Hello Chess listeners ! Have you ever wondered about how you could get better at classical chess ? Here are some simple tips and tricks that if applied could boost your rating massively and improve your skills .
During recent years many chess competitors have begun to play faster in Classical and other slow timed chess games. This, as you might guess, usually leads to a poorly played match. Many people lose long play tournaments again and again, and, frustrated as they are, can't improve. In most of these cases the reason behind the losses is simple : they don't think enough when it is their move...
This might seem like a small thing, but ultimately playing fast has a huge negative impact on your game. It stops you from fully analysing the position and many variations you could do... Without the 100% potential information you could retrieve, this will make your move less accurate and give it more chance to turn your game upside - down !
I understand, you might be itching to cry out while reading this, 'But how do I stop playing fast ?! It's so tricky no matter how hard I try !!! ' Don't worry, I've got you. Here are some simple tips that I promise you will make slow chess much easier:
1. Apply the 5 steps method every move ! Don't know what that method is ? Here's a quick explanation: First, figure out your opponent's best moves and what threats it has, Secondly, make sure your opponent's threats are actually harmful. If not, don't worry too much about it. Thirdly, Find all of your decent candidate moves. Fourthly, if your opponent has a threatening move, then find the candidates that stop it as well as make your position better, If there aren't much good ones slowly find the best one out of them all. If your opponents have no threats then simply get ready to play the best candidate move ! Fifth. Take a deep breath, count to ten, make sure your calculations are correct and then calmly play your move. You're done ! But to make sure this works do it every move from move 5. Don't think it all too slowly and complicatedly once down to 15 min or under, though
2. Write you and your opponent's time down per move. If in a face to face tournament, and if you need to write your moves then after writing down the piece action in a corner note the time left on you and your competitor's clock. This will help you observe how much time you should take for each move.
3. Take at least 2min to think per move. After move five and when you still have over 10min left make sure to always think 2min before playing your decision... :)
That's all the tips I've got for you guys now ! I hope you enjoyed this and that it helps you and your games. Bye for now !
