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Originally Posted by ElKabong
Three things our best of the best students current and past have in common.
No fear of failure. None. Supreme confidence, yet not afraid to experiment and lose in prep matches to less talented players.
They have no less than two solid openings. If you're a member of a chess team this is an absolute must
They're the equivalent of gym rats, in regards to chess. We end each class with masters games (we create the notation paper and give to everyone in class) and walk thru them on a demo board. You can tell who the better players are and will be. They break down key moves and comment all the way thru. They can't get enough information.
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What notation are you using and how is it displayed, vertically in 2 columns...?
I once talked with a guy who was always wanting to play chess without a board, strictly mental game...he would simply begin calling out his moves and expected me to play along...and remember what the board looked like in my head...I never doubted he was serious, but I simply wasn’t very good at it: homey don’t play that game..
very well at least...
