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May 1, 2021
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Hi @1nke and welcome to chess.com 
I'd recommend these two resources on chess.com; the first one is the rules and basics chess.com officially posted and the second one is a blog article I wrote a while back on here to help others starting with chess 
https://www.chess.com/learn-how-to-play-chess
https://www.chess.com/blog/KeSetoKaiba/opening-principles-again
Feel free to message me if you have any chess questions, want to play some unrated chess, or just want to chat sometime 
See ya around chess.com
May 1, 2021
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#4
bob496spongebob wrote:
lichess is a good place to learn chess for free
Please don't mention other chess sites in the public forums - it is against chess.com tos. You can private message other sites but not in the public areas where it might be seen as advertising.
May 1, 2021
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#5
Dear 1nke,
I am a certified, full-time chess coach and International Master, so I have seen it and tried it all.
There are so many ways to get better and I know it can be overwhelming.
You can learn from free videos on youtube, there are books at your disposal that can all help, but they are not tailored to your needs.
One of the most important things you can do is to analyze your games! You must learn from your mistakes! That is a priority. You can't really move on to a new, different topic and learn new ideas if you still make the same mistakes over and over again!
This is where a chess coach comes into the picture. A good coach can show you how to study, what to study, gives you the material YOU need. Naturally, it takes time to use everything in practice, but if you are relentless and persistent you will succeed!
You should learn the main principles in every area of the game (opening, middlegame, endgame). Don't focus on only one part! You should improve your tactical vision as well as it is part of all areas!
This how I built my training program for my students. We discuss more than one topic during a lesson so it's always interesting and they can improve constantly. I give homework too and the right tools to make practicing enjoyable and effective!
Don't worry about your rating and the ups and downs! Just keep on playing and practicing!
I hope this helps. I wish you good games and 100+ extra ratings
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
Nice bruh
The way to learn is to join your local chess club. Unless you live in a assbackward country side where you can't even get cell phone signals like in one of those scary movies where you are about to get murdered, you should be able to find one nearby.
I am a working adult. I used to just go to the chess club right after work everyday until I moved away from the US like many years ago.
Study "Chess Fundamentals" by Capablanca and "My System" by Nimzovich. Both are available for free as the copyright has expired.
I am highly against the reading a book approach because it is not the most time efficient way to improve. I saw a lot of kids going from beginning to master in a few years, and none of them read books. Adults have even less time than kids.
Telling someone to read a book is probably the worst advice ever. The best way to improve is to have a coach and a group of people to study with. School kids have it for free. For adults, joining a local chess club is the closest thing to that.
#10
With all due respect, nearly all strong players improved by books. A book written by a grandmaster is so much better than a mediocre coach. It may be helpful to study a book together with a group of people, but a group of weak players making up their own theory leads nowhere. People come to a chess club to play, not to teach. In modern day it is possible to progress without books, just using online resources: annotated grandmaster games, videos of grandmasters analysing their games, puzzles etc.
I don't agree and I am not the only person who is against books, but you don't hear a lot of those voices because they piss off book publishers and authors. I agree with Dan Heisman who said chess knowledge does not equal to chess ability. Also, I highly doubt most titled players got to where they are from reading books. Almost all titled players have a coach or teacher. It is a lot quicker to learn from a coach than to learn from reading books.
I can write a whole essay on why reading books is not the way to go, but I will stop here and let people think for themselves.
Hi guys
Hi, I am not ‘new’ to chess but probably more shy in the fact that I know how to play it, most around me do not play it and give me a look of ‘are you kidding me’, and well, can’t understand I love the game. I played it every weekend growing up with a fabulous real ebony/ivory set my parents had. I was invited to play my HS students in practice tournament settings. After a couple years having the chess.com app for free I finally bought a membership and really like playing online against others with no judgement of abilities. I’m told by people in person I’ve played that the fact that I can keep a game going is actually a good thing. My dream is to be able to play people in person without feeling embarrassed by it and also to buy a chess set I love, and be able to play physically with someone in person again, or both online with table in front. Here’s the interesting part....I never learned the actual board letters/numbers configuration, nor the names of moves. I just know the rules. And I play with a spatial sense and can usually spatially think forward a couple moves. Is there a good book, or place on the chess.com site, where I can learn those basics? I feel weird not just knowing those when they are called out in the broadcast or conversations here. Thanks!
May 2, 2021
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Hi! My name is Lauren Goodkind and I’m a chess coach based in California.
I also offer a free beginner’s free eBook on my website, www.ChessByLauren.com in case you are interested.
Before each move, I highly encourage you ask questions before every move such as, “If I move here, is it safe?”, “Can I safely capture a piece?”, and more.
Also consider all checks and captures on your side and also your opponent’s side.
Learn basic tactics such as the fork, discovered attack, pin, and more.
I also offer a YT chess channel too: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP5SPSG_sWSYPjqJYMNwL_Q
I hope that this helps.
Hi, I'm 1nke (1nk). I'm just wondering, what is the best place to get good at chess(to learn and stuff)? I know all the rules like castling, checkmate, and more, but I don't know any tactics. I also can't buy a membership (well I could but it cost money duh) so I cant do the lessons without waiting. Please recommend some good places to learn, whether it be a website, or a yt channel. Thanks!