The Way of the Goldfish: A simple method for beginners to improve rapidly!
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An excellent video. I love the thinking out loud approach of Ben. Learned a lot
Ben, I have been binging on your content and I am so thankful, grateful and appreciative. I really dig the presentation, it gives me a better way to think. This kind of video has been what I have been looking for the past two months. I was getting better at seeing the board, but I didn't have a technique. I enjoy openings, but the way to improve, I think, is to get better at the whole game. I'm rambling. Sorry. Best wishes, and I'm a subscriber now.
Feb 19, 2021
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Grundlebug wrote:
Really like your channel. This was your best advice yet.
Thank you!
Feb 19, 2021
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As a beginner I've been following your channel and have applied this method. I've found 30 minute games (30 mins each player) to be the best to learn and grow with. They are long enough to be able to think moves through and take the board in.
Please keep the good work going.
Hi guys! You should join my facebook group " Chess Passion", i'm building a community for making new friends and share about Chess in general, i'm sure you'll learn something or at least have a good time ! See you soon ! Thanks ❤
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Ben, I passed along your video to a friend. I told him I think your passion is for teaching chess. My skills have vastly increased due to your videos. Thank you again.
I think of myself as a Goldfish now. Part of your school.
Feb 23, 2021
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WayneL140 wrote:
I think of myself as a Goldfish now. Part of your school.
I appreciate the pun! 
Thanks this helps a lot!
Really useful video, and hopefully it’ll push me to take more time.
More than once now I’ve made a move and then berated myself for it when I saw my mistake.
More than once now I’ve made a move and then berated myself for it when I saw my mistake.
I'm 100% gonna watch this video right now!
I love the Way of the Goldfish. I'm using it all the time and not just for chess! I would say this is among the most useful things I've learned in 202. I use this method at at work with clients, at home with my kids, and in all aspects of my own personal devlopment. This is my first comment on Chess.com because I wanted access to the beta which I also learned from Ben. This seems a reasonable way to begin to show my gratitude. I'm very likely to try the 2023 trial of Chess Boot Camp. With the possible exception of Aman, Hunty has helped me learn to play and enjoy chess more than any other chess educator. Thanks @benhunt72.
Tried this against a few bots before I play some real people using this! It takes some time to get into the mindset, but here’s hoping I’ll be on the road to improvement
Dec 28, 2022
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Defaultedwastaken wrote:
Wow! Your so good! Can you teach me?
I do give some lessons, but I prefer to point people to Chess Boot Camp Live, where you get 8 hours of live training in a social environment plus access to a huge archive of previous sessions and my new "Woody Method" set of training resources. See https://chessbootcamp.club/
Thanks. Can this method be applied to shorter games such as rapid 10 mins or 15/10?
Definitely 15+10, and probably 10-minute as well, assuming you can do it fairly quickly. Bottom line is this: you should be doing this consciously until such a time as you can do it more automatically. And the simple fact is you need time in which to do that.
Thanks Ben for the reply. For the time being I'll use it in the 60 minute games until I get used to it. So far it's been working well.