Breaking Barriers: How Dan Bock Gained 400 Rating Points in His 40s (1547 to 1976 USCF)

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@MrMDESTINY Ай бұрын

Just to let you know. I am 69 and since watching your show I have been doing so much better! Thanks for all that you do :)

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

That is so great to know! I am so happy to have possibly helped you! ☺️

@sincity7890 Ай бұрын

me too , i find myselfe to ask WWDD ( what would Doc do ? ) all the time , i got these wild ideas where before i would rush into them but now i do pause and check them again , he's annoyingly good

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

@@sincity7890 WWDD I love that! I hope he won't disappoint you!

@sincity7890 Ай бұрын

@@Dr.CansClinic i don't think that's possible , i mean that guy , huh ?😄

@Malcolm.Y Ай бұрын

72 here.

@omamoka63 Ай бұрын

Yet another amazing podcast! The story of Dan Bock bears a resemblance to my own. I played five finnish chess federations rated tournaments (Suomen shakkiliiton ketjukilpailut) when I was under 20 years old and got the FCF rating of 1651 elo/24 games. Then I begun to study at the faculty of law in Turku university and had to put my chess-life on hold. Now I'm starting anew, and it brings me great joy to hear these wonderful stories of adult improvement. Thank you both for this great discussion!

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the feedback! That he has played as a teenager and did not start from scratch around 30s or 40s have likely contributed to this 400 point jump.

@simonvegas793 Ай бұрын

You're smashing it with these podcasts man!! It's great how youre just as excited to learn from your guests, not just going through it like a random. Interview. A real thirst for knowledge and I can really relate to that man. You're easily one of the top chess channels on KZbin and can't wait until you've got the audience the quality of your content deserves. It's inevitable if you carry on as you've been doing man. Really appreciate it all man. Even if it's sometimes a bit beyond my level, it's great to know as I get better and my understanding of the game improves there's plenty of videos waiting for me. I'm a 41 year old beginner. Leant the moves as a kid, played a little during lock down, was still pretty poor lol, but got back into it a couple of months back and really have a passion for it, and honestly you've deffo contributed to that man.

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

I am loving your kind comment, extremely motivating! I really have big thirst for learning from my guests, and it is good that it shows! Please don't hesitate sharing the channel so more people know the existence of this free resource.

@michaelf8221 Ай бұрын

"Broad, not deep" is the main mantra i instill in my students

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

A very sound mantra! That was also one of the main reasons why I created Fundamental Chess Calculation Skills.

@GaryWalters-tk2lp Ай бұрын

Always enjoyable to hear about other adult improvers and how they have personally grown in there chess achievements, it's seems we all have different mechanisms that unlock our learning capabilities. I like the idea of breaking concepts down by using short checklist acronyms as it helps me remember quickly what I need to look for but chess is so complex that it's hard to do this for every part of the game. Fascinating talk guys 👍

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your thoughts Gary! Indeed, we have to be smart with those checklists so our working memory resources won't get overwhelmed. I talk about CLAFT, but you can just keep the letters that you have not internalized yet. Dan did not need 'T' (trapped piece) as that process was automatized for him.

@mrodock Ай бұрын

My favorite chess podcast now, already excited for the next episode, thanks Dr. Can!!

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

So great to hear that, thank you! Now I became a podcast host all of a sudden.

@blazeblue7988 Ай бұрын

Hey Doc could you please also make a video on how to study chess books

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

Noted for a future podcast episode!

@derweigo Ай бұрын

Another very interesting episode. I like the idea of using flashcards to remember information blocks. Since reading your Chess Elevator, I've been trying to establish the blunder check in my games using the checklist. So I'm really looking forward to a whole course on it. Is this course coming next? I thought a course on getting a feel for the pieces would be next. Either way, these are instant buys for me.

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

Thank you! The blunder-check course will be much more comprehensive than what was covered in the Elevator. It is coming first - sometime next year. Feel for the pieces will wait for the moment :)

@dmacready Ай бұрын

I am looking forward to your new chess course being released. Even the tips from the course contained in this video are very helpful.

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

So nice to hear that, thanks! Working on it.

@sunnygoal9947 Ай бұрын

Very nice podcast. Listening from uk England

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your positive feedback!

@greatdanelegend7001 21 күн бұрын

Great episode. I missed some of the blunders but I blame that on watching that part of the video at like 1AM... Anyway, I will definitely try to remember "Can laughs at failed tactics". I love that your guest is using Anki. I recently came up with that idea as well. I am going to turn few books that focus on patterns into flash cards so my pattern recognition when it comes to attacking, strategic concepts and tactics will get better. I have also started making flash cards out of my own blunders as well and try to spot both the blunder and the correct move so that I hopefully learn from my mistakes more efficiently. It's encouraging to hear that he got from 1500 to 1900 even at a relatively "late" age. I want to get to 1800 eventually and started chess as an adult

@Dr.CansClinic 20 күн бұрын

That sounds awesome! Please keep me posted on the impact of creating flashcards on your game!

@Malcolm.Y Ай бұрын

The Power of Checklists? I love this channel.

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

Love followers like you who loves the thumbnail text.

@Malcolm.Y Ай бұрын

@@Dr.CansClinic Excellent chapter title for an excellent chapter.

@samuelsiltanen4949 Ай бұрын

Thanks for an interview I can relate to. Like Dan, I am also in my 40s and rated around 1900. I feel that Dan presented a lot of ideas that I could borrow. I think that making the simple stuff automatic has the greatest effect on the playing strength below master level. That's the hardest part for adult improvers.

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

So well said, Sam. Automatizing the simple processes is so important.

@admaiora777 27 күн бұрын

This is very useful. I started playing chess 1 year and 7 months ago, when i was 38. I got from 600 to 1500 online and otb now im reaching 1300 in rapid and in classic i got to 1580. Discipline and consistency has been key for that.

@Dr.CansClinic 27 күн бұрын

Thank you! Great achievement in such short time! Keep it up.

@skriabinfly Ай бұрын

1540 to 1970 USCF. Posting this info because relevant and not easy to find.

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

Thanks. Now I updated the title accordingly.

@pasadenapsych44 Ай бұрын

A great discussion. I think in chess (and athletics) for the aging player the difference between absolute potential is *usually* greater than the path of decline. There is a point where that doesn't hold, of course, but we can make progress for quite some time! Dan makes a hugely important point about the simple things at the end. My flashcards v. My System.

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

Lovely feedback, thanks! My flashcards vs. My System. Sounds like a catchy video title :)

@EliDollinger Ай бұрын

Good video. I really like Dan's idea of creating custom flashcards and checklists based on your personal mistakes. I discussed the idea with my dad, and he found it very intriguing. You mentioned the importance of automating your checklist. How do you recommend accomplishing that? Until they are automated, checklists can be a bit cumbersome. How do you speed up the automation process?

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

Thank you Eli! I think practice in slow time medium is the key for checklist automation. I would say even daily games are good as you won't feel the time pressure at all but solely focus on the right thought process and the checklist questions. We can focus on 1-2 questions initially instead of all 5 as in my CLAFT checklist. Once we gain confidence and find ourselves catching those blunders without explicitly going through the checklist, we can move to the next 2, and so on.

@BenjaminKühn-m9u Ай бұрын

I don't play Blitz, but rapid and just a few games at a time. Before I was just over doing it. Also I would love to talk about some of my positions.

@sincity7890 Ай бұрын

first puzzle from your course is there option not to castle first but keep the tension and play c3-c4 ( or g2-g3 if you wanna feel safe ) and wait for him to castle first or wherever the road leads

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

Sure, those are sound options (g3 protects the h2-pawn).

@adolfohuet3974 Ай бұрын

The NF3 chrome extension is not doing anything, what could it be?

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@RobDanny-sm7rt Ай бұрын

Good video, but I didn't quite understand how he made the flash cards. Seems like a great idea to do so if could be created and saved digitally, but physical flashcards would take forever just to draw the board and fill in the position.

@Dr.CansClinic Ай бұрын

Thank you. He used Anki for digital flashcards. I believe it takes some learning curve but becomes faster over time.