Chess University League...

[lsur]

Played another game in this league last night. A chaotic start to the evening as I thought it would be a home match and turned up at the club. The venue had changed and there followed a mad pedal through snow and ice to St Catherines College. I've never heard of a chess game being stopped by the weather but this came close

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[keirf]

http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review328.pdf

Heh, comes to the same conclusion I did back at college - the easiest way to improve my chess is to a) stop blundering and giving away pieces, b) notice when my opponent has blundered and c) learn a few general tricks (on the board and off).

[lsur]

The software he recommends, CT-ART 3.0, is neat. I've started using it and found it really speeds the 'board reading' process. It's almost a physical rush as combinations several moves deep leap out.

On the other hand, when I applied Nimzovitsch's ideas I found myself winning without effort and with fairly undeveloped tactic ability.

If you are interested and have the time, drop by the club, Thursdays, that church (St Lukes?) behind the Man on the Moon.