Improving at Chess
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Jul 7, 2022
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Playing a longer time control, and focusing on not making blunders is best. 15|10 or longer is what most recommended to beginners.
Thank you for your advice, I will switch to 15/10 then for now
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"I usually play 10 minutes" ++ Switch to 15|10
"As white I usually open as e4, used to try the scotch" ++ That is good
"As black, I play either the Kings Indian Defense or if e4, I match with e5" ++ That is good
"develop pieces and get control of the center" ++ That is a good approach
"I always miss tactics for the opponent or slip with hanging pieces myself"
++ Against hanging pieces, check your intended move is no blunder before you play it
Against missing tactics, analyse your lost games thoroughly.
"Should I raise the time once more and try to focus 100% on no blunders" ++ Yes
See the section - 'Play Longer Time Controls' - at the end of this article...
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell
Jul 8, 2022
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You are doing okay. You've won the majority of your rapid games and are improving. 10+0 is categorized as blitz on other sites and doesn't give a lot of time to think, so 15|10 is a good option.
will invest my time in longer games from now on
Hello,
I find it difficult to improve my Chess even though I have played plenty of games. I watch those lessons on chess.com as well, and I seem to understand it all, but have difficulties playing them in real games. I usually play 10 minutes because lower than that, I have no time to think of any useful moves at all.
As white I usually open as e4, used to try the scotch, but it obviously depends on what the opponent plays. As black, I play either the Kings Indian Defense or if e4, I match with e5 and see where it goes. Other than that I have no fix goal in mind other than develop pieces and get control of the center, but I always miss tactics for the opponent or slip with hanging pieces myself.
Now to my question: Should I raise the time once more and try to focus 100% on no blunders, or should I not waste my time with very long games and rather play more against computers still or those specific ones that would play against the openings I know? I normally don`t get what I am used to in real games, so I dont know if that would be benificial.
Thanks in advance