Chess Tactics Training - This Sucks!
Oh well…yesterday was the first day of my 7 Circles Of Tactics Training, and guess what - I missed it!
Thanks to the myriads of clients that flocked to me yesterday. I’m now $105 richer. Hahaha. But I definitely need to find a way to go through these tactical exercises no matter what happens.
“Whether you’re sick or on a tournament, you should practice tactics everyday.” Easier said than done Mr. De La Maza (Author Of Rapid Chess Improvement).
But that’s something I need to carve at the back of my head if I’m going to succeed at finishing these dreaded and intense 7 Circles Of Chess Tactics.
TheWanderingPen
Chess Tactics Training – The INTENSE 7 Circles Of Chess Tactics Training
Alright folks, it’s about time I start training in Tactics. After all, what is the point of seeing and being so aware of all the positional nuances and subtleties in a chess position if you can’t see chess tactics and combinations that often decides a game between players especially in the club or amateur level?
I decided to give the 7 Circles Of Tactics Training another shot. Hopefully, I get to finish it all the way to seventh Cycle this time. Here’s the schedule for the first 64-day cycle…
First Cycle Of The 7 Circles Of Chess Tactics Training
Week 1 - June 08 to June 14
Week 2 - June 15 to June 21
Week 3 - June 22 to June 28
Week 4 - June 29 to July 05
Week 5 - July 06 to July 12
Week 6 - July 13 to July 19
Week 7 - July 20 to July 26
Week 8 - July 27 to August 2
Week 9 - August 3 to August 10 – to complete the 64 days
Number Of Chess Tactics Exercises To Complete
Week 1 – 235 Exercises
Week 2 – 210 Exercises
Week 3 – 175 Exercises
Week 4 – 145 Exercises
Week 5 – 116 Exercises
Week 6 – 110 Exercises
Week 7 – 095 Exercises
Week 8 – 075 Exercises
Week 9 – 060 Exercises
That’s a whopping total of 1221 chess tactics exercises! Just imagine trying to do that in one day…Well, that’s still about 5 months away, but that’s definitely something I should gear up for. That would take me 8 grueling hours to finish.
However, I’m pretty sure that combining this with regularly training with the Silman Thinking Technique PLUS playing long games on a consistent basis will lead not just to enlarged tactical muscles BUT to greater chess playing strength in general…having the ability to know what EXACTLY to do whether the board is on fire with myriads of tactical possibilities for both sides or if the position requires a lot of maneuvering and positional play.
Will I reach the 2100 ELO mark within 5 months? I don’t think so. But I’d bet that I’d be strong enough to whoop the asses of the local chess hustlers and players here in our area whether in blitz games or slower and longer games.
May the goddess Caissa help me!
Materials To Use –
Alright, after checking my tactics databases, which are created mostly by the famous George Renko, I finally settled for Killer Moves. It has a total of 9 databases and the tactical exercises in it are increasing in difficulty.
However, since I’m only going to take on 1221 tactics exercises, I will only use – 3 intermediate-level databases, 2 of the 4 advanced-level databases, and 2 master level databases. I’ve taken a peek at the master level exercises, and dang! They really are difficult. They’re not called master-level exercises for nothing heh!
What’s After The 7 Circles Of Chess Tactics Exercises?
Well, I’m not so sure, BUT I definitely don’t want to go through another 7 cycles just yet! Maybe I’ll learn an opening or two? Study games of Alekhine, Tal, and other great chess tacticians? Play more long games? Take a week rest?
Well, there are a lot of attractive options but I definitely want to test how far my chess-playing skills have gone after this intense training that I’ll start tomorrow. Well, if I have the money for it, I’ll put it against the acid test at the World Chess Open! Hehehe.
