Hi all,
Pablo askes:
What do you think about the “pick a great player approach”? I mean by that when they recommend that as training study you choose a great player who shares your opening repertoire and try to emulate his through his games in solitarie chess.
Hi Pablo,
I’m very much in favor of that approach, since it is very important to have inspiration in chess, especially when you are trying to improve. It is good to have someone to look up to and learn from, also as far as your opening repertoire is concerned.
Actually I say something about this in part III of my How To Build An Opening Repertoire article series on my blog. Check out tip #6.
You may also want to listen to the interview with IGM Karel Van Der Weide. He also makes remarks on the subject. You can find it here:
Who would you like to pick as your model player?
Greetings,
Waldemar