What sort of impression did the talented young players make on you? Are they well-read children or “children of the computer”?Food for thought for Australian coaches and trainers.
I can’t say I studied them that well, but it seemed to me that the kids, including the girls, are definitely very talented and mentally alert. But when it comes to knowledge… It seems to me that at their age our generation knew more about chess than they do. They need to gain knowledge. But in terms of talent everything’s fine. I posed them some questions and they suggested very interesting moves. It seemed to me, however, that we were keener on working, although it’s hard to draw conclusions after three days.
Originally I wanted to give lectures on the opening, but then we discussed it with the coaches and decided that I’d talk about general topics: how to prepare for opponents and determine their strong and weak points and so on. The second lecture was on the topic of positional play. They all see tactics well, but I was told that they’ve got some problems with positional play.
PS. note that one of his 3-hour lectures will be published on the Russian Chess Federation website after the 2011 WYCC in Brazil. Hmmmmmm ...... perhaps we can get a translation from an Australian chess player who reads Russian?
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