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hello I've been a member for eight years now, not really new, but I know how to play I would like someone to help me and mainly most of my games have been gosh awful don't even look at them awful. are there good ways for me to not give up so quickly? I find it hard because of my ADHD to focus and to think ahead, I don't want to be stupid anymore and make the dumbest moves. would someone like to teach me or help?
Hi there. I won't be able to give advice tailored to ADHD as I dont know much about it. But looking ahead, or calculation, is a skill that can be developed and strengthened. I did this by regularly doing tactics puzzles. I do roughly 5 per day. It took a few months before I started to feel the improvement come through to my games. The trick is to do puzzles that are hard enough that you have to calculate different move orders and variations, it may take several minutes to find the solution. Ignore the clock and aim to get them right first time. Find the solution in your head before making a move. One thing that happens is as the puzzles get harder you have to increasingly account for defensive resource and counterplay to find the right solution. This habit will then transfer into your games and you will find yourself looking ahead more and more, anticipating your opponents strongest replies and factoring these into your decisions. Good luck.
Improving in chess requires self initiative, and lots of work...a good teacher would certainly help, but if you don't put in the effort to learn on your own, you're not likely to improve substantially...
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
