Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Still Going...

Just a quick blurb, don't want anyone to think that I caught the sniffles. :)
Work has picked back up, plus I'm in the midst of trying to learn some new software that will hopefully make the design process a little easier. It cuts out a ton of the tedious functions that I used to do by hand. Plus anytime in the past someone made a change I’d have to restart from scratch, looks like that is quickly coming to an end.

Still slogging through the Cycles...

Saturday, June 11, 2005

Cycle 7 Complete

The Mate-in-3 problems really aren't that hard, not that I would spot all of them in a blitz game or anything. But it does teach one to focus on the squares around the enemy King. Quite a few of them aren't a series of checks which I imagined they would be when I started. Lots of them contain waiting moves or the sealing off of key squares before the final checks are delivered.

Welcome our newest Knight Druss.

Cycle 8- 0 Down 600 to go.

Totals
Cycle 1
-Completed. Points Reached 1838/1842=99.78%
Cycle 2-Completed. Points reached 2052/2052=100%
Cycle 3-Completed. Points Reached 3624/3648=99.34%
Cycle 4-Completed. Points Reached 3640/3660=99.45%
Cycle 5-Completed. Points Reached 3582/3600=99.50%
Cycle 6-Completed. Points Reached 3582/3600=99.50%
Cycle 7-Completed. Points Reached 4404/4428=99.46%
4,200 down-2,800 remaining
98 Days down 43 to go

Sunday, June 05, 2005

Cycle 6 Complete

Little over half way through the exercises, and well over the half way mark for the days/Mini-Cycles. I get my first taste of the Mate-in-3 problems this Cycle. It's going to be fun!

I did find a few errors in the Mate-in-Two problems. But unlike CT-Art, Chessbase will allow you to correct the errors in the database. Cool Stuff.

Cycle 7- 25 Down 575 to go.

Totals
Cycle 1
-Completed. Points Reached 1838/1842=99.78%
Cycle 2-Completed. Points reached 2052/2052=100%
Cycle 3-Completed. Points Reached 3624/3648=99.34%
Cycle 4-Completed. Points Reached 3640/3660=99.45%
Cycle 5-Completed. Points Reached 3582/3600=99.50%
Cycle 6-Completed. Points Reached 3582/3600=99.50%
3,625 down-3,375 remaining
85 Days down 56 to go