http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/feed/? Latest topics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:47:31 GMT 10 http://i88.servimg.com/u/f88/13/78/00/75/chesss12.gif http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/feed/? http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/opposite-side-castling-t194.htm HangingKing I have computed some statistics regarding castling in my games, i notice that 60% of the time i castle on the same side as my opponent and only 15% on the opposite (stats are almost identical for black/white). First question, what are your stats ? Second question, is this aspect discussed in ICS course ? Till now, i have not seen it. I wonder if i should do more than this. Mainly opposite castling occurs in Sicilian positions for me, but not always. General chess discussion Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:47:31 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/opposite-side-castling-t194.htm#1663 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/opposite-side-castling-t194.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/white-1-d4-repertoire-f25/i-m-not-using-their-recommendation-against-the-dutch-t102.htm Blue Devil Knight When I played the Bird as white, if black played the (reversed) response that they recommend for white, I would jump for joy as it let me get control over the light squares with b3/Bb2 (or in the case of the Dutch b6/Bb7). Instead I'm using Cox's suggestion against the Dutch as found in his great 'Starting Out: 1d4' book: 1 d4 f5 2 g3. The line they recommend at ICS is 1 d4 f5 2 Nc3, which gives up too much. For one, it stops you from getting in c4. For another, it lets them get in b6/Bb7 ... White: 1 d4 repertoire Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:52:29 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/white-1-d4-repertoire-f25/i-m-not-using-their-recommendation-against-the-dutch-t102.htm#748 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/white-1-d4-repertoire-f25/i-m-not-using-their-recommendation-against-the-dutch-t102.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/postmortems-f23/an-online-game-i-won-tonight-that-i-m-really-pleased-with-t92.htm Bilbo I won a lovely game tonight on playchess. I was playing a much lower rated player but he played fairly solidly for his level, no bad blunders at least not early on and I was really pleased with the way I was able to win his crucial central d pawn, destroy his center and then pounce with a devastating coordinated attack that cumilated in a lovely Queen sac and Royal Fork. It's the first time I've had such a satisfying end to a game and I really feel the ICS material has been the key, for the ... Postmortems Sun, 31 May 2009 01:38:02 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/postmortems-f23/an-online-game-i-won-tonight-that-i-m-really-pleased-with-t92.htm#677 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/postmortems-f23/an-online-game-i-won-tonight-that-i-m-really-pleased-with-t92.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/opening-course-general-discussion-f10/e4-vs-d4-or-c4-t193.htm fanat I'm hearing all the time that people should play open games at the start of their career to improve tactics. I'm thinking of trying out e4 to improve tactics (which definitely needs lots of improvement) and improve my attacking chess. At my level I don't need to know tons of opening theory as most of my games are decided in the late middlegame or endgames. So a question for more experienced players - how much truth is there in the benefit of playing open games? Should I answer e4 ... Opening Course: General Discussion Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:21:14 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/opening-course-general-discussion-f10/e4-vs-d4-or-c4-t193.htm#1651 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/opening-course-general-discussion-f10/e4-vs-d4-or-c4-t193.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/opening-course-general-discussion-f10/for-anyone-who-has-month-10-and-beyond-t192.htm Bilbo What are the annotated games and examples for the 1.d4 openings in Months 10-13 like? Do they have well annotated games for all, or most of the 1.d4 openings? Is there a nice amount of material, how many games are we talking each month? I've worked through all of their Indian Defences 1.d4 Nf6 now, from the Dutch to Kings Indian and whether it's a great module or a poor one really depends on how they follow up the last 3 months. I'm hoping we will get at least 2 or 3 model games ... Opening Course: General Discussion Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:55:22 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/opening-course-general-discussion-f10/for-anyone-who-has-month-10-and-beyond-t192.htm#1649 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/opening-course-general-discussion-f10/for-anyone-who-has-month-10-and-beyond-t192.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hello-t190.htm Hunter

-Hunter]]> Welcome to the ICS discussion forum Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:38:09 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hello-t190.htm#1628 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hello-t190.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/opening-course-general-discussion-f10/french-defence-lines-by-ics-t182.htm fanat I've just started Month 9. I'm not doing the work for the main module just yet but ICS started to cover the French Defence in detail and I am definitely starting to take a look at this. My question is for the people who saw the material ICS provided for the French Defence in Month 9. I don't have a lot of experience with the French but it seems that the lines ICS recommends are a bit aggressive vs. the main lines? Am I impression correct? What does everybody think about the French ... Opening Course: General Discussion Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:28:50 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/opening-course-general-discussion-f10/french-defence-lines-by-ics-t182.htm#1586 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/opening-course-general-discussion-f10/french-defence-lines-by-ics-t182.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/white-1-d4-repertoire-f25/month-12-new-system-for-white-vs-nimzo-t189.htm jmca I save all the opening info for future reference - even some lines that I probably will never play. Against 1.d4 I play Nimzo as Black as per "Chess Openings for Black..." by Lev Alburt et al. So I was interested in the ICS line, purely from the point of view of whether it causes any problems to my Black lines. I followed the ICS line for 4.f3, move for move against Lev's book. Guess what? They both track the same game! [Volkov,S (2558)-Shaposhnikov,E (2514)/Tomsk 2001]. However ... White: 1 d4 repertoire Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:28:53 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/white-1-d4-repertoire-f25/month-12-new-system-for-white-vs-nimzo-t189.htm#1626 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/white-1-d4-repertoire-f25/month-12-new-system-for-white-vs-nimzo-t189.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/suggestion-box-f5/topic-which-elo-do-you-target-in-x-months-disappear-t83.htm HangingKing What happened to it.]]> Suggestion Box Mon, 25 May 2009 20:22:01 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/suggestion-box-f5/topic-which-elo-do-you-target-in-x-months-disappear-t83.htm#577 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/suggestion-box-f5/topic-which-elo-do-you-target-in-x-months-disappear-t83.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/online-chess-id-t191.htm HangingKing I'd like to put a summary of our online identifiants so we can play together (if you wish to do so). Keep this topic clean, discussions takes place in "where do we play" topic instead. Just indicate the site where you play, your id there, and in partenthesis any additionnal info you want to share (frequency, time control, etc...). ICC : zwim (very often, mostly 15 0 chess, sometimes 5 0, and loser's or atomic) FICS : zwim (sometimes, mainly for atomic) Chess@work : zwim ... General chess discussion Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:05:13 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/online-chess-id-t191.htm#1631 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/online-chess-id-t191.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/white-1-d4-repertoire-f25/catalan-games-of-interest-t187.htm jmca I am a subscriber to Chess Today and 2 recent issues had games of interest to anyone using the Catalan repertoire. I put the 2 PDFs on a website which you can get to via the following links: http://www.jmcaree.com/CT-3261.pdf http://www.jmcaree.com/CT-3279.pdf They are both annotated by Alex Baburin. I'm sure he won't mind me sharing these with you White: 1 d4 repertoire Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:05:08 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/white-1-d4-repertoire-f25/catalan-games-of-interest-t187.htm#1617 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/white-1-d4-repertoire-f25/catalan-games-of-interest-t187.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/non-chess-discussion-f2/where-is-everybody-from-t49.htm fanat
I've lived in New York City for the last 16 years.]]> Non-chess discussion Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:06:48 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/non-chess-discussion-f2/where-is-everybody-from-t49.htm#259 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/non-chess-discussion-f2/where-is-everybody-from-t49.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/need-help-t188.htm ChessChamp Hi guys, I'm new to using chess programs. How do i save a game in rybka 3 so i can look it over again another time. The reason I'm asking is because I like to run the annotated games in rybka and on my chess board at the same time SO i want to save the games for the next time i study. On a side note this is the first time I've studied chess, does anyone want to suggest the order i should go about Month 1 and/or Study methods. Any help Will be greatly appreciated General chess discussion Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:12:49 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/need-help-t188.htm#1621 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/need-help-t188.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-five-f14/no-weak-square-t186.htm HangingKing While practicing tacticals with ct-art, i found this very interesting position, fitting very well in the ICS pawn lessons. It is white's turn, and one may think that the position is hopeless since the bishop will have difficulties to hold the position on the queenside against the rook, even if white has some pawns up. In fact, white can improve his position by eliminating all the weak squares. This is done by : Kd1, Rh2 Ke1, Rxg2 Kf1, Rh2 Kg1, Rh3 Kg2 ... chasing the rook which ... ICS Month Five Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:31:02 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-five-f14/no-weak-square-t186.htm#1614 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-five-f14/no-weak-square-t186.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hello-everyone-t185.htm ChessChamp Hi everyone, I decided to take up chess and was looking for a good online program and found ICS. Before I paid I wanted to do a little research and came across this forum. So here I am, let me tell you a little about my chess knowledge up till now. When i was around 12 years old i started playing a little bit at school, Learned the basics and played in a couple of tournaments. I believe my rating was around 1400-1500. I am now 25 and i have not played any serious chess since those days but I ... Welcome to the ICS discussion forum Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:04:59 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hello-everyone-t185.htm#1609 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hello-everyone-t185.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/non-chess-discussion-f2/are-we-all-old-and-male-t58.htm chesstiger If i read carefully enough i would say that most are in their 30ties or older and male. Or am i wrong? ]]> Non-chess discussion Fri, 08 May 2009 07:28:28 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/non-chess-discussion-f2/are-we-all-old-and-male-t58.htm#353 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/non-chess-discussion-f2/are-we-all-old-and-male-t58.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/non-chess-discussion-f2/joke-thread-what-you-said-to-bobby-fischer-t183.htm Blue Devil Knight
Best by Death! Good riddance.]]> Non-chess discussion Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:57:47 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/non-chess-discussion-f2/joke-thread-what-you-said-to-bobby-fischer-t183.htm#1597 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/non-chess-discussion-f2/joke-thread-what-you-said-to-bobby-fischer-t183.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-five-f14/pawn-lessons-t171.htm HangingKing I have skipped a bit month 04, i will do later seriously and started month 05 pawn theory. With advance in developpement of month 3, it is one of the best course so far. I learned a lot of things especially on doubled pawns, i don't know for you but i found the lesson very easy to understand and well explained : when double pawns are good and bad, do you have to keep them together or advance them, can you take and repair the doubling, etc... What surprised me most, is that i was ... ICS Month Five Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:54:04 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-five-f14/pawn-lessons-t171.htm#1508 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-five-f14/pawn-lessons-t171.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-one-f3/month-one-theory-section-synopsis-t55.htm Blue Devil Knight I have now worked through all of the theory material from the first month. It is an interesting mish-mash of topics, seemingly from different authors that have slightly different perspectives and with different skills as communicators. Here's my take on how to chunk together the different theory papers by topic. There are three main topics, obviously with lots of overlap among topics: thought process, position evaluation, and tactics. Thought Process This topic is addressed mainly in Think ... ICS Month One Wed, 06 May 2009 03:24:19 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-one-f3/month-one-theory-section-synopsis-t55.htm#319 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-one-f3/month-one-theory-section-synopsis-t55.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-one-f3/test-one-t29.htm Chess? Talk about humbling. My score was a thundering 36. Now what does that mean? Does it translate into your possible rating? I sent the school an email asking the question. See the response below. How did everyone else do? I have the solutions, and I scored a 36, but what does this mean? Does this mean my elo is 900 or is it 1200? Thanks, Hello Chess?, The test is really hard because it is meant to measure players’ strength up to 2300 rating. The scores show how difficult the ... ICS Month One Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:26:09 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-one-f3/test-one-t29.htm#74 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-one-f3/test-one-t29.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/i-m-cutting-back-on-blitz-t48.htm Blue Devil Knight Right now in my chess trajectory I'm trying to play only slow games. Blitz feels wrong when I'm in this mode. Not only do I suck at it, but it seems to drag me into sloppy thinking habits. I think blitz has its place, but I think the best way to improve at blitz is to improve at slow games. General chess discussion Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:08:23 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/i-m-cutting-back-on-blitz-t48.htm#256 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/i-m-cutting-back-on-blitz-t48.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/just-checking-back-in-t180.htm Bilbo I've not logged on here for a while so thought it was about time to give an update on my progress. We are a few weeks into the 2009/10 season here in the UK and this season so far is not nearly so fun as the last! With my first grade being 122 I just finished abover the beginner/patzer level known here as minor. I am officially an intermediate now but only barely. Last season I played people who were mostly very poor or casual players and I won most of my games. This year I'm playing ... General chess discussion Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:17:30 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/just-checking-back-in-t180.htm#1557 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/just-checking-back-in-t180.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/suitable-for-beginners-t179.htm shumar Hi everyone, I'm a kind of total newbie in chess -- played only a few tens of games in a lifetime. Would ICS be useful at this level? I've been looking for exact same systematic approach to learning, but it looks like ICS is mostly targeted to decent players. Does it make sense to supplement ICS with a book or two, learn at lower pace, etc? Or may be there are similar tutorials for beginners? Thanks for any advice. upd: Oh, and one more question -- is it worthwhile to just study ... Main Course: General Discussion Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:46:16 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/suitable-for-beginners-t179.htm#1556 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/suitable-for-beginners-t179.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/postmortems-f23/blitz-games-t181.htm DeepFreeze I wouldn't say my play is very accurate however with time pressure and pressure from an attack can break your opponent. (hopefully before he breaks you) feel free to comment, I will post the rematch game we had after this one. Postmortems Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:59:30 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/postmortems-f23/blitz-games-t181.htm#1563 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/postmortems-f23/blitz-games-t181.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/new-leaf-for-me-and-some-advice-for-those-starting-the-course-t176.htm Blue Devil Knight As I've said, the World Open kicked my butt. I didn't do very well (I think I scored 3 out of 9), but more I just got burnt out the tournament was too much for me. What can I say I'm a lightweight. Instead of giving up, I'm thinking about switching to the online/chessbase versions of the lessons instead of taking all that time to print out all the pdfs, set it up over the board, etc.. Anyway, if anyone has ideas on how to do the course in a sort of "lazy" way just because ... Main Course: General Discussion Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:53:13 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/new-leaf-for-me-and-some-advice-for-those-starting-the-course-t176.htm#1537 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/new-leaf-for-me-and-some-advice-for-those-starting-the-course-t176.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/what-s-up-everyone-t178.htm DeepFreeze Hey guys, I'm new to the forum going to start ics as soon as i get set up. I paid for the first 6 months so i can just get it all since i have an obscene amount of time to study chess now. I have anywhere from 8-10 hours a day to study chess so I figure i can get some serious work done. I will also be using chessimo while i study ics as I find it to be a great program. I have module 1 of tactics done already and I am currently working on the endgame modules. I plan to split about 4-5 hours to ... Welcome to the ICS discussion forum Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:03:31 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/what-s-up-everyone-t178.htm#1546 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/what-s-up-everyone-t178.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hi-all-introducing-gil-galad-t177.htm Gil-galad Hi All; Just joined the program yesterday. Some background FIDE 2046 ICC Slow play 2136. I only really play long play or rapidplay games these days. Over the board i rarely get time to play but now looking to jump a bit to 2200 FIDE. I am 42 and been playing on and off since aged 8 and live in the UK and have played OTB in 4NCL (UK National league Division 2) Like many others have loads of books , dvd's , chessbase , rybka but lack organised study programme and tend ... Welcome to the ICS discussion forum Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:26:28 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hi-all-introducing-gil-galad-t177.htm#1540 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hi-all-introducing-gil-galad-t177.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hangingking-was-there-t36.htm HangingKing Hello, i've just discovered this forum, and also subscribed to the ICS program. I'm living in France in Paris, playing chess mainly over internet, because it is more convenient. I play on ICC for normal chess and loser's and Freechess for atomic (more players there). I have an average ELO about 1650 on 15-0 games, my best performance is 1760 but i cannot sustain it (dammit!), and i'm also able to go back to 1450 if i am not i a good day. For blitz it's worst (1350) and bullet ... Welcome to the ICS discussion forum Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:50:18 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hangingking-was-there-t36.htm#146 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hangingking-was-there-t36.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/chess-news-t173.htm HangingKing http://tournaments.chessdom.com/kasparov-karpov-valencia-2009-day-2 Live coverage of exhibition match with old legends Kasparov-Karpov Well Kasparov did stop not so long ago (2005 i think), but Karpov is in the circuit since very long time, and didn't stop playing tournaments, despite his elo i going down and down. At the moment the score is 2-0 for an easy Kasparov, it's always interesting to see them playing. The match is playing in 4 rapid games (25/5) and 8 blitz games. General chess discussion Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:10:48 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/chess-news-t173.htm#1524 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/chess-news-t173.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/postmortems-f23/almost-a-great-win-t158.htm Bernardonff Couple of days ago I decided to do a long game on ICC with a better player (my rating is 1538 and his is 1830). It was great. I was up a pawn, but lost in the middle game. I have a lot of ideas about the game (i wrote them on the pgn bellow) but I am not sure why I lost it. Actually, this game keeps going back to my mind with a clear question: If I am up an isolated pawn and with a better position, should I trade everything and try to win with the extra-pawn or should I keep pressuring the poor ... Postmortems Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:36:42 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/postmortems-f23/almost-a-great-win-t158.htm#1379 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/postmortems-f23/almost-a-great-win-t158.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/are-we-still-learning-t175.htm hoopy Given how quiet things have been on here recently i was wondering. Are we all still doing the course? Anybody given up (would they still be here if they had?) I confess since the Summer break I have not got back into it properly.( To be fair mainly work related issues/(excuses?) From Tomorrow I go back to month 1 and start again. I think I was doing OK but I've stopped using what I learned. Who really feels that they are better players than 6 months ago ( including reflected ... Main Course: General Discussion Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:01:36 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/are-we-still-learning-t175.htm#1531 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/are-we-still-learning-t175.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-two-f7/suggest-a-book-on-attacking-chess-t174.htm fanat I'm going over month 2 material (again ) and have a question for other more experienced players. It seems that ICS has good theory on attack. Seems like they've condenced the whole "Art of Attack" into their notes. My question is that what does everybody think of the ICS' material on the "kings safety/attacking the king"? Is it enough theory for an intermediate player and I should just go over more annotated games on the topic? If it's not enough theory ... ICS Month Two Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:25:41 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-two-f7/suggest-a-book-on-attacking-chess-t174.htm#1526 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-two-f7/suggest-a-book-on-attacking-chess-t174.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hi-from-chromedome-t172.htm ChromeDome Hi All, I just joined the International Chess School and I am hoping that I can 1) improve my skills as a chess player, and 2) finally get to the 2000 level which I have been dreaming about for many, many years. I use to play chess everyday back in the seventies after work, but when I left the company so did the enthusiasm. So I have not play since that time. My wife bought me a chess computer for Christmas many years ago. It played a good game of chess but I found the experience very ... Welcome to the ICS discussion forum Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:56:47 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hi-from-chromedome-t172.htm#1518 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hi-from-chromedome-t172.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/opening-course-general-discussion-f10/danish-gambit-t169.htm HangingKing I'm wondering why so much people are playing the Danish Gambit as white, i.e. giving d4,c3,b2 pawns in exchange of freedom of movement on queeside. I ask this because i find a lot of opponents playing it against me, and it's generally not very successful. Here is the typical way i answer to it, giving chess with bishop, and take the knight in order to avoid let the bishop hanging if white queen gives check, then defend with the knight manoeuver Nf6,Ne4,Ng5 on the kingside. After that the ... Opening Course: General Discussion Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:30:55 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/opening-course-general-discussion-f10/danish-gambit-t169.htm#1497 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/opening-course-general-discussion-f10/danish-gambit-t169.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/application-of-chess-theory-in-your-own-games-t168.htm fanat I came back to this topic with the same thoughts as everybody else. After a while I've came to realization that here is too much material in each month to complete in 1 month! I am up to month 7 and I'm not even finished with Month 6 yet. Actually, I've also came to another even more important realization. I remember as BDK mentioned on this forum previously it's one thing to know a lot of chess theory and it's another thing to apply it in your games! I'm doing well in learning some ... Main Course: General Discussion Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:24:42 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/application-of-chess-theory-in-your-own-games-t168.htm#1495 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/application-of-chess-theory-in-your-own-games-t168.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/i-m-making-rapid-progress-t88.htm Bilbo I'm really starting to feel the benefit of working through the first month module now. On Playchess for slow games I am now rated at 1758 which places me 1870 out of 6703! So well in the top third of all players on the site, and I only joined a chess club in September last year! It's really starting to click into place now and I'm improving rapidly I feel. I can't wait to for my local club summer tournament to start next week and then several congresses coming up to really try out these ... Main Course: General Discussion Fri, 29 May 2009 07:59:23 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/i-m-making-rapid-progress-t88.htm#636 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/i-m-making-rapid-progress-t88.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/the-original-advert-tazar-a-coach-s-experience-t170.htm karpyan In the early days of ICS, a mysterious article appeared on all chess forums called Tazar - A Coach's Experience. After investigation, it led to the ICS website, and I was so impressed with the free materials that I decided to subscribe. I have all 13 months, but haven't had the discipline to work through the material. That said, I won my first ever tournament with 4.5/5 after the second month of working through. I think the material is excellent. The point of this thread, is also that the ... Main Course: General Discussion Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:11:13 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/the-original-advert-tazar-a-coach-s-experience-t170.htm#1502 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/main-course-general-discussion-f9/the-original-advert-tazar-a-coach-s-experience-t170.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/and-so-it-begins-t167.htm datalore Hello, I just wanted to say hi. I used to play chess when I was younger and really wasn't any good. Then I stopped playing for a while and then picked it up again a few years back playing mostly internet chess. Then that didn't last too long and I moved on to other things. Now, for some reason, I want to learn how to play chess. Right now, I just feel as if I know how the pieces move. I don't know where I got the spark from, but right now I can't stop thinking about chess. I know ... Welcome to the ICS discussion forum Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:43:13 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/and-so-it-begins-t167.htm#1486 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/and-so-it-begins-t167.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-four-f13/i-am-starting-month-four-today-t94.htm Chess? Well the content looks lighter than month 3. Here we GO! ICS Month Four Sun, 31 May 2009 21:10:36 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-four-f13/i-am-starting-month-four-today-t94.htm#683 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-four-f13/i-am-starting-month-four-today-t94.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/calamity-t161.htm Bilbo The British championships started last week and I entered two tournaments, a weekend 5 rounder which finished today and I'm in the British Graded 100 starting tomorrow. I played the worst I have ever played in my life and lost EVERY game in the weekend tournament. Mercifully in the 4th round I had no opponent so got a walkover win which spared the humiliation of an 0-5 drubbing but I played 4 and lost 4. My previous tournament I entered I finised 2nd out of 51 and played great. This ... General chess discussion Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:41:26 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/calamity-t161.htm#1403 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/calamity-t161.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/how-much-rest-do-we-take-t113.htm hoopy
4 days 5, 6 or every day?
Do you feel you are learnig when you practice all of the time or do you feel that you need a break sometimes?]]> General chess discussion Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:06:21 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/how-much-rest-do-we-take-t113.htm#829 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/how-much-rest-do-we-take-t113.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-thirteen-f22/final-test-t159.htm king
(The End
FINAL TEST will evaluate the positional strength of the student after the 13-month
course. The problems are carefully chosen to be of the same difficulty as of the first test.
Before we let you on your own, we will still give you a set of recommendations on how
you should continue your training (even grandmasters are still studying) and improve
your chess even more.)]]> ICS Month Thirteen Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:48:40 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-thirteen-f22/final-test-t159.htm#1386 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-thirteen-f22/final-test-t159.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/just-saying-hello-t165.htm shaypro Hello everyone. I purchased the ICS course for my daughter who just started playing chess in February of this year. She is 9 years old and has been progressing pretty well. She went from her first tournament game in March (and a 400 rating) to a current rating of 1113 (and after this weekend I hope she will be much higher as she's playing at the US Game/60 Championships and possibly the Game/30 as well). I have been very impressed with the materials so far and even though my daughter is just ... Welcome to the ICS discussion forum Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:59:52 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/just-saying-hello-t165.htm#1461 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/just-saying-hello-t165.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-one-f3/theory-evaluation-of-positions-with-material-equivalence-pme-t18.htm Blue Devil Knight This thread is for discussion of the theory article 'Evaluation of Positions with Material Equivalence.' ICS Month One Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:25:22 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-one-f3/theory-evaluation-of-positions-with-material-equivalence-pme-t18.htm#33 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/ics-month-one-f3/theory-evaluation-of-positions-with-material-equivalence-pme-t18.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hi-from-underrated-t166.htm UnderRated I just signed up for the main course and I'm looking forward to reviewing the materials
Cheers]]> Welcome to the ICS discussion forum Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:23:30 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hi-from-underrated-t166.htm#1463 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hi-from-underrated-t166.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/potentially-great-new-book-about-to-be-released-t116.htm Bilbo This book looks like perfect material to complement this course! It's release in July sometime according to Amazon and I can't wait for it, just look at the contents and course layout, it covers the same themes and should be really helpful. http://www.newinchess.com/Chess_Strategy_for_Club_Players-p-925&utm_campaign=925_Chess_Strategy_for_Club_Players&utm_medium=mailing&utm_source=newinchess.com&utm_content=text-link.html There's a few sample pages in acrobat format ... General chess discussion Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:57:27 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/potentially-great-new-book-about-to-be-released-t116.htm#853 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/potentially-great-new-book-about-to-be-released-t116.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/got-my-first-grading-today-t163.htm Bilbo Finally the ECF have got around to updating their annual ECF grades. Mine is 123 which is not bad for a first year, equating to around 1600 as explained below, actually 1584 under elo conversion and 1634 Fide so 1600 is a solid middle figure. CONVERSION BETWEEN FIDE ELO, OTHER NATIONAL ELO RATINGS AND ECF GRADINGS ECF x 8 + 650 = FIDE (FIDE - 650) / 8 = ECF ECF x 8 + 600 = National Elo (National Elo - 600) / 8 = ECF This means that in some minor level tournaments ... General chess discussion Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:06:05 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/got-my-first-grading-today-t163.htm#1435 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/got-my-first-grading-today-t163.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hello-t164.htm ChessCow Hi All, Great Forum. I just joined ICS for my kid. In BDK's words, I am one of those annoying "f??king hummingbird parents". I learn chess togahter with my kid, only plays with him and never attended a tournament. My kid played for about 2 years, plays only OTB games, current elo 1600+. First month's material looks great. Hope the course will bring him to the next level (2000?). ChessCow Welcome to the ICS discussion forum Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:07:34 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hello-t164.htm#1445 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/welcome-to-the-ics-discussion-forum-f11/hello-t164.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/new-chess-improvement-plans-t162.htm Bilbo After my less than satisfactory tournament results at the British this week I've decided I need to restock and come up with a coherent and efficient training plan. If anyone cares to give some imput that will be great. 1) My first idea is JUST to concentrate on ICS alone now as far as studying is concerned. I'm the kind of person who loves to dip in and out of books, starting one, then dropping it for another. Since my harddrive crash and the loss of the first 5 chapters of Yusupov's ... General chess discussion Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:23:34 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/new-chess-improvement-plans-t162.htm#1421 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/general-chess-discussion-f4/new-chess-improvement-plans-t162.htm http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/black-response-to-1-d4-f26/dutch-t112.htm Chessbud On the ICS site the site mentions that a secondary opening they teach is the Dutch. Anyone know what variation of the Dutch. Is it classical, Stonewall, Lenigrad? Thanks Black: Response to 1 d4 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:27:50 GMT http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/black-response-to-1-d4-f26/dutch-t112.htm#827 http://icsdiscussion.forumotion.net/black-response-to-1-d4-f26/dutch-t112.htm