| General Chess Discussion - Book suggestions for 1200#15 This is an unconventional one, but I suggest you read Sun Tzu's "The Art of War". Read it thoroughly and preferably consign its lines to memory: http://classics.mit.edu/Tzu/artwar.html or you can buy … | Crisptapeworm |
| General Chess Discussion - Could you win $1 million by solving ‘simple’ chess puzzle?#4 This is a bad piece of computer science journalism, because this is just the P=NP problem (which incidentally can be solved by solving this problem quickly), and the university mentioned is not the on… | Crisptapeworm |
| General Chess Discussion - Opinion on Markovian model, which attempts to answer who is the best player in history?#10 Each player has distinct strengths and weaknesses that cannot be captured using a bunch of matrix vector operations. | Crisptapeworm |
| Game analysis - Please Analyze Without Engine - The English Opening#25 I don't have a preference with regards to which side is better. White has two center pawns, a half-open c-file, and a promising light-squared bishop while Black has good attacking potential and good k… | Crisptapeworm |
| General Chess Discussion - How to organize chess training for a team#5 The first and absolute least you should do is to establish cooperation, not competition. Too often teams are managed like a survival of the fittest. The "best" member gets all the plaudits while the "… | Crisptapeworm |
| General Chess Discussion - Can I get tutored for free?#14 My biggest tip is to stop attacking every opportunity. It is overaggressive play that leads to move 10 losses. Do that and your rating will soar within 2 weeks, but it is easier said than done, habits… | Crisptapeworm |
| Game analysis - Analysis Please#4 Here is my analysis: https://lichess.org/study/NM96WI1U/AyA7V5c6 To sum it up: Black was lucky to win. Both sides did not play too well, and the balance of power shifted way too many times. White fail… | Crisptapeworm |
| General Chess Discussion - Is it Worth Reading Chess Books?#5 I have a different experience with books: they've improved both my chess skill and my rating considerably in a few months. Before then I was pushing either e4 and d4 and having no idea what to do othe… | Crisptapeworm |
| General Chess Discussion - Why engines don't know strategy#7 It's not that chess engines don't know strategy. Chess engines don't "know" anything. Engines do not have the intuition to only calculate a few moves deep and make a good move based on experience. Ins… | Crisptapeworm |
| General Chess Discussion - Solid openings requiring less theory for low ranked?#3 At your level, the best opening is to develop your pieces. Most games at your level are not decided in the opening, but in the middlegame. Opening theory only plays a role when both players are good a… | Crisptapeworm |
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