I’ve been playing for 2-3 weeks and I’m around rank 500 - Chess Forums

tshirks

Jun 2, 2019

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Is this normal? Do I just not have much potential? I watch high level chess analysis and stuff but I feel lost mostly. I have started learning some openings and tactics but I still feel disheartened. Any advice?

tshirks

Jun 2, 2019

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#2

Do you have any suggestions for what time setting to play? 10 mins maybe? And should I be studying openings and stuff? Thanks for the advice.

user800234035

Jun 2, 2019

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#3

How are you so good? I've been playing for 3.5 years and I'm ranked 1242

user800234035

Jun 2, 2019

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#4

You're ranked 500 so your rating is about 2625 right?

Cindy0818

Jun 2, 2019

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#5

I dunno MY rating...

FireAndIce

Jun 8, 2019

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#6

Consider studying and practicing at https://chesspractice.com. It lets you practice all the above against opponents varying from beginner to expert. And shows you after your move what the best moves actually are.

Concentrate on learning one opening, the queen pawn. Then learn two defenses: the French against the king pawn and the queens Indian against the queen pawn.

Lastly learn how to checkmate with the simple beginner examples. Then move on to doing checkmates by playing the chess challenges at this site. They put you in a winning position but you have to work to get a checkmate. And they don’t allow takebacks! So you can’t just take your move back. You must live with what you played like real chess

jjupiter6

Jun 8, 2019

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FireAndIce wrote:

Consider studying and practicing at https://chesspractice.com. It lets you practice all the above against opponents varying from beginner to expert. And shows you after your move what the best moves actually are.

Concentrate on learning one opening, the queen pawn. Then learn two defenses: the French against the king pawn and the queens Indian against the queen pawn.

Lastly learn how to checkmate with the simple beginner examples. Then move on to doing checkmates by playing the chess challenges at this site. They put you in a winning position but you have to work to get a checkmate. And they don’t allow takebacks! So you can’t just take your move back. You must live with what you played like real chess

You are spamming the boards pretty hard with your chesspractice.com

Do you own it or something?

WackChiRain

Jun 8, 2019

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#8

find someone IRL to play long games with... fast time controls arent for beginners

eric0022

Jun 8, 2019

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#9

"Rank 500"?

The White pieces stand on the first and second ranks in the starting position. The Black pieces stand on the seventh and eighth ranks in the starting position.

You managed to stand on the 500th rank, which is 492 ranks away from the closest chess piece.

hikarunaku

Jun 8, 2019

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#10

It's not normal after playing so many games. You are probably just playing games without learning anything from them.

1.Analyze and learn from mistakes you make in every game.

2.Solve tactics

3.Do lessons here.

You will probably need a membership to do these things.

This will get you to 1000 rating in short time.

RiverDuck

Jun 9, 2019

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#11

Have you tried Daily Chess - where time is no longer such a factor. It gives you a lot more time to think about each move - I prefer it as the timed matches stress me out

I play "1 day per move" and around six games at once - and probably do around 12 moves a day in my own time.

kindaspongey

Jun 9, 2019

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"... 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
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-start-out-in-chess
https://www.chess.com/news/view/a-new-years-resolution-improve-your-chess-with-new-lessons

lizzieizzie

Aug 29, 2019

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#13

It can be disheartening. I am finding that I need to be more patient when I play so daily is definitely the way to go early on, I think

Daybreak57

Aug 29, 2019

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#14

Just be yourself!!

andragon9roblox

Aug 29, 2019

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#15

hello

the_chess_zebra

Aug 30, 2019

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#16

It's totally OK to have a rating of 500. You will get better as you play more games. Try setting your range 0 to +300. That will eliminate players with lower ratings than you and put a limit on the playing ability of your opponents. You want to play people at the same level or slightly better. Another thing you can do is learn one chess opening and play a LOT of games until you understand how it works. You can google "chess openings" and pick one. Practice it. Don't care about your rating or how many games you lose. Learn from your opponents - watch their good moves and observe their mistakes. A few things to remember - always check the position of your queen before you move. Is she in danger? Also, check your king - are the opponent's pieces in positions that could threaten your king? Try to trap your opponent's pieces. The way you can do this is look to see if a opponent's piece is in direct line to the opponent's king. If you put one of your pieces that could put the king in check (if the opponent's piece weren't blocking the way), then you have trapped the opponent's piece because he can't move - if he moved, the king would be in check. The only way the opponent could move that piece is to put a piece in between it and your piece. For example, suppose there is a bishop in line with the king. If you put your rook so the bishop is between your rook and the king, now the bishop can't move. When you trap a piece, make sure the piece can't take your piece. So, for example, you would not want to trap a bishop with your bishop. If you can trap the queen, it gives you an advantage to take her. Trap a queen with your rook or a bishop. Or, you can set a squeeze trap with your knight (I'm sure there is another name for this tactic). If you can move the knight to put the king in check AND take an opponent's piece at the same time, that's a handy trick. For example, you can put the king in check but the queen is sitting off to the side, which you can take with your knight because the king will have to move out of check, so the queen has no chance to escape your knight. I see the following trap quite often - the opponent moves the knight down to your line of pawns and takes one so the king is in check AND the rook is also threatened. Because you have to move the king out of check, the opponent then takes the rook. To summarize, learn an opening (pick an easy one - the King's Gambit is interesting) and just practice learning how the opening works. When you get the hang of it, then try using the opening when you are black and on the defensive. Another tip: Take a break and watch other people play. Try to watch people who are a little bit better than you. It's not much help if you watch the top players because their strategies are too complicated. Maybe watch one or two top games each week, but spend your time watching players with lower ratings. Finally, use the computer to practice tactics. At first, it may seem stupid, but just try and give some thought to the analysis provided by the computer. For me, reading chess books when I started was just too much information. After playing for several years, now I can look up openings or study a particular strategy and it makes sense. In closing, be patient. You will get better. Everyone who is a good player today started as a novice. Most of all, have fun and stay positive because chess is good for your brain - it keeps your brain young and healthy, which is important as you grow older. My grandmother enjoyed jigsaw puzzles. She lived to be 96 and she had no signs of dementia. Scientific studies have shown that engaging in brain exercises several times a week - such as chess, jigsaw puzzles, card games, crossword puzzles, etc., keeps your brain healthy. One last thing - chess, above all, is a game of manners and honor. Win or lose, if you try your best and congratulate your opponent if he/she wins, then you are ahead of the pack

stariaonawilliams

Aug 30, 2019

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#17

hi people how are you doing and if you want to play chess let me know on this website

Asmo2k

Aug 30, 2019

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#18

Nah, that's completely normal when going from scratch.

Hades532

Aug 31, 2019

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#19

Could you post a few games that we could check for errors?

I would recommend a YouTube channel called: Hanging Pawns.

Beginners openings that work for are

The Italian Game: it is smooth and simple and allows you to use simple tactics.

The Modern Defence is one of my favorites that you might consider.

Finally, you MUST PLAY RAPID/CLASSICAL ChEsS! (30/60 min +)

You won’t get better playing blitz chess. I made that mistake for two years and I didn’t get anywhere when it came to playing actual good chess.

Good Luck! 🔥🔥