whats the point of...

whats the point of...

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DMM
Standard memberDance Master MC

USA

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02 Mar 07
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8808
09 Jul 07

...unbanded tournaments? The strongest players are most likely going to win anyway, why let lower rated people enter?

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Standard memberSicilian Smaug

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96595
09 Jul 07
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Subscriberjayaitch

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10 Jul 07

The post that was quoted here has been removed
I think the only way to improve is by playing higher rated players

Standard memberIrax

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42926
13 Jul 07

Originally posted by jayaitch
I think the only way to improve is by playing higher rated players
I think you forgot to finish your sentence..

I think the only way to improve is by playing higher rated players, read up on opening theory, study some endgames especially rook and pawns, solve puzzles, play through and analyse some grandmaster games, .....

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Standard membercarjam

Chalk Village

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23 Dec 05
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127196
13 Jul 07

ive done all that..and im still 'rubbish'...there must be something else

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Standard memberTonx

Japan

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32805
14 Jul 07

Originally posted by carjam
ive done all that..and im still 'rubbish'...there must be something else
Don`t be so hard on yourself, you are better than me! The game has so much depth that it takes time to improve.

I agree that playing better players is important for improving, and then look back at the game with the analyse feature and see why you lost. Of course, if you forget those lessons you won`t get better!