There are several extrodinary writers and chess scholars here at chess.com. Why don't we footsoldiers try to influnce the articles to be written?

 

Please post a few suggestions on articles you would like to read!

I sometimes get questions from less experienced players along the lines:

"How do I get started studying chess?"

or

"How do I get to the next level?"

 

I am suggesting the following articles:

 

Getting started -- first steps in chesss studies

Getting better

Aiming at Expert

Choosing a robust repertoire for a tactical/positional player

 

I dont get it

Sorry for being unclear! I thought it might be a good thing to list a few ideas for articles we would like to read.

 

Did that make sense?

Existing articles or some u need to make?

 

Articles I would like someone qualified to write!

The World Chess Championship is maybe an article to write...

endgame, please wright about the endgame...

And articles based on rating would be nice to. What to think about when you are 1200 1500 1700 1900 2000 2000+.

why can't we use our resources Ret, I mean there are alot of good books out there, but when you have something right here we should use it

farbror wrote:

 

There are several extrodinary writers and chess scholars here at chess.com. Why don't we footsoldiers try to influnce the articles to be written?

 

Please post a few suggestions on articles you would like to read!

I sometimes get questions from less experienced players along the lines:

"How do I get started studying chess?"

or

"How do I get to the next level?"

 

I am suggesting the following articles:

 

Getting started -- first steps in chesss studies

Getting better

Aiming at Expert

Choosing a robust repertoire for a tactical/positional player

 

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 Unlike the others i understand what your getting at farbror! I would like to see an article written by a Fide Master on how to become a Fide Master. Would be great to know how many hours are needed, what to practice, what to know, what to avoid, how detailed opening repitoire should be, which tournaments to play, which ones to avoid etc etc. 

 

I would also like to see an article on how to get and sustain a national rating greater than 2000. Again, same info as before and how many rated games to play etc 

 

Ok, every chess player is different and probably has reach FM or sustained 2000+ rating differently but i dont think a 'guide' would be a bad thing.  

we ARE going to have premium articles coming to chess.com over the next few months :)

 

Oh, yes! That was never in question. I was just trying to give the skilled authors some inspiration!

erik wrote: we ARE going to have premium articles coming to chess.com over the next few months :)

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 I hate this thing about everything being premium. What about us members who have not paid for special memberships? Will there ever be anything left for us?

 

Erik might have used "premium" with reference to the quality of the articles...

Graw81 wrote: erik wrote: we ARE going to have premium articles coming to chess.com over the next few months :)

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 I hate this thing about everything being premium. What about us members who have not paid for special memberships? Will there ever be anything left for us?

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 i hate this thing about everything being free. what about those of us who work really hard to provide excellent services online? will there ever be anything that makes it worth it for us?

I completely agree with farbror. Despite the fact that there are several great books available, most of us don't search for harsh theory and prefer practical and functional ideas to build in our playing styles.

Also, keep in mind, that a number of users aim to volunteer and participiate - this is mostly done via contributing in forums and writing articles. Why not do in an organized way?

Those mentioned books are rarely available in foreign countries either, and even if they are reachable through delivering services, they require advanced English skills to understand.

On the other hand, chess.com shares invaluable content, so keep up the good work, we're looking forward to read new articles. :)