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Elementary Theoretical Preparation - Update

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With many other activities and lessons to deliver, it hasn’t been easy to keep posting here. Still, I’ve managed to update the manuscript of Elementary Theoretical Preparation , attached to the article on the misconception of chess as merely a collection of facts to memorize —a text that, I must admit, lacked the precise grammar appropriate to the rational nature of this discipline. Hopefully though, it’s now readable enough to serve as a reliable resource at all levels of study. On another note, I'm also focusing on an Open Education Project — ECS — whose updates you’ll be able to find on its Telegram channel , along with lessons, instructive multimedia content, and other interactive innovations in chess learning and the cultural promotion of the game. Feel free to subscribe if you believe in free education for everyone:
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TRAIN LIKE YOU MEAN IT! Apply the 5 elements of efficient training in chess... They cannot be missing from your system!!!

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Often much of the time spent trying to perfect a skill is dissipated in ambiguous practices that have no long-term educational value. Particularly if one is self-taught, a beginner, and does not have the support of a reliable mentor to guide their interest in developing this or that skill. Even more so in the game of chess, for instance, because one cannot overlook the vast array of technical and conceptual nuances involved. Despite the simplicity of its configuration and the rules that govern it, playing chess is a demanding activity that requires sharp mental acuity and creative thinking. It is a vast intellectual field—a complex system in which multiple intuitive, operational, and philosophical dimensions converge. Thus, when approaching the study of its intricacies, it’s possible—as the popular saying goes—that “one misses the forest for the trees”. In other words, the abundance of principles and rules in chess can distract the player from the simple goal of making a good move. An...
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