Viznik, your club is actually very nice, but your improper ads is what gives it a worse title than what it should be.
chess isn’t confusing, poor teachers just make it confusing
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I want you to take a look at this picture by chess.com - take as long as you need. Does any of it make sense to you?
No matter how long you look at this picture, it will never make sense. And that’s the point. Chess has become a confusing game, but not because it’s actually confusing … but rather because the people who SELL the game - such as chess.com - want you to be confused. Confusion leads to buying a premium membership for lessons, which leads to puzzles, which leads to a more expensive membership for unlimited puzzles because chess websites have you convinced chess is a confusing game.
Chess is not confusing - it’s the people selling it who make it confusing. It’s one of the reasons why clubs like Beginners & Masters is so helpful, because it’s a free resource for players of all skill levels to learn from actual chess players, not websites who’s aim is to sell you products.
Take it from me, I was lost and confused in chess when I started. I watched tons of YouTube videos and even bought a premium membership to do lessons and more puzzles. Don’t get me wrong - those things do help. In fact, it’s part of the reason why I’m giving $500 away to a random member of Beginners & Masters, and have given away hundreds of dollars in memberships for our members over the past year.
but one things for certain; chess isn’t as confusing as people want to make you believe it is. Through a good community and good teachers, you can make huge improvements in your game. Thanks to clubs like Beginners & Masters, I went from a measly 198 in blitz to over 1300. I went from not being able to break 400 in rapid, to hitting a peak of 1340+ in rapid!
So, next time you find yourself confused over the game, ask yourself - is it really that confusing, or am I just not talking to the right people to learn?
This is actually just crazy.
You put in this as the topic for beginners, but you've advertised your club about 5 times in it.
You should know that the reason that you're doing stuff like your crazy $500 dollar giveaway is because chess.com actually exists.
You should really stop trying to exploit people into joining your club, it's not gonna work out in the end.