Ultimate guide for beginners?

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Hello chess players I've recently got into Chess and am becoming obsessed with it so I want the ultimate begginers practice guide. I'm talking what to focus on, popular methods and patterns, good websites, the works I got Chessable because of a youtube ad and am focusing on opening fundamentals. My biggest problem is just remembering all the different openings or getting others mixed up but have noticed a lot of them have similar patterns like moving the pawn to E4 and then bringing out your knight to F3 Also throw in any big begginer mistakes or bad habits and replace it with good ones. Hope you guys get some good material and helps out everyone's games!

Habanababananero

Get the book "Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess" by Pandolfini. The title of the book speaks for itself. It is a very good book for beginners.

The other important thing is tactics. So do a lot of tactics puzzles. I recommend the premium membership here on chess.com so you get unlimited puzzles, but you can also find tactics puzzles for free, if you can not afford premium.

I do recommend the premium chess.com membership also for the lessons. Doing the beginner lessons, then moving to the intermediate ones and so on should help a lot.

Get a good book of annotated master games, and play through those, preferably slowly, on a physical board, while thinking about why each move was played. This way you get a good amount of opening knowledge, learn some middle game ideas and also learn about endgames.

Endgame basics are also important. "Silman's Complete Endgame Course" is a good book for that.

Openings should not be the first thing you study. Opening principles and some key ideas of the most common openings should be enough at first.

And the most important tip is this, stay away from bullet. Also try to avoid blitz. Focus on rapid games with time control 15|10 or longer and try to use the time you have. Analyse the games afterwards, also for this, premium membership is a good idea.

RussBell

Discover lots of helpful, instructive resources for beginners and beyond here...

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

ChessMasteryOfficial

I've written several posts aimed at helping players like you who might not be able to afford a coach. Here are some links to those posts:


1. How to Improve at Chess: Ultimate Guide
[https://www.chess.com/forum/view/for-beginners/how-to-improve-at-chess-ultimate-guide]
2. Jumpstart Your Chess Journey: Proven Tips for Beginners [https://www.chess.com/forum/view/for-beginners/jumpstart-your-chess-journey-proven-tips-for-beginners]
3. From Good to Great: Mastering Piece Arrangement on the Board [https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-lessons/from-good-to-great-mastering-piece-arrangement-on-the-board]
4. Mastering Piece Trades: Transforming the Chess Battlefield [https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/mastering-piece-trades-transforming-the-chess-battlefield]
5. Practical Endgames Demystified: Techniques for Victory [https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/practical-endgames-demystified-techniques-for-victory]


I hope you find these resources helpful in your chess journey. If you ever feel like you'd benefit from personalized coaching, feel free to reach out to me. Keep up the good work and remember, every game is a learning opportunity!

fefagu001

Uff, too heavy...