It looks like you have only played one game- a 30 0 game that lasted only 6 moves.
I think you should give it a few more tries.
Is Chess.com a good place for beginners to learn to play chess?
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Jun 23, 2025
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#3
Yes thats right after an hour trying to play somebody i had a couple of aborted games where the opponent didn’t move and only one game started where the opponent resigned after 6 moves. So I’ve finished the resigned game with a bot set at 500 so I could play a whole game and run the analysis so I could understand reasoning behind the moves. Oh wow lots of mistakes so i guess i will stick with playing the bots for now.
Jun 23, 2025
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#4
A lot less people play 30 0 games than the three most popular time controls- 10 0, 5 0 and 3 0.
You won't have to wait long to get a game in any of those.
Welcome to chess.com – honestly, the first real challenge sometimes isn't the game itself, but just finding an opponent who actually plays! 😅 But don't worry, it definitely gets better once you find the right time controls and settle in.Starting out with the 500-rated bot was a smart move — they may not talk back, but they’ll show you exactly where things go wrong (in the most brutally honest way possible 😄). Keep at it, analyze your games, and you’ll see improvement in no time. If you ever want a casual match or someone to practice with, feel free to send a challenge!
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Jun 23, 2025
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#6
Thank you for the advice justbefair and Kristina. Good to know. I’ll work on my understanding with the bots until I can play quick enough for a 10 0 match.
Do Chess.com lessons they help and learn openings
You won't learn chess as a beginner playing rapid. Or blitz.
The best way to improve is to play games over and over and over again.
EdnaMauve wrote:
Thank you for the advice justbefair and Kristina. Good to know. I’ll work on my understanding with the bots until I can play quick enough for a 10 0 match.
What do you think you are going to be understanding, exactly?
MaestroDelAjedrez2025 wrote:
You should analyze games if you made too many mistakes. Try learning from your mistakes and see how you can avoid making them in the future
But mistakes are not simply isolated bad moves. Often people will analyze a lost game with the mindset of "let me find that bad move I made", whereas they may have made okay moves, but had no ideas how to set to tactics in the middle game, or how to prepare for an endgame with a positional and material advantage. One has to know what the mistake really is. If he is trying to prepare himself simply to play ten minute games, he is off to the wrong start. Most serious players have played for a couple years of classical chess before they attempt blitz and rapid games. If all he wants to go is get an "impressive" Elo rating for chess.com he is wasting his time.
Jun 23, 2025
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#12
You’re not boring. You’re learning. Good moves feel boring to those who don’t know how to break them. As you improve, your "boring" style will become solid, hard to beat, and incredibly satisfying.
Jun 23, 2025
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#13
You might find an occasional cheater or someone smurfing, but you'll find that in any game. In general, experienced players aren't lying in wait. Experienced players have already climbed the rating ladder and you won't face them until you advance. Statistically, every game you get paired with an opponent where you each have an even chance of winning.
I'd warn against the idea of only playing bots until you get better. The bots do not play like human players and will randomly make blunders that a human would never make. So you might get really good at playing against it but still be horrible against a human being. The best way to get better is to play Rapid 15 | 10 games, where each player starts with 15 minutes and gains 10 seconds after every move. Take it slow, review each game. Chess isn't a sprint to the finish. You'll get better. Just be patient with yourself.
Good luck!
Jun 23, 2025
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#14
I think chess.com is ok for learning, but the advice you get in forums like this is touch and go. Free advice often is. Everyone has an opinion. A paid account gets you lots of learning features like videos etc. (ICC - Internet chess club. looks pretty good for instruction too. This is the oldest site, quite a bit older than chess.com. ICC has strong ties the the U.S.C.F. (United states chess federation). The interface is a little primitive perhaps, but it's ok.
Personally, as someone who is also a beginner and who cannot afford the premium version, the limits chess.com imposes on pretty much everything except playing games is annoying to me. But they have to make money somehow, so it works.
Jun 24, 2025
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#16
Many thanks for all the advice and I have had a couple of people reach out to me to offer to play. I will also reach out to the beginners who messaged above if they want a gentle slow game sometime then I’m happy to partner up with you. I have absolutely no problem losing or just want a productive game now and then. I’ll keep up the lessons and analysis of the games.
Jun 24, 2025
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#17
It's served me well, for the most part.
If you're a better player today than you were one year ago, you're doing it right.
Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond…
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond…
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
First person didn’t make any moves and got timed out. Second resigned after the opening which after running the analysis I appeared to have started better. They just sent messages sledging my boring play, you’re welcome! Is this like COD where experienced players lie in wait to just to snipe the noobs? How do I learn if no one my level wants to actually engage?