No! I just consulted the I Ching, Tarot cards and
Zoltan the fortune teller for 30 years. Kept me solidly superglued in the 1600-1700 rating range
for those 30 years. If you want to remain a stagnant ratings patzer who is a masochist who enjoys losing, just ignore chess theory. OR do the hard mental work that it takes to progress SLOWLY. For most of us the saying - "There's only 2 speeds to learning chess and improving, slow and stop, if you dont like the first one, youll hate the second one." is true. Took ONLY 30 years to concede to the fact that, in most positions, but certainly not all, bishops are superior to knights.
Joking aside, I've played "The Game Of Kings" for 58 years and understanding chess theory
is the tool you can depend on, that move memorization, tactical prowess, cannot give you
in unfamiliar positions where you ask yourself
"OK! What do I do?" I strongly suggest playing 960 Fischer Random as your play often is made by thinking in chess theory terms, such as control the center, develop knights before bishops, chain up your pawns, overprotect, Rooks on open files, etc . But what would a 63 year old buzzard
who has played chess for 58 years and rated 2000+ on Lichess know!?
Zoltan the fortune teller for 30 years. Kept me solidly superglued in the 1600-1700 rating range
for those 30 years. If you want to remain a stagnant ratings patzer who is a masochist who enjoys losing, just ignore chess theory. OR do the hard mental work that it takes to progress SLOWLY. For most of us the saying - "There's only 2 speeds to learning chess and improving, slow and stop, if you dont like the first one, youll hate the second one." is true. Took ONLY 30 years to concede to the fact that, in most positions, but certainly not all, bishops are superior to knights.
Joking aside, I've played "The Game Of Kings" for 58 years and understanding chess theory
is the tool you can depend on, that move memorization, tactical prowess, cannot give you
in unfamiliar positions where you ask yourself
"OK! What do I do?" I strongly suggest playing 960 Fischer Random as your play often is made by thinking in chess theory terms, such as control the center, develop knights before bishops, chain up your pawns, overprotect, Rooks on open files, etc . But what would a 63 year old buzzard
who has played chess for 58 years and rated 2000+ on Lichess know!?
