How do I start studying Crazyhouse?

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nimzomalaysian

After watching the Crazyhouse Championship that was held recently on Chess.com, I have decided to study Crazyhouse extensively so that I can qualify and finish in top 10 or if possible even win the Championship next year. So my question is how exactly should I go about studying Crazyhouse given the fact that I have not played a single game yet?

 

I have downloaded Sjeng which is an engine that plays Crazyhouse and I'm thinking that playing some games against it everyday will help me improve. I'm also going to go through some Crazyhouse openings and traps. Is this going to be enough?

 

I think I'll be devoting around 1 to 1.5 hours a day for Crazyhouse starting from tomorrow, will this be sufficient to attain a 2300 rating in Crazyhouse in 1 year considering that I'm around 1700 - 1800 in Standard Chess? It would be awesome if some Crazyhouse experts could help me with this.

nimzomalaysian

Okay, my base rating after 17 games here is 1770.

nimzomalaysian

Any suggestions guys?

Bilbo21

You could start here

https://chessvariants.training/

but getting too good at crazyhouse could affect your regular ability

EDIT: that site doesn't have crazyhouse puzzles, but does for other variants.

David

You could also check out @JannLeeCrazyhouse's profile and resources he's got posted up there: he came equal 1st in that Championship and I learnt a lot just by watching his stream of it that he posted up on Youtube, plus the Chess.com commentary.

I think you're reaching if you think you can finish top 10 in the next tournament, though it would be great to see you give it a go - good luck!

nimzomalaysian

Lol, don't know if I'm just getting lucky or if I'm really playing good. Won all games today, rating up to 1888.

I love the Crosky gambit as black.

gambitattax

Crazy house according to me is a complete waste of time. I would recommend standard chess only and if you ever get bored of if it then playing chess960 is fine.

nimzomalaysian
_36darshan-- wrote:

Crazy house according to me is a complete waste of time. I would recommend standard chess only and if you ever get bored of if it then playing chess960 is fine.

Lol, you think it's a waste of time because?

toad

There isn't much literature or coaching available for this game, so most strong players have simply played a lot of games against other strong opponents and often reviewed their games afterward.

 

Quick calculation and pattern recognition skills are important, so if you enjoy working on chess tactics, it will probably carry over to crazyhouse too. There aren't as many positional concepts as there are in chess (but you certainly must be aware of a few, like weak square complexes, king safety, development...)

 

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nimzomalaysian
happytoad wrote:

There isn't much literature or coaching available for this game, so most strong players have simply played a lot of games against other strong opponents and often reviewed their games afterward.

 

Quick calculation and pattern recognition skills are important, so if you enjoy working on chess tactics, it will probably carry over to crazyhouse too. There aren't as many positional concepts as there are in chess (but you certainly must be aware of a few, like weak square complexes, king safety, development...)

 

Check your PM also

Thanks for taking the time to reply man, I really appreciate it a lot. I have gone through some openings and learnt that Fried liver attack loses for black, but there's still a lot to learn.

One thing I do is attack too much and not worry about defending or making quiet moves, so when my attack fizzles out, my opponent is up way too much material and they return the favor.