Ha! I memorized all 1100 problems and did them all every day!
Blunderprone wrote this:
If the truth be known, most of the knights errant had modified the MDLM method to smaller circles and approached it in a more realistic manner.
Well, maybe some of the girlie boy Knights did, but I can affirm I memorized all 1100 problems in CT-ART and did them everyday! I was so fast I could finish the level 1 problem at around 2 minutes!
He calls us brutish. I call it necessary. The tactics I learned under this vigorous system set the foundation for my chess. Ed will tell you I am lethal over the board these days and much of it is the result of my insanely repetitive MDLM Tactics training.
Take the easier approach if you want, but I don't recommend it. Take the plunge!Do the Circles of Death and become a Deadly Knight Errant!
The Knights Dead? Methinks thou hast spoken too quickly, knave!
Dead? Hardly. Inactive. No. Not posting regularly? Certain.
Since my recent return from traveling for a living, I have retaken to frequent OTB games with Ed. To be certain, he still wins most of the time, but my games are vastly improved. I have perfected the art of forethought although I occasionally fail to see an easy move.
Beating an A player is fun though...
Blunders do occur, but now in the form of a pawn, not a piece and I have engaged in more openings, having exhausted the French, Tarrasch and all d4 openings. Of recent, I have played the Pirc and the English.
The experience is one of those teaching moments - I am out of the rut, forcing myself to see deeper and deeper.
I has payed off. Two weekends ago I gained 50 rating points in a tournament after essentially a 2 year layoff.
I'll be posting a Megaskins Production soon. Doing video on a Mac is so much easier....
The Truth
Everyone who criticizes Barack Obama is a racist.
Everyone who praises Barack Obama is a child molester.
If these statements sound absurd, it's because they are.
Here is the only Truth there is:
Many people who dislike Barack Obama do so because Obama is black.
Many people who like Barack Obama do so because Obama is black.
I am a racist, too. I prefer the Klingon race to the Human race.
Chew on that for a while, you Noble Prize committee racists.
Brilliancy? Black to play
I think so, but you decide. Below is a position I played against a player who was rated 600 points higher than me. My move was instinctive but confirmed by multiple chess engines to be the best possible move. Can you find it? Below the board graphic is the answer - just highlight the area below the graphic to see the move.
c3! Both Fritz and Rybka selected this as the best possible move. Even though it loses a pawn when White plays Qd3, Black has so much counterplay and activity White struggles and is rated over a pawn down! Unbelievable but I actually played the correct move and went on to win this game.
