
I wasn't so sharp today. I spent a lot of extra time on the sight drills and they seem to have taken up a lot of my energy for the day. It probably didn't help that I only had 4 hours of sleep either :/
But when things got tough, I could hear the soothing sounds of Survivor in my head and I kept going ;)
DAY THREE
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Concentric Squares
a. rook -> 6:12
b. bishop -> 10:14
c. knight -> 27:58
d. queen -> 2:59
Sight Drills
a. knight -> 7:59
b. bishop -> 12:06
c. rook -> 15:06
d. queen -> 13:36
IQ Test -> 6:13
Seven Circles
a. 1st Circle -> 467/1312
Yahoo Chess Game (without analysis) -> I defeated a 1312 player pretty easily although I let him linger in the game longer than I should have when my attack lost steam. I feel very improved already, not once did I stare at the board without plan. That has always been my problem. Now I have a few plans and I try to find the best one. Without a doubt this was the most enjoyable chess game I've ever played! :D
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Quick question for the community: what music do you listen to while playing chess/doing drills? I find that the violent symphonies of Beethoven set the mood for me. What are your thoughts?