Hello Guys,
I play chess because I like progress. Progressing is what keeps me on the edge of my seat.
For me the process of adjusting to my progress consists of 2-3 phases.
1. Climb the ladder
With the time I developed a sense for the pieces. For example the bishops movement. This improved my rating by an amount of 100 points.
2. Adjusting to the new rating
My feeling about the improvement is quite nice. I sense the achievement and I am proud of myself. It then takes some time until I am really confident about it. The fluctuations tend to decrease.
3. Take the next stair
10-20 games are enough to feel so confident about an improvement that I want to take the next step. So I pick the next weakness and I improve it.
What I am concerned about is, that I will not be able to track my improvement accurately due to the dynamic player base. How do you guys keep track of your Progress? I had the Idea to play against stockfish, but I don't think it is applicable to Human vs. Human in my range of rating. I still don't get how one can power an engine down. It would be nice to have the opportunity to play rated games against stockfish. This would (I don't have the time to put up the logic) make it easier to track progress in comparison to others.
I play chess because I like progress. Progressing is what keeps me on the edge of my seat.
For me the process of adjusting to my progress consists of 2-3 phases.
1. Climb the ladder
With the time I developed a sense for the pieces. For example the bishops movement. This improved my rating by an amount of 100 points.
2. Adjusting to the new rating
My feeling about the improvement is quite nice. I sense the achievement and I am proud of myself. It then takes some time until I am really confident about it. The fluctuations tend to decrease.
3. Take the next stair
10-20 games are enough to feel so confident about an improvement that I want to take the next step. So I pick the next weakness and I improve it.
What I am concerned about is, that I will not be able to track my improvement accurately due to the dynamic player base. How do you guys keep track of your Progress? I had the Idea to play against stockfish, but I don't think it is applicable to Human vs. Human in my range of rating. I still don't get how one can power an engine down. It would be nice to have the opportunity to play rated games against stockfish. This would (I don't have the time to put up the logic) make it easier to track progress in comparison to others.