Rapid Chess Improvement
by Michael de la Maza · first published 2002
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…also allows you to "bookmark" a puzzle for review later on. The philosophy behind the training regiment is inspired by the following two books which have been very helpful in improving my game: reading Rapid Chess Improvement, The Woodpecker Method.
on “Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?” ↗…you're both sub-2000, you'll both miss obvious tactics even as you review the game, which doesn't really improve your chess thought. One last thing: the 400 points in 400 days training comes from the book Rapid Chess Improvement, which I do not recommend for the beginning player (the knight exercise is good, though). In it, Michael De La Maza wastes time blasting Jeremy Silman and the strategic approach to chess games. Some people…
on “How to Get Good at Chess, Fast” ↗…being one of the best chess coaches in the world when he was alive) review of his book: https://web.archive.org/web/20190911065113/dev.jeremysilman.... > When all is said and done, I can’t recommend Rapid Chess Improvement (a book that, in my view, offers a philosophically bankrupt vision of what chess is). It smacks of "the blind leading the blind.” But, as I said earlier, his book might prove useful for some. Also, a…
on “The Expert Mind [pdf] (2006)” ↗