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Re:How To Learn Chess As An Adult (or, how I went from 300 t... by kqr on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @05:46AM (#38694050)
Is this advice not going in the exact opposite direction to what looks like a well-researched TFA with an n=1 experiment to back it up? Why do you think your opinion differs?
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Re:How To Learn Chess As An Adult (or, how I went from 300 t... by bjornlouser on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @11:20AM (#38697521)
TFA mentions that their openings preparation didn't help much, and mentions next steps as learning "Basic Endgames".

The minute you stop blundering pieces you find yourself in a nearly even endgame.

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