How to begin in chess

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🎯 Welcome Beginners to Chess.com! Hi everyone 👋, I created this post especially for beginners who are just starting their chess journey. If you’re new, don’t worry — every grandmaster was once a beginner! Here are some quick tips: ♟️ Step 1: Learn the Basics Understand how each piece moves. Practice check, checkmate, and stalemate. Learn special moves (castling, en passant, pawn promotion). 🎓 Step 2: Start Practicing Play against the computer at easy levels. Try puzzles — they help you spot tactics. Play 10-minute games to build focus without rushing. 🚀 Step 3: Improve Slowly After each game, review your mistakes. Watch beginner videos and lessons. Don’t worry about losing — every loss is a lesson. 💡 Beginner Goals Play at least one game a day. Solve 3–5 puzzles daily. Learn one new idea each week. Remember: Have fun! Winning is great, but enjoying the game is more important. 🌟
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Thanks I appreciate your help
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Maybe you should make another lesson
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Looking forward to the next lesson
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I read this lesson and got 2200 in rapid, thanks! I am waiting for the second one:)
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Lesson 2 posted

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Where?

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Fantastic post! Clear, encouraging, and packed with practical tips—perfect for beginners starting their chess journey. Love the focus on learning through play and enjoying the process. Well done! myaarpmedicare

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kyla598ellis wrote:

Fantastic post! Clear, encouraging, and packed with practical tips—perfect for beginners starting their chess journey. Love the focus on learning through play and enjoying the process. Well done!

Is this a joke? That "fantastic" post was clearly written by ChatGPT.

All the guy did was mess up the formatting.

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It’s sarcasm probably)

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Do you really have to hate people for using ai?
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Josh11live wrote:
Do you really have to hate people for using ai?

Yes.

That means they never really put much effort into it and they let AI do it for them, the only "effort" is copy and pasting.

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Ironguard5s wrote:
Josh11live wrote:
Do you really have to hate people for using ai?

Yes.

That means they never really put much effort into it and they let AI do it for them, the only "effort" is copy and pasting.

They just key in some words and make it seem like they did it

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Also it's hilarious that one of the tips says to play 10 mins but he himself does not

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Do people actually let AI talk for them now?

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Nice