From: Surinna Curtis Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:18:43 +0000 (-0300) Subject: chess study plan update after week 11 X-Git-Url: https://git.ladys.computer/Wiki/commitdiff_plain/4eeebc67d67af672cca49b9f445d56579d1ec281?ds=inline chess study plan update after week 11 --- diff --git a/Sources/Editor/Rinna/ChessStudyPlan.djot b/Sources/Editor/Rinna/ChessStudyPlan.djot index e9077e0..d64b85e 100644 --- a/Sources/Editor/Rinna/ChessStudyPlan.djot +++ b/Sources/Editor/Rinna/ChessStudyPlan.djot @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ could improve on and what went well. My rating and performance over time (on chess.com): -| Week | Blitz rating |Rapid rating | Blitz win/loss/draw | Rapid win/loss | +| Week | Blitz rating |Rapid rating | Blitz win/loss/draw | Rapid win/loss/draw | |------|--------------|-------------|---------------------|----------------| | 1 | N/A | 429 | 3-1 | 4-1 | | 2 | 686 | 508 | 6-6 | 0-0 | @@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ My rating and performance over time (on chess.com): | 8 | 587 | 739 | 5-6-1 | 9-3 | | 9 | 579 | 795 | 3-0-1 | 25-6 | | 10 | 604 | 935 | 5-8 | 9-5 | -| 11 | 585 | 974 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +| 11 | 585 | 974 | 2-2 | 11-6-3 | +| 12 | 585 | 1000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | Notes: @@ -498,6 +499,88 @@ plan, or move on to the intermediate plan (I'm not at the suggested rating for that but still considering it), or come up with something custom. Tbd! +### Week 11 + +This was the penultimate week of the study plan! +Played a fair number of rapid games, with more losses than I've usually +had lately (although one of those was due to losing internet during the +game, so idk if I would have lost it otherwise), and three hard-fought +draws. +The blitz day went alright, 2-2 and zero net effect on my rating. + +I finished up my first [woodpecker](#week-7) cycle and am two days into +my second cycle now. +I'm pretty sure I'm going significantly faster on the early +mate in 1 problems, although it's hard to say just how much faster +since they were also relatively fast last time around, and I didn't +keep time records the first couple days of the first cycle. + +Since I've been in Argentina, for the playing through games from +Logical Chess Move By Move, I've been doing that on a physical board +with my fiancée, which is fun. +It might be a little benefit in terms of requiring me to explain stuff +sometimes to zir, who is less experienced with chess, though I'm not +sure. + +I reached a decision about what plan to follow after the final week: +the playing-lots-of-games version of the Intermediate plan from +[ChessGoals][ChessGoals]. +I was talking about the decision with Sofía and was describing it, and +explained how in addition to the base tasks for each day of each week, +it has guidance on what to do as "extra credit" if you want to spend +more time on chess. +Which, guidance on how to prioritize additional time beyond the base +tasks is exactly something I had considered a lack in the beginner +plan! +So, perfect for my preferences. +That plan leaves certain topics a bit more at the student's discretion, +by saying essentially "okay, you should pick a resource you want to use +to study strategy" and then just sometimes having a "go study your +strategy resource" task, so I'll have to pick things for those, which +I'll probably do over this next week and be ready to start the new plan +after that! + +The chess.com official correspondence tournament is going well. +I have one game unfinished, with the others all won (two more +unfortunately won due to a time-out by the opponent), and that last +game is just a matter of time until I win. +It will be a whiiiiile before the next round probably, but ah well. + +The openings book has just gotten to the Indian Defenses! +Excited to learn more about the Nimzo and Queen's Indian. +My own opening prep review has kinda fallen by the wayside, so I should +probably get back in the habit of doing that. +I'm working my way through the basic review in _100 Endgames You Must +Know_ still. + +In extracurricular study news, I've been reading and enjoying +Seirawan's other book _Play Winning Chess_. +It starts out very basic (with an introduction explaining how the +pieces move), but quickly moves into less simple topics. +Its chapter structure is: + +1. The Evolution of Chess (introduces the game and discusses its + historical development, both in terms of rules and in terms of play + styles and theory). +2. A chapter each on four key principles: force (what most would call + material, although Seirawan also uses it to discuss _local_ + imbalances of force), time, space, and pawn structure. In addition + to explaining the principles, these chapters seem to go into more + detailed coverage of how to incorporate them into your play. For + example, the chapter on force includes sections on tactics and on + traps, the role of the king in the endgame, and the impact of + material advantages in the endgame. +3. A chapter of annotated games, intended to illustrate the principles + and how they interact. +4. A final chapter titled the Four Principles and You, which I don't + really know what it covers yet (since it isn't explained in the + introduction). + +There are also little quizzes to test yourself in the midst of each +chapter, and a series of tests at the end of each chapter. +Some of them so far have been pretty tough for an introductory book! +Anyway, I'm midway through the chapter on force (currently at the +section on traps), so I'm excited to read more. :) [^daily explanation]: "Daily" is just what chess.com calls games with such a time control.