tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040347754668828807.post5671687860239767254..comments2023-06-08T08:39:56.289-07:00Comments on Down Under Knight: 8 Steps to Guarantee You Finish the Seven CirclesPhil Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00890957710311465231noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040347754668828807.post-58292796600307445632014-12-22T17:23:41.664-08:002014-12-22T17:23:41.664-08:00Thank you for the tips. The one about not putting...Thank you for the tips. The one about not putting firm days to paper beforehand is helpful.<br /><br />I am about to make my first go of the Circles. My chess rating has gone up 200 points per years as an (active, tourn-playing) adult, and I hoping this keeps me on that pace.<br /><br />What I am wondering is why the number of problems is so chosen. Why? It seems as though the number of problems should be consistent with what one can get through in the first Circle. If X problems were done in the Y days of the first Circle, why choose a number other than X, which is unrealistic? I am trying to figure out how what logistical adjustments I may have to make on this first go.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08426614529062139898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040347754668828807.post-13025173830213284562007-09-17T06:37:00.000-07:002007-09-17T06:37:00.000-07:00I would add to your list a final tip: play chess. ...I would add to your list a final tip: play chess. That was my biggest downfall in doing the circles. I did them the old school way, all the way through and it took up so much time, I didn't play an actual long game of chess for close to two and half months. You need to play so that you can incorporate your tactical vision into your game. Plus, you'll find after awhile, that just doing problems gets....well....really boring. ;)Pale Morning Dun - Errant Knight de la Mazahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404376177031016354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040347754668828807.post-69173714110516895882007-09-12T19:11:00.000-07:002007-09-12T19:11:00.000-07:00This is a very good article about doing "smaller" ...This is a very good article about doing "smaller" circles.<BR/><BR/>A year or so back I wrote a piece of (rather geeky) software that calculates 7 circles problem loadings. You can vary just about any parameter you wish: number of days you want to take, number of problems per circle, and how you want the circles to relate to each other in terms of problem load.<BR/><BR/>The program is written in Perl so you have to know a few things.<BR/><BR/>Is there any interest in this? I can do a couple of things if so: simply put it on my website for download (suitable for people comfortable with running Perl scripts), or else come up with a web version with a web form (which would take longer but would be easy to use).<BR/><BR/>You can reach me at chessrelearner@checkermaven.com if interested.Bungerting Balonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946750778371089176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040347754668828807.post-17179175422599956022007-09-05T23:58:00.000-07:002007-09-05T23:58:00.000-07:00Yeah - the big tip is "start small".I know people ...Yeah - the big tip is "start small".<BR/><BR/>I know people get all enthusiastic and full of confidence after reading MDLM, but apparently he didn't have a "day job" to sap his energy while he did his seven circles.<BR/><BR/>For the rest of us mere mortals, it's better to finish something small than to fail at something big. ;)Phil Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890957710311465231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040347754668828807.post-20528211672229390632007-09-05T21:08:00.000-07:002007-09-05T21:08:00.000-07:00Congrats on your steady progress through the circl...Congrats on your steady progress through the circle of Circles. These are very helpful tips.Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.com