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Why MiddleGame Jumps So High?

kindaspongeyedited

@RemRus said in #10:

... Puzzles are the only thing that will help you improve your skill. ...

There seems to be some belief that other activities can contribute:
"Read a Good Book" - Chapter 7 in 10 Great Ways to get Better at Chess (2010) by GM Nigel Davies

@aVague said in #9:

... kindaspongey ... go solve My puzzle in other topic, if You worship time so bad xD

I referred to having "a better chance of seeing what is important", not a guarantee for any person and any position.

@RemRus said in #10: > ... Puzzles are the only thing that will help you improve your skill. ... There seems to be some belief that other activities can contribute: "Read a Good Book" - Chapter 7 in 10 Great Ways to get Better at Chess (2010) by GM Nigel Davies @aVague said in #9: > ... kindaspongey ... go solve My puzzle in other topic, if You worship time so bad xD I referred to having "a better chance of seeing what is important", not a guarantee for any person and any position.
aVague

@kindaspongey said ^

... Puzzles are the only thing that will help you improve your skill. ...

There seems to be some belief that other activities can contribute:
"Read a Good Book" - Chapter 7 in 10 Great Ways to get Better at Chess (2010) by GM Nigel Davies

@aVague said in #9:

... kindaspongey ... go solve My puzzle in other topic, if You worship time so bad xD

I referred to having "a bet...

I don't contribute , that time doesn't matter, I m just contribute , that player should think in a lenght of time he feels enought to think

@kindaspongey said [^](/forum/redirect/post/YA1xfqEh) > > ... Puzzles are the only thing that will help you improve your skill. ... > > There seems to be some belief that other activities can contribute: > "Read a Good Book" - Chapter 7 in 10 Great Ways to get Better at Chess (2010) by GM Nigel Davies > > @aVague said in #9: > > ... kindaspongey ... go solve My puzzle in other topic, if You worship time so bad xD > > I referred to having "a bet... I don't contribute , that time doesn't matter, I m just contribute , that player should think in a lenght of time he feels enought to think
kindaspongeyedited

@aVague said in #12:

... I m just contribute , that player should think in a lenght of time he feels enought to think

[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/XIINaJfE"] [Date "2026.10.19"] [White "aVague"] [Black "azizserdar0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 12 Nd4?! (-0.26 --> -1.31) Inaccuracy. e4 was best.

If you want to know why moves like 12 Nd4 happen, it seems to me that a proper answer has to at least mention possibilities such as that it might have been a factor that you apparently thought for ~3 seconds after 11... Rb8. Have you considered how you would have reacted after 12 Nd4 O-O 13 Bd2 a6 14 Qd3 Ne5 ?

[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/TCOyIK8P"] [Date "2026.10.15"] [Black "montman"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 17 Rg4?! (1.10 --> 0.05) Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best.

17 Rg4 was an ~2-second decision.

[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0UNnzwlS"] [Date "2026.10.13"] [Black "Hybis"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 7 Nbd2? (1.63 --> 0.00) Mistake. Bxf7+ was best.

7 Nbd2 was an ~3-second decision.

@aVague said in #12: > ... I m just contribute , that player should think in a lenght of time he feels enought to think [Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/XIINaJfE"] [Date "2026.10.19"] [White "aVague"] [Black "azizserdar0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 12 Nd4?! (-0.26 --> -1.31) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. If you want to know why moves like 12 Nd4 happen, it seems to me that a proper answer has to at least mention possibilities such as that it might have been a factor that you apparently thought for ~3 seconds after 11... Rb8. Have you considered how you would have reacted after 12 Nd4 O-O 13 Bd2 a6 14 Qd3 Ne5 ? [Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/TCOyIK8P"] [Date "2026.10.15"] [Black "montman"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 17 Rg4?! (1.10 --> 0.05) Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. 17 Rg4 was an ~2-second decision. [Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0UNnzwlS"] [Date "2026.10.13"] [Black "Hybis"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 7 Nbd2? (1.63 --> 0.00) Mistake. Bxf7+ was best. 7 Nbd2 was an ~3-second decision.