Hi, everyone!
If you are interested in improving tactically I have an interesting suggestion.
I think that doing the tactics training is great but not enough. Take me as an example. I'm rated 2400 in tactics but when I play a real game I miss a lot of tactical blows. That has always annoyed me.
At least for me, doing the puzzles and playing a real game are completely different things. At some point I started to feel that solving puzzles had become almost useless because I failed to use my tactical skills in my games. So I had this idea, a very simple one, of playing my games as if each single move were a tactical puzzle.
After some tries, I found out that the best opponent is the engine Stockfish level 5. I use a time control of 20 + 10 (you need some time to think). I feel this must be the solution for my problem. I strongly believe this is gonna be the missing connection between my tactical skills and my real games.
As an example, here's my last exercise:
pt.lichess.org/aydtpeMB/black#0
I missed a great mate opportunity close to the end but in general I got what I wanted. Move 18. ... Bd3, for example, was very satisfying.
If you guys are interested in doing something similar, please remember that the key of the exercise is to treat every single move like a puzzle. Take your time and always assume there's some sort of tactics to be found.
If you are interested in improving tactically I have an interesting suggestion.
I think that doing the tactics training is great but not enough. Take me as an example. I'm rated 2400 in tactics but when I play a real game I miss a lot of tactical blows. That has always annoyed me.
At least for me, doing the puzzles and playing a real game are completely different things. At some point I started to feel that solving puzzles had become almost useless because I failed to use my tactical skills in my games. So I had this idea, a very simple one, of playing my games as if each single move were a tactical puzzle.
After some tries, I found out that the best opponent is the engine Stockfish level 5. I use a time control of 20 + 10 (you need some time to think). I feel this must be the solution for my problem. I strongly believe this is gonna be the missing connection between my tactical skills and my real games.
As an example, here's my last exercise:
pt.lichess.org/aydtpeMB/black#0
I missed a great mate opportunity close to the end but in general I got what I wanted. Move 18. ... Bd3, for example, was very satisfying.
If you guys are interested in doing something similar, please remember that the key of the exercise is to treat every single move like a puzzle. Take your time and always assume there's some sort of tactics to be found.