Hey @ryan_road2GM, if you feel like you're not making any progress in chess, I’ve got a brilliant strategy for you: quit while you're at your peak! That way, you'll be remembered as the Bobby Fischer of your living room.
Here are some perks of this genius move:
- You’ll never lose again – technically, you’re unbeatable!
- You can finally repurpose that dusty chess clock as a fancy paperweight.
- You’ll have more time to dive into less stressful hobbies, like stamp collecting or trimming bonsai trees.
Remember: chess is like life – sometimes you just have to tip your king over and say, “Ah, whatever.” Plus, you can always brag that you retired at your peak, just like that one grandmaster… what was his name again?
So come on, put your king in checkmate and go do something fun. Life’s too short to stress about which knight should move to f6!
1300,Now what?
But on a more serious note:
You might just want to take a break!
Taking breaks is essential. When your brain is focused for extended periods, it becomes fatigued. By stepping away for a moment, you give yourself the chance to recharge, allowing you to continue with renewed focus afterward.
Your brain also gets time to process and store all new information in your long-term memory. This makes it easier to recall the knowledge later.
An added benefit is that such an interruption helps release tension and reduce stress. Sometimes that 'stepping away' from your studies even leads to surprising new insights for challenging chess problems you're facing.
So give yourself that well-deserved break - you'll notice it helps you progress!
Hey @ryan_road2GM, if you feel like you're not making any progress in chess, I’ve got a brilliant strategy for you: quit while you're at your peak! That way, you'll be remembered as the Bobby Fischer of your living room.
Here are some perks of this genius move:
- You’ll never lose again – technically, you’re unbeatable!
- You can finally repurpose that dusty chess clock as a fancy paperweight.
- You’ll have more time to dive into less stressful hobbies, like stamp collecting or trimming bonsai trees.
Remember: chess is like life – sometimes you just have to tip your king over and say, “Ah, whatever.” Plus, you can always brag that you retired at your peak, just like that one grandmaster… what was his name again?
So come on, put your king in checkmate and go do something fun. Life’s too short to stress about which knight should move to f6!
Nah I don't want to do progress, I want you to touch some grass
Learn and apply the most important principles of chess. - (core of my teaching)
Always blunder-check your moves.
Solve tactics in the right way.
Analyze your games.
Study games of strong players.
Learn how to be more psychologically resilient.
Work on your time management skills.
Get a coach if you can.
call it a day and say you are better than 93% of the population
if you compare chess and something else, let say the research, art, medicine, therapy, manufacturing, etc. on my right, chess. a mind against a mind, highlander, they can only be one left, thought against thought, it is destructive : an intent against an intent. and on my left, research, art, medicine : collaborative work, thoughts add together, in the same direction, 1 +1 = 3, union of forces generate extra income and are productive of something, for a good cause. make your choice. what is game, actually? from the ancestral times, (gladiator), it was : a catharsis for agressivity. to avoid people to kill each other in the street, so they symbollivacaly canalise their pulsions in paper tiger.
call it a day and say you are better than 93% of the population
I ain't a dumb guy,I wanna be better than 99.9%
Hello there,I am studying chess for more than 7 hours a day for a while but I can't get my rapid and bullet above 1300,Also I can't progress my blitz above 1200. I have studied 10+ openings and have a very good middle game(according to Stockfish)and a mid endgame,still I'm kinda stuck. Idk but Chessly helped a bit too