Sunday, June 2, 2024

Back to Blogging- CT-ART 5X5


I have been doing repetitive tactical training on and off since 2005 where I was a part of a group referred to as the Knights Errants . (now disbanded) This was a movement started by The Man of De La Maza and passed on Tony De La Maza's book Rapid Chess Improvement and his technique of doing 7 circles of the set of CT-ART problems. 

https://mandelamaza.blogspot.com// 

The only blogging member left standing is Temposchluker and frequent commenter Robert Coble. You might find his years of chasing the elusive chess improvement pot of goal interesting.  https://temposchlucker.blogspot.com/?m=1

As for me, I'm in a chatty mode and am starting blogging again. 

Here is my main source of tactical training . 

CT-ART is  an inexpensive  chess program available on PC desktop and android devices for chess tactic training. Chess Dojo review will give you a good view of it . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChOmOAZdTC0&t=26s .

This is based on the various books from Maxim Blokh 

Combinational Motifs 

The Art of Combination 

600 Combinations 

Practically all the problems in CT-Art are from the 1200 Combinational Motifs Verbatim. The latest version has an advanced section which are more involved study positions. I have not delved into them yet. I am not an advanced player. 

When solving a problem and you make a number of mistakes the program drops down a 5X5 Square of a simpler chess problem of the same theme. I found this to be exceedingly helpful. Most of these are found from the 960ish 5x5 problems in the hard to find book The Art of Combination.  I have been drilling on these problems on and off for a number of years. I have found that I take some time off maybe a year or two and return I seem to be  playing stronger and this is confirmed by my internet ratings. . 

The following are a Superset list of problems from the The Art of Combinations that I am studying. 

176,186!,

204, 211, 215, 222, 229, 235, 237, 244, 245, 247, 248, 249, 267, 280, 286, 288, 290, 291, 293, 294, 295, 299

300. 311.313. 336. 338. 351. 363. 371!, 372, 374, 375!, 380, 385, 389, 390!, 391, 397

411, 412, 420, 422, 426, 427, 420, 422, 426, 427, 430, 431, 441, 442, 447, 448, 449, 457!, 467, 469, 475, 492

507,526,534,535,539, 540,543, 545, 547, 559, 560, 576, 578!, 586, 588, 592

606, 607, 611, 612, 620, 621, 623, 625, 627, 628, 628, 638, 640. 643, 644!, 648, 649, 650, 651!, 652!, 653, 654, 655, 656, 658, 662, 669, 670, 671, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681!, 683, 685, 686, 687, 689,690, 693, 695, 698

700, 703, 706, 713,714!, 716, 718, 720, 723, 724,725,726!, 727, 731, 732, 733, 736,737, 738, 746, 752, 758! 764, 765, 767,769!, 770, 771, 772!, 773, 781, 797

801, 806, 811, 816, 828, 835, 837, 838, 842, 843, 844!, 845, 851, 852, 856, 858, 859!, 860, 865, 868, 896, 897,  899

900, 903, 906, 909, 910, 915!, 916!, 918, 920, 921, 924!, 927!, 928!, 931!, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936!, 937!, 938!, 940!, 941, 946, 947, 948!, 949, 950, 951, 953, 954, 955

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I look to further winnow these down. 
More to follow. 
First Winnow (approx 150)

176,186!,

204, 211,  229,  237,  245, 247, 248, 267, 280, 286, 288, 290, 291, 296, 293, 295, 

300, 313, 336, 363, 371, 372, 375!, 389, 390!, 391

411, 422, 436,427, 431, 442, 448, 449, 457!, 469,492

507,535,540, 543, 545, 547, 559, 576, 578!, 586, 587, 588, 592

606, 612, 621, 640, 643, 644!, 649, 650, 651!, 652!, 653, 654, 655, 656, 658, 662!, 671, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681!, 683, 685, 686, 687, 693, 698

705, 713, 714!, 716, 720, 723, 725, 726!, 727, 731, 737, 738,746, 752, 758! 764, 765, 767,769!, 770, 771, 772!, 773, 781, 797

801,  835, 838, 842, 843, 844!,   852, 856, 858, 859!, 865, 868, 896, 897

903, 906,  910, 915!, 916!, 918, 920,  924!, 927!, 928!, 931!, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936!, 937!, 938!, 940!, 941, 946, 947, 948!, 949, 950, 953, 954, 955

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3 comments:

  1. Glad to see you return to blogging! I always appreciate your ideas and comments.

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  2. Thanks for checking in , Hopefully there will be some tidbits of interest to follow.

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