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SIR ROCKY ROOK: Day 7
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Wednesday, July 04, 2007. The remainder of the 300's and up to around 460 were fairly easy to somewhat tough. The last 40 or so problems were tough. I'm planning on going back (after I'm done with this quest) and pound those last 40 or so in my head. 3 days to go! They'll be the toughest. Good luck in this home stretch! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Part I 400 Points in 400 Days. Part II 400 Points in 400 Days. Day 10: Quest Complete. Man de la Maza (The Original).
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SIR ROCKY ROOK: October 2006
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006. Level 60 Problems and Circle One Complete. I finished today at lunch . all 1,039 problems (no, not all at once). The average time it took me to complete each problem was about the same as Level 50. I've been doing about 20 a day for a while. The next phase . practice and practice and practice each level until I consistently score a 90%. This could take a while. Links to this post. Thursday, October 12, 2006. Level 50 Problems Complete. Obviously they are getting more complex.
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SIR ROCKY ROOK: March 2007
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Thursday, March 29, 2007. I've heard it before that CT-ART has its flaws. To be honest, I haven't noticed that many. For the most part I am satisfied with the explanation given. But I came across #379 tonight and I'm not sure I agree with the explanation. Number 379 is from an actual game ( Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov vs Vladimir D Sergievsky, 1966. The game ends with 20. Rxf6 gxf6 1-0 (see below). Links to this post. Tuesday, March 27, 2007. Links to this post. Monday, March 26, 2007. Currently I've...
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SIR ROCKY ROOK: Day 5
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Monday, July 02, 2007. On to the 3rd circle now. I'm supposed to be working 167 a day, but since I have a meeting tomorrow night, I worked a few extra so I won't have to do as many tomorrow. The first 200 were very easy . blew through them this time. 5 days to go. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Part I 400 Points in 400 Days. Part II 400 Points in 400 Days. Day 10: Quest Complete. Man de la Maza (The Original). Sancho Pawnza (The Orignal Follower). Awesome Inc. template. Powered by Blogger.
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The Endgame Tactician: Who are the Knights Errant?
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Saturday, January 10, 2009. Who are the Knights Errant? The Knights Errant is a group of chess enthusiasts inspired by De La Maza's Rapid Chess Improvement. And 400 Points in 400 Days. We encourage one another on our personal quests for tactical and overall chess mastery. I serve as the Secretary of the Knights Errant. Active and Victorious Knights. King of the Spill. Man de la Maza. The Keys to Tactical Ability:. 8226; Habits • Knowledge • Calculation. De La Maza: ". De La Maza: "The Seven Circles exerc...
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SIR ROCKY ROOK: May 2007
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007. This is Really Pathetic! I've not done any tactics in a while. Things keep popping up (kids sick or I'm sick or work-related stuff) or I end up playing on FICS rather than studying tactics. Additionally, I feel that I will never really be satisfied with my tactical studies and that they might continue for years and years (as they should). Who did 500 tactics in 30 days. I'm essentially going to follow his schedule from Circle 2 to Circle 5. More importantly, yet another reason to...
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Pawn Groove: Chess Vision Drills, pt. 1
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Learning to play a decent game of chess (1800 ). Sunday, 12 December 2010. Chess Vision Drills, pt. 1. I do like to work towards a goal, though. In fact, I am working on two particular goals. One is to go through the Chess Vision Drills described in an earlier post. And the other is working on my tactics by solving puzzles. Fortunately I really enjoy this. Practical play is currently just the icing on the cake, but I have more to say on this in a moment, too. Day 01 (10 Nov): 39'04. Day 02 (11 Nov): 32'58.