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END OF WEEK 2

The studies are progressing well, although I've not been able to follow it 100% Friday, Saturday and Sunday are my slow days, I'll do something to improve on that. General Comments Focus Chess combinations On track. Finished the blockade - medium & hard ones. Finish the blockade (easy) chapter Positional Chess Lagging behind. Still on prophylaxis Finish the chapter & start Defense in Worse Positions Masters Game Analysis - Karpov On track. Checked 5 games.     Endgame strategy Lagging behind. Still on basic principles Start chapter on Centralizing King Openings - KIA Best progress. Finished French & Sicilian chapters. Next Chapter – Reversed KID Endgames – Amateur to IM I’ve not started the book I’ll create time to recover Openings - Modern ...
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Day 4

4th session - 3 0 to 60 mins Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations (Blockade - Medium) - 30 mins Hawkins – From Amateur to IM - 30 mins Training Game with White (15+10) Not a bad session (I don't like sessions where I play a game :-) ) The puzzles and reading are interesting though. No   mins   Comments Improve 1 ECC- Blockade (medium) 15 1 Qs Score (100%) - There was only 1 Q left in the medium section, so I got done with it  - Calculate to the point of clarity   2 Hawkins - from Amateur to IM 30 Lesson 1  - This was actually my last session, started with the game first  - Good read  - Perfect 3 Game (15+10) 60 1 game - Wasn't happy to play a game considering that I'm working on my style/ approach of the game - In the middle of working on reducing blunder technique - No comment - Blunders are still there     105       What's interesting?   1st Session Nice calculations! Done with the blockade - medium and hard ones 2nd S...
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Day 3

 3rd session - 30 to 60 mins Encylopedia of Chess Combinations (Blockade - Hard) - 60 mins King's Indian Attack: Move by Move by Neil McDonald Good sessions (probably because am studying my opening, and I didn't play a game :-)) Am a bit pleased with how I handled the hard exercises No   mins   Comments Improve 1 ECC- Blockade (hard) 42 3 Qs Score (2/3)  - Solved the Qs just with the book (I'll analyze on my free time other variations with the PGN - For each variation, try to calculate upto a point of clarity   2 KIA - McDonald 30 Intro   - Started the French - Using the book together with what I’ve already learned with Chess Position Trainer - Perfect     72       Wh...
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Day 2

 2nd Session  - 30 to 60 mins Encylopedia of Chess Combinations (Blockade - Medium) - 30 mins Karpov – My Best Games - 30 mins Shereshevsky – Endgame Strategy Probably the best session I've had after a very long time (maybe coz I didn't have to play a game :-):) ) Everything just flowed well, i used 30 mins for each, and the 2 readings were awesome I had the pleasure to go through a game by Karpov, and an endgame by Capablanca. Awesome stuff! I'd do this 2 sessions hours and hours without getting bored. No   mins   Comments Improve 1 ECC- Blockade (medium) 30 3 Qs Score (2/3) - I was more settled. Solved the Qs just with the book (I'll analyze on my free time other variations with the PGN - For exercises without clear solutions, come up with more plans & candidate moves   2 Karpov Games 28 ...
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The Beginning - Day 1

Monday 30th Aug 2021 I start Training 3 sessions, approx. 30 mins each  - Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations (blockade) - Mastering Positional Chess (Naroditsky) - Training game with White (15+10)    1st Session  (exercises) - took 54 mins (almost an hour).  Spent 30 mins on 2 questions, got 1 failed 1 = 50% I think I wasted time familiarizing with the book, and also for analysis, I had to use a board (should have been a bit faster if I had a study PGN so that I have a board on the computer with the positions. Due to time limit, I've carried forward some thoughts / unfinished analysis to look at later, probably during the weekend Areas of improvement: Time - Search / Create for the book's / chapter's PGNs  Set a time limit for every question. maybe 5 mins per question (that means less writing). With this, I can do 4 questions and mark them, 30 mins should be enough Chess - Why calculate only one candidate move? Come up with more plans and candidate moves,...
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