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How Can a Beginner Improve Their Chess Strategy and Mindset?
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Oct 20, 2025
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#23
It takes a lot of practice, i would reccomend improving vision that being seein what you can take, or a positive trade. I'm also new so i dont have much more, but good luck !!
Oct 20, 2025
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#24
JohnB2023 wrote:
Weirdgerman wrote:
JohnB2023 hat geschrieben:
Don't play Blitz or Bullet games
You're trying to learn & improve and it's way harder to do that when you are under time pressure.
Getting better is more important than getting quicker. And when you get better you'll just naturally start playing quicker anyway.
I'd suggest 20-30 min Rapid games or Daily games. Also, doing puzzles everyday is a good way of training your brain to spot patterns and see tactics etc....
Youre 700, you havent even followed your own advice yet
Yes I have.
I've played over 100 daily games
done loads of puzzles
and mainly played 20-30 min Rapid.
But even if I hadn't, so what? Either what I said above is true or it isn't. It doesn't magically become more/less true if my Rapid rating was 200 or 2000
Well said, John. Why that comment was made is astonishing to me. You gave great advice and your rating has NOTHING to do with whether what you say is true or isn't. 
It seems some folks confuse their rating with their (lack of) self worth. You and I know the difference. Maybe they'll grow out of it. Happy Chessing!!
Oct 20, 2025
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#25
DavidWills99 hat geschrieben:
JohnB2023 wrote:
Weirdgerman wrote:
JohnB2023 hat geschrieben:
Don't play Blitz or Bullet games
You're trying to learn & improve and it's way harder to do that when you are under time pressure.
Getting better is more important than getting quicker. And when you get better you'll just naturally start playing quicker anyway.
I'd suggest 20-30 min Rapid games or Daily games. Also, doing puzzles everyday is a good way of training your brain to spot patterns and see tactics etc....
Youre 700, you havent even followed your own advice yet
Yes I have.
I've played over 100 daily games
done loads of puzzles
and mainly played 20-30 min Rapid.
But even if I hadn't, so what? Either what I said above is true or it isn't. It doesn't magically become more/less true if my Rapid rating was 200 or 2000
Well said, John. Why that comment was made is astonishing to me. You gave great advice and your rating has NOTHING to do with whether what you say is true or isn't. It seems some folks confuse their rating with their (lack of) self worth. You and I know the difference. Maybe they'll grow out of it. Happy Chessing!!
The blind leading the blind
Oct 20, 2025
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#26
Weirdgerman wrote:
JohnB2023 hat geschrieben:
What was incorrect about the advice I gave in my initial reply?
It's a very straightforward question.
Its also a very straightforward question whether youd rather a 100 elod advice or magnus carlsens advice
You're coming down on someone because of their rating? Why are you doing that? I've noticed a trend of some players feeling UPPITY because their rating is higher than someone else's. That actually sickens me. 
Oct 20, 2025
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#27
Weirdgerman wrote:
JohnB2023 hat geschrieben:
and still he cannot answer a very simple question
I dont need to answer it, i proved my point, you proved my point, i dont need to disprove an argument that you already disproved
Just curious ... do you ever listen to yourself? Try it here.
Oct 20, 2025
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#28
Weirdgerman wrote:
DavidWills99 hat geschrieben:
JohnB2023 wrote:
Weirdgerman wrote:
JohnB2023 hat geschrieben:
Don't play Blitz or Bullet games
You're trying to learn & improve and it's way harder to do that when you are under time pressure.
Getting better is more important than getting quicker. And when you get better you'll just naturally start playing quicker anyway.
I'd suggest 20-30 min Rapid games or Daily games. Also, doing puzzles everyday is a good way of training your brain to spot patterns and see tactics etc....
Youre 700, you havent even followed your own advice yet
Yes I have.
I've played over 100 daily games
done loads of puzzles
and mainly played 20-30 min Rapid.
But even if I hadn't, so what? Either what I said above is true or it isn't. It doesn't magically become more/less true if my Rapid rating was 200 or 2000
Well said, John. Why that comment was made is astonishing to me. You gave great advice and your rating has NOTHING to do with whether what you say is true or isn't. It seems some folks confuse their rating with their (lack of) self worth. You and I know the difference. Maybe they'll grow out of it. Happy Chessing!!
The blind leading the blind
Now how did I KNOW you were going to attack me, particularly about my rating. hahah! You are SO predictable. You crack me up!!!!
Oct 20, 2025
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#29
Play slow time controls. At the very least G45. Follow opening principles. Blunder check your moves by asking: "Are my pieces safe?". After your opponent moves ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"
play all time controls
and see which one you are highest rated in (daily, rapid, blitz, bullet)
then play more in that format
Oct 20, 2025
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#33
Jeezess weirdgerman, I would rather take advice from John than you, no matter the subject. Its quite easy to spot the better human anomgst you two.
Oct 20, 2025
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#34
superlars007 wrote:
Jeezess weirdgerman, I would rather take advice from John than you, no matter the subject. Its quite easy to spot the better human anomgst you two.
better humans doesnt translate to better advice
Oct 20, 2025
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#35
honestly, i woudnt necessarily recommend longer games, i never had the patience to play longer time controls until i was at least 1400-1500 OTB and would blitz out all my moves in 20 minutes even in long tournaments. if you are rated below 1000, just keep playing keep absorbing patterns, you need exposure to thousands of hours of positions to build the right base. Play what you like within reason, focus on what you but be open to all sorts of material.
IF you want to speed up your improvement. ALWAYS analyze with the computer after your games. try to always get 1-3 little lessons from each game you played. Could be a slight addendum to your developing opening book, could be some insight on how to play a certain endgame, could be never forgetting a specific combination you never seen before ext.
Oct 20, 2025
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#36
Artyom_Georgiev wrote:
and see which one you are highest rated in (daily, rapid, blitz, bullet)
This is bad advice
Oct 20, 2025
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#37
darkunorthodox88 wrote:
superlars007 wrote:
Jeezess weirdgerman, I would rather take advice from John than you, no matter the subject. Its quite easy to spot the better human anomgst you two.
better humans doesnt translate to better advice
I agree! But John wasn't corrected because he gave incorrect advice. He was corrected because he dared speak up and he had a 'lowly' rating (according to Weirdgerman.)
If John said something wrong, he, I, and everyone would say 'thank you' for setting us straight but John DID NOT. He was belittled (in my opinion). I know first-hand that sometimes we all can be jerks - I was one just last week and I tried to make it right. I did not completely succeed but I surely tried.
If anyone thinks we 'newbs' or 'low-rated players' should keep our mouths shut and not offer help or comfort to other newbies (or anyone else), you got another thing coming. We pay just like everyone else here and I see enough snide remarks about those with lower ratings and it is PUNCHING DOWN and should be called out.
All ... only ... in my lowly newb perspective, of course. 
Oct 20, 2025
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#38
lunasantin wrote:
superlars007 wrote:
Jeezess weirdgerman, I would rather take advice from John than you, no matter the subject. Its quite easy to spot the better human anomgst you two.
He's a troll, ignore him. He randomly blocked me after I tried to reason with him.
Look who's talking you are a troll too
Ok. enjoy the rest of your day