tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213137998030454353.post7848636571223050444..comments2024-01-29T20:46:28.057+01:00Comments on Chess Vision: chess trainers on the InternetPhaedrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393639592979349429noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213137998030454353.post-50279254250461583642008-02-18T20:04:00.000+01:002008-02-18T20:04:00.000+01:00Hello Scirius,I don't have a preference for less o...Hello Scirius,<BR/><BR/>I don't have a preference for less or more experienced players. I do however have a preference for dedicated pupils. <BR/><BR/>This makes working with young players sometimes a bit more difficult, because only few of them seem to have enough discipline to make the most out of the lessons I give them. If they don't do the exercises I give them to prepare the lessons they may gain some knowledge, but they do not gain as much skill as they might have.Phaedrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393639592979349429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213137998030454353.post-34469506102118194192008-02-18T19:22:00.000+01:002008-02-18T19:22:00.000+01:00Sounds not nice. I started with some pretty set e...Sounds not nice. I started with some pretty set expectations, too, but Diego convinced me of something more structured. But of course it is different to be asked first and not to come to the third lesson to find out that the coach never intended to do what you agreed upon. <BR/><BR/>As I am far less experienced than you are, I had no idea of basic chess strategy. So we decided to go through one of his standard lesson plans on the middlegame. I guess he is using these lessons quite a bit, so everything sems to be well planned.<BR/><BR/>From your experience as a chess teacher: do you prefer to teach beginners or more experienced players?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213137998030454353.post-40623710103241455432008-02-17T22:47:00.000+01:002008-02-17T22:47:00.000+01:00Hello Scirius,I can assure you that I made some ve...Hello Scirius,<BR/><BR/>I can assure you that I made some very specific remarks on whtat i wanted the lessons to be about, but to no avail. In the third lesson he opened with: lets see some games of yours, although we had agreed on some completely other topics.<BR/><BR/>I am glad that you enjoy the lessons. If well done, nothing is more motivating than a lesson in which teacher and pupil interact.Phaedrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393639592979349429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213137998030454353.post-41117322874703372572008-02-17T20:50:00.000+01:002008-02-17T20:50:00.000+01:00If you made your expectations clear at the beginni...If you made your expectations clear at the beginning I understand that you are irritated. I actually started to take some lessons from Diego Mussanti, a FM from Argentine (clalauquen at ICC). His lessons fulfill points 1 and 2 from your list but I am not advanced enough to know about the other points you were looking for (I am getting an introduction into middlegame strategy at the moment). So far, I enjoy the interactivity of the lessons as opposed to studying a book very much. I'll blog about this sometime (rather busy at the moment).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213137998030454353.post-54581235908805851562008-02-17T13:15:00.000+01:002008-02-17T13:15:00.000+01:00Words of Wisdom DK, words of wisdom indeed.Of cour...Words of Wisdom DK, words of wisdom indeed.<BR/><BR/>Of course this post is founded in irritation, and I should have ended the lessons sooner. But I still think its worthwhile to think about what you should expect to receive out of instruction that will cost you something in the range $25 to $50 an hour.<BR/><BR/>furthermore I hope that the positive turn I tried to give to these events is picked up by the members of our community and others who are reading these blogs.<BR/><BR/>I would really wellcome to see that there are chesstrainers on the internet that meet up the criteria I gave. They are the ones that should receive more attention and appreciation.Phaedrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393639592979349429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213137998030454353.post-91641866757954200752008-02-17T12:34:00.000+01:002008-02-17T12:34:00.000+01:00yes, of course, in chess this is a problem. but th...yes, of course, in chess this is a problem. but the deeper issue is the lack of integrity among 'our common man'.<BR/><BR/>as i mature (age 50), i see more and more my choices are my own responsibility, and blame myself for--at times--MY OWN lack of discrimination.<BR/><BR/>when we are wronged by others, often we have empowered them or allowed them to conduct misdeeds by, of course, letting things go too far.<BR/><BR/>the alternative: live with our own integrity, and cut off offenders rapidly, with, again, of course, requisite forgiveness but not without a 'statue of limitions'.<BR/><BR/>burn me once, shame on you.<BR/>burn me twice, shame on you.<BR/>burn me three times, shame on me!<BR/><BR/>warmest, dk<BR/>aka<BR/><BR/>transformationtransformationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834788878068428887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213137998030454353.post-69188679965632809992008-02-17T12:25:00.000+01:002008-02-17T12:25:00.000+01:00Deze reactie is verwijderd door de auteur.transformationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834788878068428887noreply@blogger.com