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Eddy posted an update: I'm finding the Stonewall Attack quite challenging to […]

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 22:59:42 -0600

I’m finding the Stonewall Attack quite challenging to play. It’s probably me, because it’s effective in the early stages but I’ve played a few games trying it out and I keep encountering moves that throw a spanner in the works and end up playing defensively as a result.

I won the latest but it was partly because of opportunities missed by…

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Eddy posted a new activity comment

Sun, 27 Oct 2024 01:04:09 -0600

@ChessVibes https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/120324611258?tab=review

A game from earlier today. Both of us played a bad game, my very first move was a mistake (f2-f4 instead of e2-e4). I won on time but shouldn’t have, especially as I blundered my Queen along the way.

For me the whole game was an attempt to compensate after a…

In reply to - Nelson posted an update

The next group coaching call is happening in a few days on Oct. 29. Details and the link to join are in the “Bonuses” section of the course.

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Eddy posted a new activity comment

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 22:33:13 -0600

Given tools like the chess.com analysis page I don’t find reading PGN notation that important because you get to see moves graphically. I guess it’s like reading music scores. If you understand the basics then you can figure out what’s what in your own time. For me the most important part is figuring out *what* to do, as opposed to how to… Read more

In reply to - James B posted an update

How important is it to learn board coordinates? I’m not very good at it and unable to read PGN notation. Is this something I should be learning now or after 1500?

Eddy posted a new activity comment

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 01:14:59 -0600

Personally I find the openings to be less of an issue than the mid-late game. I’ve not progressed far enough into the course we’re doing here to make recommendations yet but depending on your ELO there are some fundamentals that can serve you well. That said, without knowing your ELO I’m hesitant to give advice.

I’m 54 myself and have been…

In reply to - Ronald posted an update

Hello Chessvibes team, Hello Mr. Nelson,

I got the Breaking 1500 course as a gift from my wife and I took a look around. In general, I would like to say that I like Mr. Nelson’s […]

Eddy posted a new activity comment

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 23:52:10 -0600

Cheers. I’m not married to any openings and I find black difficult to play. I used to play the Caro-Kann a lot but it’s a bit of a ‘hunker down’ approach which I found leads to a congested board with difficulty developing in the mid-game though that may be my lack of technical acumen. My preferred strategy when playing black these days is…

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Had a game which really opened my eyes today. There is a saying to the effect that you only start to get better at something when you truly realise how bad you are at it and when it comes […]

Eddy posted a new activity comment

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 22:07:43 -0600

(Correction: “Oddly my highest was 949 over a year ago” – no idea where that came from, it was about 910 in August)

… and to round off my little journey, the game I just played after writing the above post, a radically different picture:

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/120146943626?tab=review (I’m playing as black).

Chess is such…

In reply to - Eddy posted an update

Had a game which really opened my eyes today. There is a saying to the effect that you only start to get better at something when you truly realise how bad you are at it and when it comes […]

Eddy posted an update: Had a game which really opened my eyes today. There is […]

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:38:39 -0600

Had a game which really opened my eyes today. There is a saying to the effect that you only start to get better at something when you truly realise how bad you are at it and when it comes to chess, for me this game is a great example of exactly that.

I play Rapid (10 mins) games a lot against live players. After starting out at around…

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