Originally posted by NorrisB
chesstempo is probably the best site on the internet for improving your tactics I just cant seem to get those positions

You said earlier that you were at a high rating at chesstempo and were comparatively losing positions here.

The positional game for intermediates in correspondence is so underrated.

Was it Alekine that said something like, one only acquires the chance of winning tactics because he chooses to put himself in that position.

Originally posted by MrksMonkey
Was it Alekine that said something like, one only acquires the chance of winning tactics because he chooses to put himself in that position.

Maybe he said it himself, too, but the most well-known quote to that effect is from Spielmann: "Give me Alekine's positions, and I will rarely fail to find the combination. But I always get into drawing positions, even if I play the king's gambit!"

Richard