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| Posted by spurtus ajaxwrite.com 2/08/2008 12:14:43 Play online chess |  Subject: gambling in chessMessage: I've personally found my gambles to be very effective at lower levels of play, but somebody recommended I remove this technique wholly from my game. :o( I enjoy the gamble though and would only play it if I felt psychologically in control. Can it be worth it? or should one just play like a machine and play the 'best' move on the board? Regards, Spurtus | ||
| Posted by ccmcacollister ajaxwrite.com 2/08/2008 13:35:51 Play online chess | IMO, Gambling only ... Message: 1.No superior move/plan exists 2.None of the alternatives presented to opponent will result in the inferior position for yourself, if opp "finds" it. 3.Any line of it allows opp to equalize, if an unrelated favorable line exists or one which is assessable as "unclear". [If you are happy to draw then #3 need not apply]. The above are primarily for corr. play, or otb vs an opponent you are capable of "being in the game" with. If someone was going to clean my clock Anyway ... I might play a trappy if it is deep/subtle enough; even if a line found could give me a worse position. Also the opponents clock situation may be a consideration. If they are in their "nervous zone" on time [and you can usually tell]. For some players that is the last two minutes. Some will absolutely fall apart with 15 left~! Thats my thoughts spurtus. But while I may be considered a sacrificial player, it is usually only if I can See a gain from it. Or a very good looking speculative effort. So I am actually more conservative than others may think. And shy away from looking for anything in the nature of a "quick" win, if it is also cheap/unsound looking. On the otherhand, I also consider opponents and not just the board postion. [I didnt used to, and that made me even more conservative, as I would take longer to win vs much lower rated opponents, rather than make an "improper" move] EG. If I know knew I might come out with a slightly inferior ending position from him finding the correct continuation, I might risk it if I think I can outplay him in the ending anyway. Especially if I think I can because of superior understanding. Rather than just time advantage or his feeing some discomfort in such a position. [ Tho I am Very Big on giving opponent discomfort! I figure That is worth 3/4 pawn or more.] What do you think about it, spurtus? Will you feel deprived if you do eliminate that? If I were you, I would look and see just how many rating points and game points you have actually given up in games where you gambled. I have a philosophy that a player who never loses, is not playing aggressively enough. {Except for John Penquite~!!} :) }8-) | ||
| Posted by ccmcacollister ajaxwrite.com 2/08/2008 19:30:59 Play online chess | SPURTUS ... Message: It would be very interesting to me, if some such system could be developed, so I may give it some more thought this week, and see if anything occurs to me that is not too unwieldy to be of benefit. I wonder if it might be beneficial to try to go over and categorize various games or position types, such as from the games of Tal, Bronstein, Velimirovic, Kasparov, etc. And award "points" for certain features found in the game(s). So as to build a d-base of comparison. Have you any thoughts on the idea? [ Or anyone ?] { Long-ago there was a book called Point-Count Chess. I wonder if this, or "Berliners" ~what does he call them; "clumps" or something??!~ are usable in such a manner? } ——— Magnus Carlsen's chess rating continues to rise after another tournament win — Magnus Carlsen is on a roll, tearing up the record books. In the past year the Norwegian, 22, has triumphed in four major chess tournaments, losing only one game in the process. His 2872 rating is 20 ahead of Garry Kasparov's peak, 60 in front of his nearest rival and nearly 90 up on Bobby Fischer's best. Carlsen's 10/13 total at Tata Wijk last week equalled Kasparov's 1999 record for the premier Dutch event. He scored with incisive attacks, squeezed full points from tight endgames, and exuded casual self-confidence. In the past he has often been self-critical but after Wijk he said: "I feel I got the maximum out of every game." Yet nagging questions remain as Carlsen prepares for the €510,000 candidates chess tournament starting ... Posted by chessnovice | ajaxwrite.com 2/10/2008 08:16:29 Play online chess ...Message: ——— Magnus Carlsen Eyeing the World Chess Title — After triumphing in two major chess tournaments, in London in December and in Wijk aan Zee in January, Magnus Carlsen is a clear favorite to win the eight-player Candidates event in London (March 15-April 1). The world's top-rated chess player is the only Western-born competitor in the field, all his opponents having been born in the Soviet Union. The winner of the double-round robin will play in the world chess championship match against the titleholder Vishy Anand. Why should Carlsen win? Let's have a look at his recent victory at the 75th Tata Steel Chess tournament in the Dutch coastal town of Wijk aan Zee. After seven rounds Carlsen was neck and neck with the world chess Champion Vishy Anand, both at 5/7. But in the last ... |