Comments on: Seeds and CT-ART http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/12/04/66 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:41:19 -0500 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/12/04/66/comment-page-1#comment-155 Steve Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:36:33 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/12/04/66#comment-155 Rocky, I think that's right - going through the seeds systematically for a few problems helped me when I went to back to solving many problems quickly. Going through tons of problems over and over again is certainly good for building up tactical recognition facilities. My (untested) theory is that "spicing up" tactical drills with some time spent on different modes of thinking will help make the overall tactics practice even more effective. And that's a good idea about flipping the diagram. I'll work on it when I get a chance. Rocky, I think that’s right – going through the seeds systematically for a few problems helped me when I went to back to solving many problems quickly. Going through tons of problems over and over again is certainly good for building up tactical recognition facilities. My (untested) theory is that “spicing up” tactical drills with some time spent on different modes of thinking will help make the overall tactics practice even more effective.

And that’s a good idea about flipping the diagram. I’ll work on it when I get a chance.

]]> By: RockyRook http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/12/04/66/comment-page-1#comment-154 RockyRook Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:09:15 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/12/04/66#comment-154 Steve, great post. I think I'm going to give this a try (listing out the seeds of tactical destruction). I've found that sometimes I'm just stumped and lack some ideas. After you do 3 or 4 that way, do you find it easier to blow through the next dozen or so tactics? I imagine you start to go through that list in your head more easily too. And one last comment ... I'm going to give your diagram utility a try ... very handy. Is there any way that the diagram could be "flipped" to the perspective of whose move it is? In other words, if it's white to play, then the white pieces are on the bottom. If it's black to play, then the black pieces are on the bottom. -RockyRook Steve, great post. I think I’m going to give this a try (listing out the seeds of tactical destruction). I’ve found that sometimes I’m just stumped and lack some ideas.

After you do 3 or 4 that way, do you find it easier to blow through the next dozen or so tactics? I imagine you start to go through that list in your head more easily too.

And one last comment … I’m going to give your diagram utility a try … very handy. Is there any way that the diagram could be “flipped” to the perspective of whose move it is? In other words, if it’s white to play, then the white pieces are on the bottom. If it’s black to play, then the black pieces are on the bottom.

-RockyRook

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