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Date: 27 Aug 2006 11:39:03
From: Ray Gordon
Subject: The "just get good" method of improvement
It worked for Fischer.

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Date: 28 Aug 2006 00:50:34
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: The "just get good" method of improvement

[email protected] wrote:
> Ray Gordon wrote:
> > It worked for Fischer.
>
> And if this were a diet commercial, "Results not typical" would have to
> be emblazoned on the bottom of the screen. If you have that level of
> talent, what system doesn't work?


Very true. Like if you took Jose Capablanca's
method of improvement, you would refuse to study chess at
all, and refuse to have a chess board at home.

Ha! Somehow i don't think most people would
go on to win the World championship with that attitude....


Slick



  
Date: 30 Aug 2006 04:29:40
From: John Sloan
Subject: 2Re: The "just get good" method of improvement
<[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> [email protected] wrote:
>> Ray Gordon wrote:
>> > It worked for Fischer.
>>
>> And if this were a diet commercial, "Results not typical" would have to
>> be emblazoned on the bottom of the screen. If you have that level of
>> talent, what system doesn't work?
>
>
> Very true. Like if you took Jose Capablanca's
> method of improvement, you would refuse to study chess at
> all, and refuse to have a chess board at home.
>
> Ha! Somehow i don't think most people would
> go on to win the World championship with that attitude....

Here's an informative article on how grandmasters think, and what separates
them from lesser players, from the August issue of Scientific American:

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=1&articleID=00010347-101C-14C1-8F9E83414B7F4945

JS




 
Date: 27 Aug 2006 09:24:50
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: The "just get good" method of improvement

Ray Gordon wrote:
> It worked for Fischer.

And if this were a diet commercial, "Results not typical" would have to
be emblazoned on the bottom of the screen. If you have that level of
talent, what system doesn't work?