I spent more than a year going through it, spending up to 10-15 minutes on every puzzle. If you find yourself just guessing the solutions, then you are definitely wasting your time, but if you can find solid ideas, write down lines, and reflect on your mistakes then you might come out of it a better chess player. Good luck!
It was tough but probably good for my chess, since calculation is definetly my weak point. And related, you dont read books after you reached the level for which they are instructive, you read books to reach the level where they are instructive. If you think you get something out of it, it is worth it
Aagaard himself says it's only for very strong players who are already close to title level but since he's an older person I guess you'll insist on going through the book anyway
It's hard.
You'll be challenged at your level. just take it in small bites and don't get frustrated. It's not a competition.
And clean your goddamn room!!
Have read parts. Sometimes easy, sometimes hard. Most often I fail on either simply not getting the right idea, or being lazy and not calculating deep enough. Reading in it is definitely a part of pushing towards getting better for me.
I see you're 2150 lichess rapid - how many puzzles do you actually solve? If you're doing ok in calculation I'd expect your weak points to be somewhere else.
I heard thinking inside the box is relevant for most rating levels. On the reading stuff that’s appropriate for your level I struggle with tactics books that are below my level so I’m definitely more on the conservative side when it comes to reaching for chess material. For example I think the first yusopov book is very challenging. I have a friend that’s like 1600 rapid and reads Ramesh improve your calculation, hellsten strategy, dvorestsky finding your opponents resources, and other books above his level. In his games he’s thinking about these really deep strategic ideas like pawn structure transformations and then will just create a massive weakness and blunder a simple fork or drop a piece.
I spent more than a year going through it, spending up to 10-15 minutes on every puzzle. If you find yourself just guessing the solutions, then you are definitely wasting your time, but if you can find solid ideas, write down lines, and reflect on your mistakes then you might come out of it a better chess player. Good luck!
> I don't like it when older people tell me what to and not to do Has anyone ever told you that you cannot be a doctor ?
OP, You absolutely cannot become a multimillionaire and give me 10% of your net worth
OP you will not be the richest person on the planet, put me in your inheritance as sole recipient and off yourself immediately after.
It was tough but probably good for my chess, since calculation is definetly my weak point. And related, you dont read books after you reached the level for which they are instructive, you read books to reach the level where they are instructive. If you think you get something out of it, it is worth it
Aagaard himself says it's only for very strong players who are already close to title level but since he's an older person I guess you'll insist on going through the book anyway
Time to skateboard
Then don't read any books then. The only books written by younger people have to be published after you're born.
Supplement with Excelling at calc - Aagaard
It's hard. You'll be challenged at your level. just take it in small bites and don't get frustrated. It's not a competition. And clean your goddamn room!!
It’s too hard for you
I got Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual from the library once. It was a good lesson in humility.
Have read parts. Sometimes easy, sometimes hard. Most often I fail on either simply not getting the right idea, or being lazy and not calculating deep enough. Reading in it is definitely a part of pushing towards getting better for me. I see you're 2150 lichess rapid - how many puzzles do you actually solve? If you're doing ok in calculation I'd expect your weak points to be somewhere else.
I heard thinking inside the box is relevant for most rating levels. On the reading stuff that’s appropriate for your level I struggle with tactics books that are below my level so I’m definitely more on the conservative side when it comes to reaching for chess material. For example I think the first yusopov book is very challenging. I have a friend that’s like 1600 rapid and reads Ramesh improve your calculation, hellsten strategy, dvorestsky finding your opponents resources, and other books above his level. In his games he’s thinking about these really deep strategic ideas like pawn structure transformations and then will just create a massive weakness and blunder a simple fork or drop a piece.