28 Feb '12 22:58>1 edit
Hi Robbie.
Based on that one vid you linked I have to disagree about him being a good teacher.
He whispers in the same monotone, mouse pointer going all over the place.
At one time there were two mouse pointers on the screen.
Then he left the mouse alone and the viewer had to try and figure out what
was going on with this big white arrow right in the middle of the board.
He whispered on for a minute about the Chigorin defence telling you how
good it was (or how good it used to be) without showing a single diagram to
indicate what on earth he was talking about.
He is assuming everyone knows the opening moves of the Chigorin Defence.
Is that good teaching?
Chigorin (or Tchigorin) - Winawer, Warsaw 1882
The position in question came from an Evans Gambit.
“Imagine the Queen does not protect f3” then he suggests putting it on b3.
That was reason enough for a re-edit. It’s this could not care less, chess players
will put up with any old crap attitude that I’m fighting against.
I will not encourage nor condone this kind of slap dash dollop.
It’s a famous position found in many White/Black to play and win books.
I’d would have been more impressed if he showed me something I had not
seen instead of falling back on a well known game.
Teacher/Coaches/Amateurs…..all use the same examples.
(I bet Karpov - Spassky Leningrad 1974 is on his list of whispering goodies).
But let is look at what this teacher did not show.
He started here.
Saying White now played Rg1 find Black’s move.
Instead of getting to the critical and much copied position how about showing
us this line which Winawer, in hindsight, should have played.
The whispering teacher made such a big deal of pointing out the doubled f-pawns.
Good point .
He could have showed us how the pawns became doubled.
And the very instructive play leading up to the position but as it is not mentioned in
the book of classic positions from which he is reading from he skips that bit.
Let’s have a look at what lead to the critical position.
Based on that one vid you linked I have to disagree about him being a good teacher.
He whispers in the same monotone, mouse pointer going all over the place.
At one time there were two mouse pointers on the screen.
Then he left the mouse alone and the viewer had to try and figure out what
was going on with this big white arrow right in the middle of the board.
He whispered on for a minute about the Chigorin defence telling you how
good it was (or how good it used to be) without showing a single diagram to
indicate what on earth he was talking about.
He is assuming everyone knows the opening moves of the Chigorin Defence.
Is that good teaching?
Chigorin (or Tchigorin) - Winawer, Warsaw 1882
The position in question came from an Evans Gambit.
“Imagine the Queen does not protect f3” then he suggests putting it on b3.
That was reason enough for a re-edit. It’s this could not care less, chess players
will put up with any old crap attitude that I’m fighting against.
I will not encourage nor condone this kind of slap dash dollop.
It’s a famous position found in many White/Black to play and win books.
I’d would have been more impressed if he showed me something I had not
seen instead of falling back on a well known game.
Teacher/Coaches/Amateurs…..all use the same examples.
(I bet Karpov - Spassky Leningrad 1974 is on his list of whispering goodies).
But let is look at what this teacher did not show.
He started here.
Saying White now played Rg1 find Black’s move.
Instead of getting to the critical and much copied position how about showing
us this line which Winawer, in hindsight, should have played.
The whispering teacher made such a big deal of pointing out the doubled f-pawns.
Good point .
He could have showed us how the pawns became doubled.
And the very instructive play leading up to the position but as it is not mentioned in
the book of classic positions from which he is reading from he skips that bit.
Let’s have a look at what lead to the critical position.