Joe D
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Joe D posted an update a year ago
I enjoy learning what I can from Nelson. I found the use of the Stonewall and the Owens defense impossible for me to use. I find it frustrating that an 8 year old can learn this game in a year and me being 70 can’t. I would like someone to tell me about the tools on Chess.com and how to use them. For example, there is a column titled…
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Joe, there is a wonderful series of YouTube videos (20 videos in all, each around 1 hour) that really go into a nice repetition on Stonewall (it’s a Speed Run rating climb using ONLY Stonewall as both white and black) and goes over when (AND WHY) to play certain moves in a way that locked it in for me.
I’m about 50, so you are a bit older than…
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Ryan,
Thank you for your interest in me and my game. I did follow the link that you provided and will watch the series.
Sincerely,
JoeD
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Joe D posted an update a year ago
I want to be a better student, but I fear it is not on the board. I have to watch each module several times and find it frustrating when I hear that the first of the puzzles are the easy ones and I never get them right. I started at 795 or so and went all the way to over 800 using the Stonewall and the Owens. Now I am back down to 682. …
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It is certainly a frustrating game ! What has helped me the most is the blunder check list & starting to play 15/10 rapid games to try to give myself time to do the checks . This has massively helped me in the middle game . Wishing you all the best & don’t give up !!!
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What is a 15/10 rapid game? When I signed up for Chess.com, they determined that I play a 10 minute rapid game and that is what I have always played. How do I change the time? I will try to figure it out.
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Took me ages to find out too ! When you go to play a game , you should see the time control , in this case 10 mins , if you press ( I’ve got a tablet ) or click it should reveal more time controls , so if you select 15/10 , that’s the time control for your next game . Hope that helps 😄
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Oh , a 15/10 rapid game is 15 mins ( instead of 10 ) plus an extra 10 seconds added to your time left after every move .
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Thank you, Andrew. I will try your suggestion.
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