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30
Aug 10
Monday 8/30/2010
Tactics
The Middlegame Euwe (pg. 70-74)
Tuesday 8/31/2010
Tactics (Step Method)
Silman’s Endgame Course pg. 131-138
Wednesday 9/1/2010
Tactics
Analyze game
Thursday 9/2/2010
Tactics
The Middlegame Euwe (Pg.74-80)
Friday 9/3/2010
Silman’s Endgame Course (Read summing up section pg. 139-140)
Silman’s Endgame Course (ex. 1-6 pg. 142)
Saturday 9/4/2010
Tactics
Play & analyze standard game
Sunday 9/5/2010
Review openings (defense against 1.d4)
Review Master game (Logical Chess Move by Move Games 14-15)
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23
Aug 10
Monday 8/23/2010
Tactics
The Middlegame Euwe (King’s Pawn Center pg. 65-68)
Tuesday 8/24/2010
Tactics (Step Method)
Endgame Studies (Supplement Lucena Position studies)
Wednesday 8/25/2010
Tactics
Analyze game
Thursday 8/26/2010
Tactics
The Middlegame Euwe (Symmetrical Four Pawns pg. 68-70 + Chapter 6 review)
Friday 8/27/2010
Endgame Studies (Van Perlo)
Silman’s Endgame Course (Philidor Position pg.126-131)
Saturday 8/28/2010
Philidor Position Drills
Play & analyze standard game
Sunday 8/29/2010
Tactics
Review Master game (Logical Chess Move by Move Games 13-14)
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14
Aug 10
Monday 8/16/2010
Tactics (Step Method)
The Middlegame Euwe (Queen Equivalents pg. 51-59)
Tuesday 8/17/2010
Tactics (Step Method)
Silman’s Endgame Course 116-120
Wednesday 8/18/2010
Tactics
Analyze game
Thursday 8/19/2010
Tactics
The Middlegame Euwe (Symmetrical Center Formations pg. 61-66 65)
Friday 8/20/2010
Endgame Studies (Van Perlo)
Silman’s Endgame Course (Lucena pg.121-125)
Saturday 8/21/2010
Lucena Position Drills
Play & analyze standard game
Sunday 8/22/2010
Tactics
Review Master game (Logical Chess Move by Move Games 12-13)
Schedule / Training — No comments
07
Aug 10
Monday 8/9/2010
Tactics (Step Method)
The Middlegame Euwe (TheExchange pg. 38-43)
Tuesday 8/10/2010
Tactics (Step Method)
Silman’s Endgame Course 101-111
Wednesday 8/11/2010
Tactics
Analyze game
Thursday 8/12/2010
Tactics
The Middlegame Euwe (The Exchange pg. 43-50)
Friday 8/13/2010
Endgame Studies (Van Perlo)
Silman’s Endgame Course Pg. 111-118 116
Saturday 8/14/2010
Tactics
Play & analyze standard game
Sunday 8/15/2010
Tactics
Review Master game (Logical Chess Move by Move Games 11-12)
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Jul 10
Monday 7/26/2010
Tactics
The Middlegame Euwe (The Bad Bishop pg. 16-20)
Tuesday 7/27/2010
Tactics
Averback Essential Chess Endings (Various Pieces in Combat pg. 16-19)
Wednesday 7/28/2010
Tactics
Analyze game
Thursday 7/29/2010Tactics
The Middlegame Euwe (The Knight pg. 21-26)
Friday 7/30/2010
Endgame Studies (Van Perlo)
Endgame Averbach (Various Pieces in Combat pg. 19-23)
Silman’s Endgame Course Review of Endgames for Class “D” (1200-1399)
Saturday 7/31/2010
Tactics
Play & analyze standard game
Sunday 8/1/2010
Tactics
Review Master game (Logical Chess Move by Move Games 7&8)
Monday 8/2/2010
Tactics
The Middlegame Euwe – (The Bishop Pair pg. 27-30 stop at the Reshevsky game)
Tuesday 8/3/2010
Tactics
Essential Endgames Averbach (Various Pieces w/ Pawn pg. 23-26)
Silman’s Endgame Course Test 1 – 7 Pg. 81
Wednesday 8/4/2010
Tactics
Analyze game
Thursday 8/5/2010
Tactics
The Middlegame – (The Bishop Pair con’t pg. 30-37)
Friday 8/6/2010
Endgame Studies
Endgame Averbach (K+P v K pg. 35-39)
Silman’s Endgame Course pg. 91- 101
Saturday 8/7/2010
Tactics
Catch-up day
Sunday 8/8/2010
Tactics
Master game (LCMM Game 9 & 10)
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17
Jul 10
Sample game illlustrating weak squares and how to exploit them.
Notebook — 1 comment
10
Jul 10
Tactics for Students
Went over approximately 35 puzzles with a 98% success rate. Seems material is slightly under my level. Will continue to use the book for a review of basic tactics before moving on to something more difficult.
Chesstempo
Brought my rating back to 1700, working on quality of results not quantity of puzzles. Averaging about 5-8 puzzles per day.
Guide to Good Chess
Started reading on page 26. Beginners should start on page 1. Most of it is fundamental stuff, but a lot of his content I have never seen in other books, and it is definetly worthwhile going over. I am going to post selected passages on my Purdy Chess Blog, so feel free to go there for some Purdy nuggets of chess wisdom.
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08
Jul 10
The following is the material I will be concentrating on in my new training program:
Level 1 Material
Level 2 Material
Level 3 Material
Level 4 Material
Level 5 Material
- Imagination in Chess
- Step Method 5
- Strategy Book (Intermediate /Advanced)
- Silman’s Endgame Course
- Games of Capablanca
Level 6 Material
- Endgame Strategy – Shereshevsky
- The Art of Attack – Vukovic
- Alekhine’s Greatest Games
- Step Method 6
- My System – Nimzowitch
- Practical Chess Exercises
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09
Jun 10
Whenever you see a good move which you believe to be winning, this is the perfect time to stop, and double check your analysis and perform a through blundercheck. A nice tactical combination is definetly a critical moment in chess, which requires additional calculation time. If the move really wins, then spending additional time on the clock is a good investment and if the move doesn’t win the additional time might prevent a catastrophe from occurring and prevent you from losing the game…a win win situation.
Speaking from personal experience, whenever I see a pretty tactic, which appears to win material or the game I tend to play it very quickly without throughly analyzing the consequences. Many times I miss my opponent’s refutation, which typically leaves me down in material and leads to a lost game.