This is a post that I wrote at my blog at chess.com – I am reproducing it here verbatim.
Well, today is Sunday and I went to Church after a couple of weeks of not going. The Readings had one major theme: You know everything that you need to be successful or to be a Godly [...]
Aug
12
2007
12
2007
The trick to excellence: “Do This and You Shall Live!”
Aug
12
2007
12
2007
How Far Can You See?
How far can you see? This a question of TIME not distance. In Chess, how far you see is determined by the number of sequential moves you can see. I will give my definition of time in life as it relates to the number of moves in Chess.
1. Seeing nothing at all. This is when [...]
Aug
12
2007
12
2007
How To Think Fast – 10 Tips
1. Build a critical mass of knowledge. You have to have a sound base from which ideas or thoughts will come. This base of knowledge has to be built before you are required to think fast.
2. Be prepared. If you are going to show (off) your speed of thought, you have to be prepared before [...]
Aug
12
2007
12
2007
How to Improve at Chess: Tip #12 – Work on your Memory
Why waste (energy) when you can save (it)?! Why work harder and under stress, under time pressure, when you can work comfortably and at your leisure? That’s the decision you have to make. Working from memory is an easier way to do things – most of the time. Just a quick example, when you learn [...]
Aug
6
2007
6
2007
How to Improve at Chess: Tip #11 – Don’t skip the draws
When I downloaded games in PGN, or I searched a database to play through games, I usually wanted games in which White won, or Black won… I wanted resolution one way or the other, but not draws. So I would skip over draws. It took me a while to realize that I was missing out [...]
