1. Don't read any chess books or study
2.Play a lot of chess for six months
3. Assess your progress and see if you are satisfied
It's that simple
i want to get better, but am not interested in chess books or studying openings
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Nov 2, 2019
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#23
You could use Chess.com's perks provided you are willing to pay for it.
Nov 2, 2019
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#24
Ziggy_Zugzwang wrote:
I want to date lots of attractive young women but I'm not interested in becoming super fit or accumulating loads of money. Can I jump on the thread and ask for advice as well please folks ?
Simple. Just change your definitions. Of attractive. Of young. Of women.
chessweet wrote:
jordanseverns wrote:
any advice? no offense, but im not a nerd.
ur not a nerd but u like chess
u dont want to read but u want to improve
im broke but i want amazon stocks
im mean but i want friends
the moral of the story is: u cant always have wat u want just because u want it so unless ur willing to work for what u want u wont get anywhere
this thread is full of good advice
I think that if you want to get better, there're some advantages in reading chess books that you can't get by just playing / dumb luck. I am now 460-ish and I still read thirty minutes of chess books every day. (Hmm, looking back, I'm not sure why I'm still 459, eh)
Oh btw, I suggest you to play a little bit of 5 min to 3 min or 10 min chess. It improves your thoughts. Afterwards, you can try 30+. DO NOT PLAY ANY OTHER VARIATIONS OF CHESS OTHER THAN BLITZ, STANDARD, AND BULLET.
autobunny wrote:
Ziggy_Zugzwang wrote:
I want to date lots of attractive young women but I'm not interested in becoming super fit or accumulating loads of money. Can I jump on the thread and ask for advice as well please folks ?
Simple. Just change your definitions. Of attractive. Of young. Of women.
ha
LucasInn wrote:
I think that if you want to get better, there're some advantages in reading chess books that you can't get by just playing / dumb luck. I am now 460-ish and I still read thirty minutes of chess books every day. (Hmm, looking back, I'm not sure why I'm still 459, eh)
"... Just because a book contains lots of information that you don’t know, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it will be extremely helpful in making you better at this point in your chess development. ..." - Dan Heisman (2001)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626180930/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman06.pdf
kindaspongey wrote:
LucasInn wrote:
I think that if you want to get better, there're some advantages in reading chess books that you can't get by just playing / dumb luck. I am now 460-ish and I still read thirty minutes of chess books every day. (Hmm, looking back, I'm not sure why I'm still 459, eh)
"... Just because a book contains lots of information that you don’t know, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it will be extremely helpful in making you better at this point in your chess development. ..." - Dan Heisman (2001)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626180930/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman06.pdf
Yes I know that quote, my point was that you may find some advantages in books that you can't find in experiences. Read carefully! 
LucasInn wrote:
kindaspongey wrote:
LucasInn wrote:
I think that if you want to get better, there're some advantages in reading chess books that you can't get by just playing / dumb luck. I am now 460-ish and I still read thirty minutes of chess books every day. (Hmm, looking back, I'm not sure why I'm still 459, eh)
"... Just because a book contains lots of information that you don’t know, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it will be extremely helpful in making you better at this point in your chess development. ..." - Dan Heisman (2001)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626180930/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman06.pdf
Yes I know that quote, my point was that you may find some advantages in books that you can't find in experiences. Read carefully!
I was not trying to contradict your point. I was just trying to suggest that the choice of book may make a difference in the result. Maybe I should have also posted this:
"... The books that are most highly thought of are not necessarily the most useful. Go with those that you find to be readable. ..." - GM Nigel Davies (2010)
Nov 8, 2019
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#32
If you do not want to read books then buy some fun videos. BUT, it's important that you buy a GOOD video for your ability. I recommend the Ben Finegold series. He creates the video while teaching young students. It's not for an experienced player, but it would be good for you!
Personally, private lessons have helped me a lot bc I am a visual learner and most chess books are really hard to understand since they’re mostly paragraphs of moves and explanations.
But I would say if you don’t want lessons just play one 15-30 min game per day and take at least 30 seconds to look at the position before making a move. That should help you make the best move and help you get better.
Nov 8, 2019
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#35
qwerty129 wrote:
But I would say if you don’t want lessons just play one 15-30 min game per day and take at least 30 seconds to look at the position before making a move. That should help you make the best move and help you get better.
I disagree with your idea my friend. People who make bad moves need to be shown WHY they are bad moves and WHY a certain move is better.
Nov 8, 2019
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#36
"I want to get better, but am not interested in chess books or studying openings"
Ok, dream on . . .
Well, I can teach you if you want. Or you could use the lessons to learn
Nov 8, 2019
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#39
I think the new players who want to study openings and read slow down their progress. If you don't like those things, play smart and develop your pieces, coordinate them and look for tactics, study your game results. Progress will come with time if you do it right.
"... for those that want to be as good as they can be, they'll have to work hard.
Play opponents who are better than you … . Learn basic endgames. Create a simple opening repertoire (understanding the moves are far more important than memorizing them). Study tactics. And pick up tons of patterns. That’s the drumbeat of success. ..." - IM Jeremy Silman (December 27, 2018)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/little-things-that-help-your-game
any advice? no offense, but im not a nerd.
Do not play bullet or blitz games but only slower like 15min + 10 sec..or slower...30 min are great and check with an engine after to see all your mistakes.And do a few hundreds tactical problems like 10 a day if you enjoy them.
Even they say the same.