20 % Thanks to Mods 80 % Thanks to content contributors , even if it ' s just the witty , humorous or intelligent comments . <| sep |> Don ' t feel down . You ' ve got a great life ahead . you ' re a gorgeous , young , vibrant person and many people are glad to have you in their lives . Promise . <| sep |> I guess I was asking for that 😂 <| sep |> It seems soen <| sep |> Is it effective ? <| sep |> there ' s a reason coaches and training programs ie . Yusupov ' s don ' t just drill tactics endlessly . There are other facets of the game to improve at . Obviously we agree , and the lengthy posts I make here analysing low rated players games are generally structured in that direction , but tactics should be the focus . Doesn ' t matter how well you arrange your pieces if you can ' t execute and defend tactics when they arise . You need to know alltheothershit , but tactics are the thing that will keep your rating climbing . To your other point , it should be noted that chess writers and coaches are selling a product . That ' s why nobody has ever written a book called If I ' m Being Honest The Marshall Defence Is Unsound And You Probably Shouldn ' t Play It . You only need so many books telling you what a fork is , and with sites like chess tempo out there , you don ' t even need a book of training positions any more . Got to write about something .