Chessology: Recent Episodes
Leo
Have you ever wanted a chess podcast that you could relate to? We started this podcast so that us mere mortals could have something to relate to. As a self proclaimed adult improver we created this podcasts to share in our learning, games and experience so that we can grow our rating and understanding of this beautiful game together!
Its about 12am! We Pulled up to a local bar to play some chess because we dropped our wife off at the concert. We didnt think about our environment and it came back to haunt us, lets dive into todays episode!
This is the first type episode where we will be going over a big weekly match and somethings we learned and plan on implementing moving forward. Website Coming soon
What is your opponents mindframe? This can deployed against them to take advantage of this. Were breaking down this and another tactic from todays game. Stay tuned as the website and youtube channel are coming together soon!
Have you heard of deflecting? Idk if this is a new term or maybe we coined it, regardless this is something that we have employed and are working to expand
Our mind determines what we see.Its like the part of your brain thats called the reticular activating system, When you see your car that you just bought but its always been there you just didnt have a reason to process it. Thats the concept were dicing into today. Lets break it down
In this episode we talk about a strategy that we have employed that has started to pay dividends for us!
In this episode we get a little vulnerable and talk about some of our leaks, HEY! Dont get any ideas on the board lol. Seriously this aspect of the game is where a unique approach comes in. You have to be willing to face this so that you can fortify. Lets break it down inside the episode
We have been using daily matches to build upon our calculation. We personally dont have hours a day for a match so we have set it up so that we can get the benefits of longer time controls without necessarily having to spend hours in front of the board. With this approach to add to it we journal the whole match, our thought process, what we think out opponent is doing etc so that when we are done we can review
So this method that we talking about today is something that we are practicing. We have employed this technique but anchoring to a habit to minimize the mental capital we have to use. Lets dive into the episode and explore this more
When we changed out thinking around this two pieces things started to open up on the board. Specifically how we use them. Lets dive in and explore how we utilize these pieces.
Strategy is your compass, Tactics are your execution. These 2 aspects of the game cannot be substituted. They are two sides of the same coin. Dive in with us as we connect the elements of these two aspects
Your structure is paramount to having a successful game. Success is not based on winning but rather if you follow your gameplan and plug your leaks. Losing is part of the game but i look at it as adjusting and playing within the parameters that i set for myself, thats a successful game . In this episode were going to dive into some perspectives around structure and our opponents.
Before you attack make sure to fortify your kingdom. Now in all situations but in what we are reference we have to solidify then attack. Lets dive into some perspectives
This episode we talk about a recent game from our gameplay this week. Stay tuned as we put the website together and continue to formulate ideas from our gameplay and from others so that we can put things in perspective