Improve Your Strategy March 2009 (Problems)

by tapestry , Hampshire, Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 18:19 (5846 days ago) @ Tony Kosten

? Yes, writers have been using that example for nearly 100 years now!
? I can't imagine any of Dvoretsky's articles finding there way here, in my
? opinion they are far too advanced for anyone below, say, 2400 strength.

That's a relief! The current material is more than enough.

I do find articles, such as Dvoretsky's, helpful though. I tend to concentrate on the verbal descriptions as I know I will get lost in the maze of variations. For example, Dvoretsky points out the reasoning for the suggested move quite clearly. I suppose my point is that I think you can glean advice from a variety of sources but it can be difficult to find the salient point without getting lost in the variations. Knowing what level an article is aimed at can be difficult to determine, especially for us novices. I reckon a lot of the available chess material is pitched at a level way too advanced for the majority of chess players.