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Dec 18, 2021
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You didn't follow the opening principles and you moved pieces onto squares where your opponent could take them for free.
Dec 18, 2021
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#4
move 3, you have effectively 'passed' your turn (not a thing in chess!) by moving the pawn 1 and then 1 again instead of 2 at once.
8) e5 makes me wonder if you are still not familiar with how pieces move or what to do in a game, or perhaps took that control the center thing too literally or misunderstood the concept. Which is fine, but by move 8 ... well, look at your opponent. He has 3 pieces out on the board doing things, you have 0. He owns the center with them and can deploy anything anywhere he wants nearly.
bishop d6 lets his queen take that pawn on g7 which would have hurt you a lot, his queen, bishop, and that knight are zeroing in on your king at that point.
I dont know why the game ends so early, but after he traded queens you actually could fight back and see what happens.
Dec 18, 2021
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#5
Check out John Bartholomew's original climbing the ratings ladder videos. Very solid. Good teacher. Watch, play, re-watch, play. You will improve.
jonnin wrote:
move 3, you have effectively 'passed' your turn (not a thing in chess!) by moving the pawn 1 and then 1 again instead of 2 at once.
8) e5 makes me wonder if you are still not familiar with how pieces move or what to do in a game, or perhaps took that control the center thing too literally or misunderstood the concept. Which is fine, but by move 8 ... well, look at your opponent. He has 3 pieces out on the board doing things, you have 0. He owns the center with them and can deploy anything anywhere he wants nearly.
bishop d6 lets his queen take that pawn on g7 which would have hurt you a lot, his queen, bishop, and that knight are zeroing in on your king at that point.
I don't know why the game ends so early, but after he traded queens you actually could fight back and see what happens.
Let me clarify I haven't yet grabbed the grasp of black yet which is why I'm asking for help but it goes for both sides as well, if you take a look at my white games I'm more comfortable. such as the game below.
Here I did use an opening I kinda understand which is the London system.
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
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Dec 19, 2021
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#8
yes, much better, a very, very solid game esp for a < 300. I would play h to make a spot for your externalized bishop to run to, as it can get trapped or at least pestered against a better player.
also 16.. qb3 looks like it may have been a good try. His king is all but trapped, Kd6 + a little more could mate or win the queen and looks like its worth at least trying for it. The biggest thing about that game is you are very passive and cautious. Caution is good, but passive will lose against better players.
as for black, its 'only' a mirroring of the board, play the same general way you did in that white game. Same things that is.. develop pieces, sensible pawn structure. If you are totally lost, d5 is a valid black first move for anything white does. Its a little advanced for e4, but its an easy 'what do I do here' response to anything else, and you can find your own way with e4.
Dec 19, 2021
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#9
Maybe the most important thing: learn to analyse your own games. Engine can be a help but not more then that.
And the opening principle is not: develop your pieces, develop your pieces asap.
And the opening principle is not: develop your pieces, develop your pieces asap.
jonnin wrote:
yes, much better, a very, very solid game esp for a < 300. I would play h to make a spot for your externalized bishop to run to, as it can get trapped or at least pestered against a better player.
also 16.. qb3 looks like it may have been a good try. His king is all but trapped, Kd6 + a little more could mate or win the queen, and looks like it's worth at least trying for it. The biggest thing about that game is you are very passive and cautious. Caution is good, but passive will lose against better players.
as for black, it's 'only' a mirroring of the board, play the same general way you did in that white game. Same things that are.. develop pieces, sensible pawn structure. If you are totally lost, d5 is a valid black first move for anything white does. It's a little advanced for e4, but it's an easy 'what do I do here' response to anything else, and you can find your own way with e4.
I say my recent black game was far better than my others even though I blundered my bishop and I could've captured the queen for free I wasn't thinking and rushed so yea but id say it was far better than my others
-below is the game in question-
I, however, admit I used the same opening as I have before but now I understand it WAY more than before I didn't even know it existed and I just moved my pawn to c6 without thinking.
Try doing this thing where you click the king and rook if you do it right they go towards each other and switch but they can only do it on they’re very first move
RawKod8700 wrote:
Try doing this thing where you click the king and rook if you do it right they go towards each other and switch but they can only do it on they’re very first move
well, if you would have taken a look at either my first example or my white game I put above you would have seen I know what castling is.
I started playing chess this month and I've been learning as much as I can but for some reason, they always get an upper hand on me and I'm stuck I don't know what I should learn or shouldn't. If someone could inform me or help me with what I should learn id be grateful.
Things I know are basic opening principles and some other principles
And etc... as such -below is what I know should look like if you follow the opening principles to the T.