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Sep 27, 2020
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The best tip ever, imho, is to spend time on your old games. Try to find your most common mistakes.
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Sep 27, 2020
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#5
XavisDOS wrote:
Hi This is my second forum post, and i want to ask for some help. I think i've been slowly improving, but, i want to get better a little faster. Any bits of chess tips and tricks?
Opening Principles:
- Control the center squares – d4-e4-d5-e5.
- Develop your minor pieces toward the center – piece activity is the key. Centralized piece control more squares.
- (King Safety)
- Connect your rooks. There should be no pieces between your Rooks.
The objective of development is about improving the value of your pieces by increasing the importance of their roles (Piece Activity). Well-developed pieces have more fire-power than undeveloped pieces and they do more in helping you gain control.
Now we will look at 5 practical things you can do to help you achieve your development objective.
They are:
- Give priority to your least active pieces.
- Which piece needs to be developed (which piece is the least active)?
- Where should it go (where can its role be maximized)?
- Exchange your least active pieces for your opponent’s active pieces.
- Restrict the development of your opponent’s pieces.
- Neutralize your opponent’s best piece.
- Secure strong squares for your pieces.
Don’t help your opponent develop.
There are 2 common mistakes whereby you will simply be helping your opponent to develop:
- Making a weak threat that can easily be blocked
- Making an exchange that helps your opponent to develop a piece
Pre Move Checklist:
- Make sure all your pieces are safe.
- Look for forcing move: Checks, captures, threats. You want to look at ALL forcing moves (even the bad ones) this will force you look at, and see the entire board.
- If there are no forcing moves, you then want to remove any of your opponent’s pieces from your side of the board.
- If your opponent doesn’t have any of his pieces on your side of the board, then you want to improve the position of your least active piece.
- After each move by your opponent, ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"
General Ideas.
- Stop playing blitz, and bullet. Play longer time controls of at least G45, or longer.
- Follow Opening Principles:
- Control the center.
- Develop minor pieces toward the center.
- Castle.
- Connect your rooks.
- Study tactics...tactics...tactics. One of my favorite quotes is this: "Until you reach Master, your first name is tactics, your middle name is tactics, and your last name is tactics”.
- Double Check your moves. Before making a move, ask yourself: "Are my pieces safe?"
- After your opponent moves, ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"
- Analyze your games WITHOUT a chess engine, then have someone stronger go over the games, or post them online for review.
- DO NOT memorize openings. Learn and understand the pawn structure, and piece placement for the opening you wish to learn.
- Learn Basics Mates:
- K vs. KQ
- K vs. KR
- K vs. KRR
- Learn Basic King and Pawn endings.
- KP vs. K
- Opposition
- Have Fun!
When you are in checkmate, that is not a good King ending for you. Getting your Pawn across the board to exchange for a Queen is a good ending for Pawn
IMBacon wrote:
XavisDOS wrote:
Hi This is my second forum post, and i want to ask for some help. I think i've been slowly improving, but, i want to get better a little faster. Any bits of chess tips and tricks?
Opening Principles:
- Control the center squares – d4-e4-d5-e5.
- Develop your minor pieces toward the center – piece activity is the key. Centralized piece control more squares.
- (King Safety)
- Connect your rooks. There should be no pieces between your Rooks.
The objective of development is about improving the value of your pieces by increasing the importance of their roles (Piece Activity). Well-developed pieces have more fire-power than undeveloped pieces and they do more in helping you gain control.
Now we will look at 5 practical things you can do to help you achieve your development objective.
They are:
- Give priority to your least active pieces.
- Which piece needs to be developed (which piece is the least active)?
- Where should it go (where can its role be maximized)?
- Exchange your least active pieces for your opponent’s active pieces.
- Restrict the development of your opponent’s pieces.
- Neutralize your opponent’s best piece.
- Secure strong squares for your pieces.
Don’t help your opponent develop.
There are 2 common mistakes whereby you will simply be helping your opponent to develop:
- Making a weak threat that can easily be blocked
- Making an exchange that helps your opponent to develop a piece
Pre Move Checklist:
- Make sure all your pieces are safe.
- Look for forcing move: Checks, captures, threats. You want to look at ALL forcing moves (even the bad ones) this will force you look at, and see the entire board.
- If there are no forcing moves, you then want to remove any of your opponent’s pieces from your side of the board.
- If your opponent doesn’t have any of his pieces on your side of the board, then you want to improve the position of your least active piece.
- After each move by your opponent, ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"
General Ideas.
- Stop playing blitz, and bullet. Play longer time controls of at least G45, or longer.
- Follow Opening Principles:
- Control the center.
- Develop minor pieces toward the center.
- Castle.
- Connect your rooks.
- Study tactics...tactics...tactics. One of my favorite quotes is this: "Until you reach Master, your first name is tactics, your middle name is tactics, and your last name is tactics”.
- Double Check your moves. Before making a move, ask yourself: "Are my pieces safe?"
- After your opponent moves, ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"
- Analyze your games WITHOUT a chess engine, then have someone stronger go over the games, or post them online for review.
- DO NOT memorize openings. Learn and understand the pawn structure, and piece placement for the opening you wish to learn.
- Learn Basics Mates:
- K vs. KQ
- K vs. KR
- K vs. KRR
- Learn Basic King and Pawn endings.
- KP vs. K
- Opposition
- Have Fun!
Really useful, I'll keep that in mind 
King is an attacking piece. USE IT!
Perhaps read My system by Nimzowitsch. It has basic opening principles and other basic principles. Tactics though, are usually the most efficient way of improving.
perhaps WHAT?
Dont read My System (sorry @kracker). Apart from being unreadable (IMO) it is aimed at intermediate players not beginners. Do chess.com lessons. Start learning tactics and doing tactical puzzles.
what in the world are you talking about?
who?
Can we keep conversation else-where this is a forum for help. (BTWs I kinda intermediate)
Sep 29, 2020
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#15
XavisDOS wrote:
Can we keep conversation else-where this is a forum for help. (BTWs I kinda intermediate)
You're not anywhere near intermediate. Why is it so hard for people to be honest with themselves about their abilities?
Look at your ratings. Look at your level of play. You're a beginner. Nothing wrong with that. WE all started at that level.
IMBacon wrote:
XavisDOS wrote:
Can we keep conversation else-where this is a forum for help. (BTWs I kinda intermediate)
You're not anywhere near intermediate. Why is it so hard for people to be honest with themselves about their abilities?
Look at your ratings. Look at your level of play. You're a beginner. Nothing wrong with that. WE all started at that level.
I have played for many years and I'm in the advanced section of the lessons and I understand it just fine, I beat a 1200 just yesterday TWICE, (He beat me once and we drew once as well). So I am being honest when i say I'm KINDA intermediate.
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5512391091 https://www.chess.com/live/game/5512457746 Same Person, Same Day. Look at how low his score went from it.
TumpaiTubo wrote:
XavisDOS wrote:
https://www.chess.com/live/game/5512391091 https://www.chess.com/live/game/5512457746 Same Person, Same Day. Look at how low his score went from it.
Your opponents rating is still adjusting due to a lack of games played.
no
On this site I reckon 1400 to 1800 is intermediate (give or take) but I'm happy to be corrected. I'm 1350 and still consider myself a beginner. @XavisDOS we are still on topic. If you want to improve then an important start is an accurate understanding of your ability (warts and all). Its often important to get order right. For example if you frequently blunder pieces and make elementary mistakes, tricks wont help you win. Solid play by your opponent beats tricks every time. A better approach might be to analyse your games (ask for help if needed), identify a couple of themes that you think need improving and ask for specific help on those.
Hi This is my second forum post, and i want to ask for some help. I think i've been slowly improving, but, i want to get better a little faster. Any bits of chess tips and tricks?