Update 12.25.09
Here’s an update post on a quick overview of what I’m thinking and doing so far:
The program is going to consist of 3 phases, each phase lasting 60 days. The first phase will focus on tactics and the following phases will be on endgame and strategy. At the end of each phase, I...
Farbror the Guru has challenged the chess improvement community to come up with a list of chess goals for the coming year, so here are mine:
Long Term Goals
Increase USCF rating to 1400 (currently at 1283)
Increase Chess Tempo standard tactics rating to 1850 (currently at 1700)
Increase ICC standard rating...
Tactics, Tactics and More Tactics
My training for the past 2 months has consisted of doing tactics puzzles on Chess Tempo and working on my thought process. I spend an average of 30 mintues per day doing standard puzzles focusing on quality not quantity (yet). At the end of the week I create a problem...
I played in the U 1500 section of the Miami Open a few weeks ago, and it was not a good outing. I only won one of 5 games against a much lower rated opponent. While devastated, it has only made me work harder on my chess. The week following the Open, I immediately started taking face to face lessons with FM...
Favorite Chess Blogs
1. Chessvibes : News, tournament reports and endgames studies.
2. Chess for all Ages : A little bit about everything about chess.
3. Chess Training : Not a well known blog, but worth checking out. It is not frequently updated, but when it is the content is exactly what I’m...
Below are the six most popular posts on beginchess.com of the past few years:
Key Squares
Chess Exercises
Visualization Exercises
These Things Take Time
Chess Books by Rating
Training...
