817:
Akinov, I admire your passion for Chess. I see you have openings (raw lines) as part of your prep. I suggest you first understand your chess personality. Are you cast in the mould of a Tal, Kasparov, Fisher or are more conservative and risk averse like Karpov or the current world champion Magnus Carlsen. This would determine the openings you would focus on developing as part of your arsenal. Second I suggest you get the Houdini or Komodo Chess commercial Engines from chess base. They are arguably the 2 strongest chess engines in the World and come packaged with a lot of analytical features which every serious chess player must have. Goodluck on your endeavor.

Loluores:


Not a good approach. Chessguru's not strong enough a player to have a well-defined style. And yes, I'm that psychic!

prof800:

You nko?
What's stopping you from becoming a GM?

Loluores:


GM ke, when I still dey hustle

To be honest though, I have things in my playing that I'm just a lil' lazy to work on. Y'know, just like not taking your pills you know will cure the malaria you have, that kinda thing.

Also, I'm kinda becoming less and less of a perfectionist, which, ironically, is not good for a chessplayer. To be a strong player you have to be more of a perfectionist, a trait I feel like I'm losing (at least for chess... in some other areas in life I can still be veeery paranoid).

Buh I know where someone like chessguru's coming from, from a place of burning passion and strong dedication, and probably has gigabytes of chess material on his PC and phone , buh there's just too much overload.

chessguru:
Loluores you have no idea where i am coming from..... i play chess for the fun of it now and my target is simple to keep improving till i get to the best i can in the mastery of the thing i love so much. i was in a tournament just a week ago which ended with a very poor score for me...... 2 loses , 2 draws and just 1 win in a 5 round event at the pro chess event in ibadan... i had 2/5 as a result which is poor by my standard but i know exactly why it was that way...... my focus is on my next event now and if i can be physically fit for the event many will be shocked . actually i was ill during the ibadan event which affected my performance where i threw away my second round game that was completely winning . i am back to training now and its been very nice making progress.

Sheikwonder:
@chessguru:Just watched Channels Sports tonight and they were discussing how one 18 year old guy,Anwuli[i think],is the highest rated Nigerian chess player...

Anyhow it prompts me to ask:are you a FIDE rated player? if so what is your rating,if not, why not?

chessguru:
In Continuation of the Quest to becoming the first Grand Master From Nigeria . i shall be preparing over the next 7 weeks for a Tournament that will be taking place in Ghana Zone 4.4 Individual Accra, Ghana March 28 to April 06, 2016 .The winner in the Open Section will be awarded International Master (IM) title whilst the winner, Other titles will be awarded in accordance with FIDE title requirements. The thread will Document my prep for this great event. i rep Nairaland, Ondo and Nigerian Chess !

Zone 4.4 Countries
Countries affiliated to FIDE Zone 4.4

1. BURKINA FASO
2. CAMEROON
3. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
4. COTE D’IVOIRE
5. GABON
6. GAMBIA
7. GHANA
8. NIGERIA
9. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
10. SIERRA LEONE
11. TOGO'

chessguru:
Hi guys, i am the Chessguru but i am yet to dominate the chess scene in Nigeria, in fact most of the Elite players have serious doubts about my ability to perform well in the masters Category , Chess my Official FIDE profile (http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=8504458).... This thread will document an ATTEMPT FOR ME TO BECOMING A GRANDMASTER Of Chess . To become a GRANDMASTER Of Chess the first thing is to work towards Chess mastery... become Grand master strength. of course it is a very difficult task but the most direct way is to win (OUT RIGHTLY) The African individual chess championship ) which is a route i am aiming at. but a chess player aiming for the African Chess champion title must first of all clear all doubts at home before stepping out to the very Wild African Tarrain.... so Ladies and Gentlemen , my first target is to conquer Nigeria !! .... this thread shall document the steps taking towards chess mastery !

FIRST MISSION !!
Target - 38th Edition of Nigerian Breweries Plc International Chess Championship (Lagos)[b] (National championship) [/b]14th-18th October
3rd Lagos Chess Classic 21st -25th.(Lagos) October

Aim - To train with a special Training regimen and put in my BEST into playing at the two major international chess events in Lagos
*(April- may) Systematic training, Drills and study average of 4 hours /day (optimum delivery)
**(June - July) Systematic Training Continues (but with more Practice time)
** (August -September) # DRILLS, STUDY & TRAINING AIMED SPECIFICALLY @ THE TOURNAMENTS

****This system may not be fool proof but it is better an attempt is made than for one to have no plans at all........... i am under no pressure to deliver- my target is simple * Be at your best- hit your peak and see how you play against Nigeria's bests !! lets go there

Stevie89:
Thanks for reminding me. I have not played chess for so long that I forgot how to do it. I guess I’ll open my favorite site and start the game using chess-bot. It is not so professional but quickly helps to remember the right strategies. Do you use special training programs? I was told that it is popular now.