Any tips for a new player?

I just started playing chess on this website, I have known how to play for a long time and even watched videos on chess (like Gotham chess) but only recently have I decided to take the game seriously and so I made this account. So any general tips on how to improve? I am currently 480 elo just starting but my goal is to one day reach 1000 is a pgn/fen of one of my games. I tried the Sicilian because it is really the only opening against e4 that I kinda know (besides e5) Any feedback on this game and what I should do better would be much appreciated. 

Hi there,

I'm still very much a novice player myself (so take what I say with a pinch of salt!) and one of the things I have to try and make myself do each move is to look for CCT - Checks, Captures, and Threats.

In the case of the example game that you posted, at move 7 white's g5 knight looks to be hanging so Qxg5 seems like a decent move (I know that generally we don't want to bring the queen out too early but I think this would be an exception). After that, consider whether the g2 pawn is still hanging.
To be honest, the best thing that you can do to improve at the outset is to play lots of games (preferably with long time controls - avoid bullet and blitz). Don't obsess over winning and losing - focus on developing your board vision (you'll begin to 'see' more as your experience grows).

Honestly I didn't actually see the hang I reviewed the game after and saw it but I didn't see it before hand. (Blindness to the diagonals lol) yeah I do sometimes get so caught up in trying to find a good move that I miss something obvious, like queen takes knight

Hi, I’m not really a good player but I want to talk about how I practice, maybe you will find it influential as well. So you can check and analyze GM games, especially analyze every move, and think about why that move was played. Every player has a different playing style and uses different strategies but it’s good to know about many of them as possible, I think.😊 Also you can play with a friend, in real life. I prefer it that way because even if you are good at seeing the “board” when playing digitally, your vision and your understanding changes immediately when you switch to real life games. This is because your mind is used to the 2D chess board. After your games end, you can discuss the moves with your opponent, maybe not in tournaments but when you are playing just for fun with a person you know, it’s good to exchange ideas. Additionally, a crucial thing, you should not think about chess like it is a game with levels, point loss and all that mobile game things. I did that once and I can say that when you think about it like that, the only thing that matters becomes your rating. Even though you would manage to make your rating decent with some kind of cheating, your actual gameplay will not change. Also, when playing, try to think about what your opponent’s idea might be. This way you will have a good chance of developing a strategy.😊Not all captures are on your side, not all “their queen is hanging” ideas are caused by your opponent not paying attention, some may be a trap that your opponent has developed, especially in the end games because this is the part where you may sacrifice you pieces to win the game. This sacrifices might lead to you getting cornered. Instead, ou must restrict your opponent’s legal moves, most importantly paying attention to stalemate possibilities. To prevent stalemates, look for checks because stalemates happen when you have no legal moves but you are not in a check either. Because of that, it’s important to always think about a few moves ahead. 😊 All of these apply to your strategies as well. But acknowledge that your tactic can be used against you too. The most important thing is to try to think about a few moves ahead, as I already mentioned. I don’t suggest you to play in blitz or bullet, beginners like me and you need time to decide the best move. Step by step, you will actually feel that you are able to think way more faster when you have time to think about your moves, so I suggest rapid. I also play that. I don’t know why I wrote so much, maybe when you reflect to what you have been doing so far, you think your way of thinking might be useful to other people as well. If I have any more ideas, I will add it here. Till that time, bye!😊

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