While getting better will certainly improve your rating, getting your rating higher does not mean you are getting better.
My goal was to get better and get my rating up to 2000, by the Feb 2007 supplement. With the 20 point loss last w-end, the chances of that happening are not so good. I only have 6 more games scheduled before the February cut-off. (Which I think will be around Jan 2-3)
I will probably be paired down in 4 of these 6 games.
The games I have scheduled are:
Dec 29:
Three G/45 at FRIDAY NIGHT QUICK CASH - Kansas City, MO
Dec 30:
Three(1st round bye) G/70 at McLean County Historical Museum Open - Bloomington, IL
Probably the prudent thing to do is not risk rating points by playing mostly lower rated players in these quick events. But, I enjoy playing too much and I am also trying to improve my time management skills.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, starting Jan 1, I will only have time to play in about 1 tournament a month. I plan to study more and play up when I get a chance. I will also concentrate on getting better and not worry about the rating.
Things I need to concentrate on:
- Lots of tactics (I think that tactics alone can get you to well over 2000)
- Endgames
- Openings
- Study the type of middle games that come out of these openings
Some one was asking how I got an 1800 floor. I have that covered that here.
Do you have some way to track how many readers you have? How have you "publicized" your blog?
ReplyDelete200 points above where you started, I'm wondering whether my own "gettingto2200" blog would inspire me, and get some useful comments. Don't think I'd be able to play as often as you, though.
Google has great tools to monitor activity. for instance this is a report of todays activity (upto 6:30pm)
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I play way too much. I will be slowing down a lot in Jan. I think that one tournament a month is a good.
I am convinced that you can get well over 2000 just by studying tactics.
My personal opinion ... speaking from years of being stuck just above 2000, is that if you don't understand positional play, you don't understand chess. (I certainly don't feel I understand anything about chess.) Which is why I am reading and rereading Silman's _Reassess Your Chess Workbook_. It is really an eye opener.
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