Andrew
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Andrew posted an update a year ago
Hey Nelson, I’ve been trying out the Stonewall and Owen’s Defense in many games. I find in the game analysis, a lot of the opening moves are not totally accurate, but most of the time, I end up in pretty much the same position or setup. Should I be more concerned about opening accuracy and making those moves in the correct order, or is it…
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Yeah I would focus on getting the general setup without making obvious mistakes. The engine is going to say there are better and more perfect ways to respond but you would have to play different openings every single game depending on what your opponent did. In our case it’s more important to get a system we’re comfortable with and get into…
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Andrew posted an update a year ago
Hi Nelson! I’m around ~1,000 Elo (is there a way to put this in your profile?) I know you and many other coaches have said that practicing chess puzzles improves your tactics. I personally really do not enjoy chess puzzles, and I would prefer to play. GM Ben Finegold has also said that puzzles are of marginal usefulness at best, and that the…
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Added the rating field in the profile upon your suggestion! Regarding the puzzles, I think that the bottom line is SOMEHOW you need to get certain patterns into your brain so it recognizes them when they pop up in your games. Tactics (or puzzles) are one of the better ways to do this. Will you have tactics in your games? Sure. And if you’re…
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Andrew posted an update a year ago
Hey Nelson, been trying out the Stonewall attack. I am ~1,000 Elo. I have noticed that many times, my opponents do not castle once I am in the position to do the rook lift or mount an attack. Do you have any suggestions for how to proceed with the stonewall setup when the opponent’s king is still in the center?
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Good question, Andrew. I’ll get this added to the list of questions!
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