http://beginchess.com/2009/07/05/challengesofanadultlearningchess/ Chess for Beginners Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://beginchess.com/2009/07/05/challengesofanadultlearningchess/comment-page-1/#comment-231 demon_szybkosci Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:52:14 +0000 http://www.beginchess.com/?p=250#comment-231 In most cases that's true, but the most important in my opinion is a fact that ADULTS like to "consider" (like philosophy lecturer) topics (subjects) like: how it will be better to read it, when shoud I train tactics on Friday or Sunday, why endings are so much important, etc. If you add to these work, commitments, family, friends, watching tv, playing computer games, going wit kids, spending time with computer, etc... you will see that ADULTS very rarely work systematically and play with maximum energy and motivation. Most players above 25 or 30 years old never study chess more than 30-50 hours a year (!). In that case you cannot be suprised that reaching expert level might take even 30 to 50 years of live... or it may never happen. WHY? Now you should know. No proper and hard work (no study plan) and mostly talking about chess not studying books, solving puzzles and playing games. Let's look at youngsters: they play like madness: as their lives depends on the score! (they are very ambitious, hard working and keen on {sometimes even obsessed) at chess! In most cases that’s true, but the most important in my opinion is a fact that ADULTS like to “consider” (like philosophy lecturer) topics (subjects) like: how it will be better to read it, when shoud I train tactics on Friday or Sunday, why endings are so much important, etc. If you add to these work, commitments, family, friends, watching tv, playing computer games, going wit kids, spending time with computer, etc… you will see that ADULTS very rarely work systematically and play with maximum energy and motivation. Most players above 25 or 30 years old never study chess more than 30-50 hours a year (!). In that case you cannot be suprised that reaching expert level might take even 30 to 50 years of live… or it may never happen. WHY? Now you should know. No proper and hard work (no study plan) and mostly talking about chess not studying books, solving puzzles and playing games. Let’s look at youngsters: they play like madness: as their lives depends on the score! (they are very ambitious, hard working and keen on {sometimes even obsessed) at chess!

]]> http://beginchess.com/2009/07/05/challengesofanadultlearningchess/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Overcoming Chess Training Plateaus » Begin Chess: Chess for Beginners Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:05:51 +0000 http://www.beginchess.com/?p=250#comment-118 [...] Enjoy the practice, these things take time. [...] [...] Enjoy the practice, these things take time. [...]

]]> http://beginchess.com/2009/07/05/challengesofanadultlearningchess/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Farbror the Guru Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:16:35 +0000 http://www.beginchess.com/?p=250#comment-117 Very good write-up! Very good write-up!

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