I am also not sure if u should play 3 or 5 minute blitz, pls tell me if i should or i should not play blitz as a beginner.
Do I learn traps or how to continue from the opening?


Practice both
Eg:if u wanna practice for 10 mins
5 mins for practicing traps
5 mins for learning penings
Practice both
Eg:if u wanna practice for 10 mins
5 mins for practicing traps
5 mins for learning penings
ik, but what should I learn more?

Practice both
Eg:if u wanna practice for 10 mins
5 mins for practicing traps
5 mins for learning penings
ik, but what should I learn more?
What's your goal? Are you aiming to achieve a high level (I don't mean titled player necessarily, but say a strong club level player)? If so, focus mostly on understanding the plans behind the openings you study (what is the opening trying to set you up to do? Kingside attack? Strong centre to cramp the opponent? Demonstrate the power of your good Bishop or Knight over their passive counter-part? etc). But have a look at the traps so you are aware of them and don't fall into them.
However, if you just want to have some fun with your buddies where you try and trash each other and have a few laughs over the board, then traps will be much more fun and useful. What is best is defined by what your goals are, and only you can answer that.
Practice both
Eg:if u wanna practice for 10 mins
5 mins for practicing traps
5 mins for learning penings
ik, but what should I learn more?
What's your goal? Are you aiming to achieve a high level (I don't mean titled player necessarily, but say a strong club level player)? If so, focus mostly on understanding the plans behind the openings you study (what is the opening trying to set you up to do? Kingside attack? Strong centre to cramp the opponent? Demonstrate the power of your good Bishop or Knight over their passive counter-part? etc). But have a look at the traps so you are aware of them and don't fall into them.
However, if you just want to have some fun with your buddies where you try and trash each other and have a few laughs over the board, then traps will be much more fun and useful. What is best is defined by what your goals are, and only you can answer that.
I didn't think that far, but I want to achieve a high level. I think that a strong center and aggressive knight is good for white, but for black, I think I should play more passively as black, because I am down to the tempo from the start. So I think that have a quick castle and an active not aggressive bishop (maybe on g8, b8 or the center). Correct me if I'm wrong here.
But should I try to counter opponents agressivity, or should I play passive and wait for my opponent to make a mistake?

I didn't think that far, but I want to achieve a high level. I think that a strong center and aggressive knight is good for white, but for black, I think I should play more passively as black, because I am down to the tempo from the start. So I think that have a quick castle and an active not aggressive bishop (maybe on g8, b8 or the center). Correct me if I'm wrong here.
But should I try to counter opponents agressivity, or should I play passive and wait for my opponent to make a mistake?
There are many better qualified to give advice than I am, but for what it is worth, passive is not generally a good idea. Some defenses are viewed as less aggressive, but that doesn't mean they are passive. Petroff's, for example, is solid and has a drawish reputation, but when it comes right down to it, 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 ... Black's 2nd move is to meet White's attack on their own King's pawn with a counter-attack on White's King's pawn, so in that way it's a more aggressive response than 2. ... Nc6, which is used to defend the Black King's Pawn on e5. It's not passive, but it can lead to symmetrical pawn structures, making it difficult for either side to gain an advantage. However, if White thinks Black is playing for a draw and pushes too hard they can find themselves in trouble as Black's solid set up can also provide them with opportunities of their own.
Some people view the French as being very passive or defensive, but it's more of a delayed aggression against White's central pawn set up - a counter punch approach.
The Sicilian tries to create imbalances right from the first move, which gives it an aggressive reputation, and rightly so. Anytime Black is willing to go for something that doesn't lead to symmetry they are looking for a fight and playing for a win. Defenses that lead to symmetry allow Black to overcome White's first move advantage, and then look for opportunities once they're developed and having gone second is less important. But that doesn't mean they are being passive, rather they are taking care of their defense first and then deciding on what degree of aggression is suitable.
I would suggest looking at a defense against 1. e4 and one for 1. d4. Play those, study a few lines, and see how they go for you. Once you are fairly familiar with them, evaluate how happy you are with the middle game positions you're getting. If you are, great, if not, try something else and compare. In the end it is you who has to play the positions, and only you who will know if they suit you or not.

Learn typical middlegame plans that arise from your openings.
Really? Is this your advice to a player who is rated 244?
Of course it isn't. It's just a generic AI-generated answer, just like all your other posts.
Stop playing bullet. This interferes with a beginners s development.
Stop playing blitz. Only play slower time controls that give you time to think.
pick up some classic instruction books by Fred Renfeld and Irving Chernev. instead of playing speed games for a month, go through these books, paying attention to general opening principles, middlegame plans, and endgame ideas. A month or two with these books will make you a much stronger player than spending the same amount of time playing speed chess against beginners. When you return to playing, you will likely be playing at a level several hundred points higher than your current rating.

Learn typical middlegame plans that arise from your openings.
Really? Is this your advice to a player who is rated 244?
Of course it isn't. It's just a generic AI-generated answer, just like all your other posts.
yup. broskis ai generated. this forum has no room for isults. leave.

Focus on fundamental principles, The probability of you encountering a trap at your current level of competition is very small. You don't win games by focusing on traps, you win by playing good chess...
Chess Openings Resources for Beginners and Beyond…
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/openings-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
In the following article, see the section toward the end "Play Longer Time Controls"...
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond…
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
Learn typical middlegame plans that arise from your openings.
bro I just learned how to counter fried liver attack, what are u even talking about?
Stop playing bullet. This interferes with a beginners s development.
Stop playing blitz. Only play slower time controls that give you time to think.
pick up some classic instruction books by Fred Renfeld and Irving Chernev. instead of playing speed games for a month, go through these books, paying attention to general opening principles, middlegame plans, and endgame ideas. A month or two with these books will make you a much stronger player than spending the same amount of time playing speed chess against beginners. When you return to playing, you will likely be playing at a level several hundred points higher than your current rating.
For me, rapid is way too slow, when I am playing rapid, most of the games I have 4-7 more minutes left after the game. That's why I play blitz. Also I don't play bullet that much.
I do know some openings though, but I don't really understand the traps, like I don't think that someone would play the moves of ICBM gambit.
Also I don't really have much time for books and if I would read them, it would take way more than 1 month. But it doesn't mean I wont be reading them, I will still learn.
Just saying that I just play chess for fun, and I don't think I want to be a titled player.
Thanks for the tip, I will learn and try my best to get better.

Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond…
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond
I learn a plenty of openings, both for white and black, and i do know I have to learn both, but what do i learn more?