Day 4

4th session

- 30 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 Session

  • Good Book, I love that its about endgames!
  • The book is also good because there are lessons on thinking techniques (calculations and planning). Just what I'm trying to work on with respect to my games
  • This will be fun, there's some chapter on Capablanca

3rd Session

  • 15+10 game. I'll take the win but damn, what was that I was playing!!
  • A million blunders, I misplayed the opening and dove straight to a losing middlegame
  • I will take the win though. One of the positive things I'll take is that I knew I was losing, but I defended very aggressively. I fought. My counter attack was very aggressive, my opponent cracked. That's the spirit

During breaks, I'll probably continue reading the Hawkins book


End of day 4

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