The Chess.com Study Plan Test Drive
Week # 1 Day # 7 Rating 1198 (+30 points)
I am a long time dilettante of chess, who has gotten frustrated with no meaningful improvement. I decided to take the Chess.com Study plan for a test drive. Could it really deliver? Was my diamond membership worthwhile? This blog is my record of endeavors. And thus far I have to say it is delivering. I am up 30 points and knocking on the 1200 doorframe.
If you want to find the chess.com study plan go to learn/articles/study plan.
Today I continue with # 3 tactics.
Yesterday I did Silman's 107 lessons and puzzles, and Daniel Rensch's video.
Here is the list of recommended videos:
Watch these videos:
- Everything You Need to Know: Tactics & Strategy! by IM Daniel Rensch --Done
- A Cautionary Tale by IM David Pruess
- Desperate Housewives by FM Charles Galofre
- Intermediate Checkmates by FM Ingvar Johannesson
- Intermediate Checkmates 2 by FM Ingvar Johannesson
- Intermediate Checkmates 3 by FM Ingvar Johannesson
- Intermediate Checkmates 4 by FM Ingvar Johannesson
- The Art of "Tempo Moves" in Chess by WGM Camilla Baginskaite
- The Art of "Tempo Moves" in Chess 2 by WGM Camilla Baginskaite
I have decided to move a little out of order and work on the Intermediate checkmates. I'll have to say I expected this all to be elementary to me. I was pretty sure I knew my checkmates. Yes, I had heard of an Anastasia checkmate, but I have yet to accomplish one in a game. Johannesson's video was extremely helpful. And I realized that I often don't see moves which could set a checkmate in 2-3 moves. This is clearly an area I need to improve as I cross the 1200 barrier.
But first I have to set up my music. Today, I think it will be the Steve Miller Band. "The Joker"
And then before I hit the videos let's spend 20 minutes on the puzzles. I'm rated 1500. Let's try to get to 1650?
Puzzles 1501 -1651 21 puzzles 18/21
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