13T13:37:06.474-05:00When I first look at this diagram, I am thinking B...When I first look at this diagram, I am thinking Black wins b5, axb, but then I am thinking this must be another "train wreck" diagram, so there must be a tactic, oh yeah axb, a4 will queen first.<br /><br />When you played f4, you were thinking "strategy", and when you were up two pawns playing axb, you were thinking "strategy". a4 is a tactic, and e3 is also a tactic. You may just as well have been missing a family-fork or an absolute pin in those positions.<br /><br />What player doesn't miss tactics from time to time? This is why very recently my focus has been on studying tactics more. In my last loss, I simply missed an obvious tactic, and all that great strategy which should have given me an edge, was thrown out the window.LinuxGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764940044950170053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114234807276194338.post-69593824656039941982010-11-13T08:31:45.606-05:002010-11-13T08:31:45.606-05:00Next time you find yourself struggling to let go a...Next time you find yourself struggling to let go a loss, maybe try doing one of those newfangled video book reviews? <br /><br />Likely not have trouble letting go of anything after that and probably you'd break BDK's record to boot!sixkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122449153176322591noreply@blogger.com