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Who’s youtube videos are you watching?
Apr 18, 2022
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Jalex13 wrote:
Who’s youtube videos are you watching?
John Bartholomew. GothamChess, Chess Habits series from chessbrah.
Probably stop watching GothamChess. I’m not sure about the others
Apr 18, 2022
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Jalex13 wrote:
Probably stop watching GothamChess. I’m not sure about the others
Not a fan of Gotham chess ey? 😆 I've heard mixed reviews from him.
Lol
I’d recommend ChessNetwork and Jeremy Silman’s Endgame course. When playing a game make an effort to apply what you learn through your chess coach. Make a mental note, or even better write down every fundamental of chess your aware of on some paper and look at it for reference during the game.
I would also suggest playing 15|10 or 30 minute rapid games.
ChessNetwork’s beginner to chess master playlist specifically..
Apr 18, 2022
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Everyone you mentioned you watch on YouTube is fine for content but if you want to really learn how to play chess I feel GM Daniel Naroditsky is the easiest to understand. He does rapid games of all Elo like 600-2200 and each game explains his thoughts and moves.
I like Daniel Naroditsky as well. Though his videos seem to be for more advanced players. But maybe those are just the ones I’ve seen.
caseyfloridian wrote:
Everyone you mentioned you watch on YouTube is fine for content but if you want to really learn how to play chess I feel GM Daniel Naroditsky is the easiest to understand. He does rapid games of all Elo like 600-2200 and each game explains his thoughts and moves.
agreed!
I assume at this point you already know basic checkmating patterns (King & Queen vs King, King & Rook vs King, King & 2 Rooks vs King) and opening principles. If you don't , learn them asap. Then do some puzzles. But actually take the time and try to calculate. Mate in 1, mate in 2 and mate in 3 exercises seem to help a lot as well.
Always look for checks, captures and threats.... Before you make your move, think what is your opponent's trying to achieve with their last move? Also, I know it sounds kind of dumb but just avoid hanging pieces. Because chances are your opponent eventually will, and when they do you capture it, trade down all the other pieces into a winning endgame, push your pawn to promotion and checkmate your opponent...
Less than a month isn’t a long time to be stuck on a plateau. If you are feeling frustrated maybe take a break for a while. But don’t worry, you will eventually get better at chess if you dedicate enough time to it.
I just bought a course from Gotham. We'll see how it goes.
NM Robert Ramirez has a nicely organized series of teachings. Feels like a personal coaching session.
Apr 20, 2022
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@BigFoxy90 Keep your head up. Plateaus are not a problem, because they are inevitable. You cannot change the fact that you will lose around 50% of your games no matter your rating, even when you become 2000, you will still lose around 50% of the games and yes, the mistakes you will be making are going to frustrate you the same way. Therefore you should change your approach towards that. Otherwise you are programming your mood to be dependent on the quality of chess you play. Rather than trying to make good moves, allow yourself to make mistakes. It's okay to make mistakes. This will lessen the anxiety which impacts one's chess games. We, chess coaches, are working with mistakes all the time and I am sure your coach loves you the same way no matter your quality of play.
I do this for a living for the last 10 years and let me recommend 2 short videos of mine that will make a difference in which I cover most typical beginner mistakes:
Best Regards,
Coach Kestony
Well, sadly I feel like I've hit my first plateau in the game of chess. I can't help but get a little frustrated. I'm watching hours of Chess videos on YouTube. I have a chess coach who is phenomenal. I'm just stuck. I try to stick to principles and see opportunities, but I'm just not seeing things the right way. I refuse to believe this is where I'll be in chess forever. I just can't help but feel I'm letting my coach down and myself as well. I know I can do better. I am making such stupid mistakes and my coach points them out with such ease. It's embarrassing going over lost or drawn games with him when he can easily point out where I could have turned it around. I only play a few games a day but man... this is frustrating.
I'll take any advice and critiques if anyone feels like analyzing some of my recent games. I'm just stumped. I keep hitting points in the game where I just freeze and don't know how to proceed.
Chess is such a beautiful and frustrating game. 😔