tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post3373161418409295566..comments2024-02-18T10:25:18.117-05:00Comments on The Kenilworthian: To an Adult Chessplayer Who Wants to ImproveMichael Goellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14512012158305281566noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-6345424689152907472014-09-20T14:11:54.015-04:002014-09-20T14:11:54.015-04:00Decide how to make decisionsDecide how to make decisionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-59810863509674958562007-03-19T16:21:00.000-04:002007-03-19T16:21:00.000-04:00I'm also going to link this article to my blog. H...I'm also going to link this article to my blog. However, my opinion differs from yours in one regard.<BR/><BR/>I've come to believe that openings with fixed, or a limited number of, pawn structures can hinder your development. I say this as someone who has been faithful to the French and the QGD/Slav/semi-Slav openings as Black, and the Spanish Exchange as White, for most of my 13 years as a tournament player. It's often said that grandmasters know how to play every sort of position well. Being confronted with a wider range of pawn structures and middlegame plans may seem daunting, but I think ultimately it will make you a better player. Playing systems with stereotyped play keeps you from thinking "outside the box". For example, as Black I was finding that if my pawns weren't on light squares, I was discombobulated, and I was reluctant to play certain pawn moves that were objectively best because they weren't commonly played in my systems.<BR/><BR/>Bottom line: if you've read Kmoch's "Pawn Power in Chess", the more of those structures you see in your own games, the better.Grandpatzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858795059694934352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-56098792618562873292007-02-22T18:56:00.000-05:002007-02-22T18:56:00.000-05:00I agree with patrick -- but this is still a good l...I agree with patrick -- but this is still a good list! thanks for posting itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-40406664513663391302007-02-21T17:08:00.000-05:002007-02-21T17:08:00.000-05:00A good list.A big one i would add is:11) Objective...A good list.<BR/><BR/>A big one i would add is:<BR/><BR/>11) Objectively analyze and annotate your own games. <BR/><BR/>IMO very few players are objective when it comes to their own games. There is a lot of ego-stroking in chess, and not a lot of objective self-criticism.katarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032591421971431222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-56728453390477000812007-02-21T03:09:00.000-05:002007-02-21T03:09:00.000-05:00hi! I have linked your blog to mine at http://phil...hi! I have linked your blog to mine at http://philippinechesschronicles.blogspot.com. I wish you could link back.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations fora job well done with your blog!<BR/><BR/>Till then!<BR/><BR/>Kik GoodventureF.A. Buenaventurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748972601679114792noreply@blogger.com