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Struggling to improve; I can never predict my opponents moves. I've done a couple longer games now and still seem to get my ass kicked.
Gimme some tips.
Benfu988 wrote:
Struggling to improve; I can never predict my opponents moves. I've done a couple longer games now and still seem to get my a kicked. Gimme some tips.
Why don't you tell us what went wrong here?
Looks like you were winning.
I’m in the same boat. It can get frustrating!
Yeah I think I misread the end game and also a trade or two :/
What was the time control for this game? You seem to be a little too willing to give up a pawn. What happens after 4...cxd4 ? What about taking pawns? After 4...c4, why not 5 Bxc4 ?
kindaspongey wrote:
What was the time control for this game? You seem to be a little too willing to give up a pawn. What happens after 4...cxd4 ? What about taking pawns? After 4...c4, why not 5 Bxc4 ?
So I think the time control was 15/10. And yeah I see what you're saying. I was thinking I take back with knight, he takes I take back with queen; I keep the centre but at a loss of a knight?
Sep 18, 2019
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At your current level, you won't be able to predict your opponent's moves. This is normal, as properly calculating a sequence of moves isn't at all trivial.
The way I see it, you likely won't improve much by just playing. If I were you, I'd take a beginner's course (there should be some on this site, or else google until you find something you like) and do the drills until you understand them and things start to click.
RussBell wrote (June 26, 2019):
… An excerpt from one of Dan Heisman “Novice Nook” articles…
"Analysis and Evaluation"...
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627010008/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman12.pdf
... Most internet players think that 30 5 is slow, but that is unlikely slow enough to play "real" chess. You need a game slow enough so that for most of the game you have time to consider all your candidate moves as well as your opponent’s possible replies that at least include his checks, captures, and serious threats, to make sure you can meet all of them. For the average OTB player G/90 is about the fastest, which might be roughly 60 10 online, where there is some delay. But there is no absolute; some people think faster than others and others can play real chess faster because of experience. Many internet players are reluctant to play slower than 30 5 so you might have to settle for that as a "slow" game. ...
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Awesome thanks ya'll. See how we go over the next few days/weeks.