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Climbing the Tactics Training Ladder: 2610 to 2617

In February 2016 I reset my Tactics Trainer rating on Chess.com with the goal of climbing the rating ladder from the lowest rung (1200) and explaining my calculation and thought process along the way. Here I tackle 7 problems in a 29 minute session.

Part 1 – 1200 to 1466: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwogyV6FT6U
Part 2 – 1466 to 1563: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_JWQnQsWIo
Part 3 – 1563 to 1677: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcCBFU14OKc
Part 4 – 1677 to 1735: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd7Ve_Lf7i0
Part 5 – 1735 to 1801: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anyU70lqJbY
Part 6 – 1801 to 1901: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnvUxZd7wls
Part 7 – 1901 to 1980: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpWNw24HxIk
Part 8 – 1980 to 2072: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGOzeJkoH_0
Part 9 – 2072 to 2110: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUHEskuKoyw
Part 10 – 2110 to 2154: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF2wWozKiNo
Part 11 – 2154 to 2212: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM-zSK1qJhc
Part 12 – 2212 to 2260: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj70rQS2hx4
Part 13 – 2260 to 2307: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG5pfYMz5Mw
Part 14 – 2307 to 2329: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdvCcrZc09A
Part 15 – 2329 to 2341: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWCH3amkxEg
Part 16 – 2341 to 2402: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UTqo2X3Ulc
Part 17 – 2402 to 2467: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nLtOoKmccQ
Part 18 – 2467 to 2591: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNdupahAGbw

Support the channel: https://streamlabs.com/johnbartholomew

Follow me on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/johnbartholomew

Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fins0905

Check out my Scandinavian Repertoire (1.e4 d5) on Chessable: https://www.chessable.com/book/im-john-bartholomews-scandinavian/79/?ref=jbrl

Find me on Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/member/fins0905?ref_id=1761842

Recommended chess books:
Tune Your Chess Tactics Antenna: https://amzn.to/2xJ2auH
Amateur to IM: https://amzn.to/2Dph3IG
Life and Games of Mikhail Tal: https://amzn.to/2zq741X

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ginger_gm avatar; Simon Williams @ginger_gm ·
4 Oct 2022 1577345190330875922

(4/4) On another note I could do with some tips on how to get a good sleep. It seems like I am a fully fledged insomniac. πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«
I was in bed at 1am last night but didn't even manage to get 1 minutes sleep after tossing and turning all night. Been awake for about 40 hours now. 😱

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4 Oct 2022 1577342859849744399

Join us for the US Chess Championships Opening Ceremony in conjunction with celebrating the new inductees into the Chess Hall of Fame at the @AquariumSTL tonight! Check out https://saintlouischessclub.org/2022-us-championships-opening-ceremony for more info and tickets!

#STLChessClub #WorldChessHOF #USChessChamps #HallofFame

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4 Oct 2022 1577342788949131265

Black to move in today's Daily Puzzle! β™œ
Do you see a way to take control of this game? πŸ€”

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Daily Puzzle: 10/04/2022 - A Tale of Two Centralized Pieces

Test your wits with our daily chess puzzles! Sharpen your chess skills with our repository with more than 10 yea...

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4 Oct 2022 1577340399835832322

(3/4) I missed one very likely obvious winning move.
Here I played Bg2? but I should just play Qh6!
For some reason I had missed ...Qxh6 Bxh6 ...Nxc3 a3! Which is game over.
In the end I lost πŸ˜” after Johann played excellently.

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4 Oct 2022 1577257221313863680

β™ŸοΈπŸ”₯New pod! πŸ”₯β™ŸοΈ

The ever-charismatic, IM @GregShahade!

In this episode:
β˜‘οΈ How blitz can improve your #chess if you follow his 2 suggestions
β˜‘οΈ Classic & hilarious trash-talking
β˜‘οΈ Will he ever do chess boxing? (Q courtesy of @Bennyficial1)

πŸŽ™οΈListen: https://www.adultchessacademy.com/blog/Ep-37-How-Blitz-Can-Help-&-Time-Management-&-Trash-Talking-with-IM-Greg-Shahade

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