Ways to improve?

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Like seriously, I'm stuck and need a way of improving
ChessMasteryOfficial

Play a lot, analyze your games, and primarily study tactics. Your knowledge of openings, endgame, middlegame, etc. will come from analyzing your games and going over grandmaster games. Only study one of those specific topics if it is clear you are specifically losing because of that topic.

Source: https://www.gautamnarula.com/how-to-get-good-at-chess-fast/

As a coach, I can help you with any part of that process, as well as teach you EXACTLY how to think at every stage of the game. Good luck! happy.png

Ziryab

If you are new to the game and have any ambitions of developing into a strong player, you must build a solid foundation. This article offers the best advice I have found: http://chessskill.blogspot.com/2021/01/advice-for-beginners.html

RussBell

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

Cobra2721

Skill issue

Ziryab

Some of your advice is quite good, but this link is a collection of links without clear description, nor any evaluation of merits. Maybe reduce the sites you recommend to a few that are useful and explain why.

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I have used Pandolfini’s books to learn vital skills and some of his works have influenced how I teach beginners (something I’ve been doing nearly a quarter century). Beginning Chess offers 300 exercises with simple tactics and few pieces. No other resource is better suited for teaching elementary contacts, except perhaps a Kindle book that was produced in imitation of Pandolfini’s: https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Tactics-Building-Foundation-Chess-ebook/dp/B06XKG1VZD/

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I use Bill Wall’s page often. He has many PGN files available for download. When I am reading a chess book, it is often helpful to have the games or positions from the book on my iPad or laptop. For this purpose, Wall’s page serves well. However, there are always errors in the files.

Wall is an uncritical gatherer. He has brought together more chess material on the web than any other person and he’s been doing it longer. But, he does not separate the real from the fake. He perpetuates myths, legends, and lies along with accurate history. When I am googling a topic and the search engine brings up a page of his, I keep scrolling. I have found too many errors over the years to trust anything he writes. The same sloppiness applies to his PGN files. No one checks them for accuracy.

usmancobra

I need a lot of improvement, I am very bad at middlegame, but need a lot of help
RussBell

@Ziryab -

I am in no need of your advice. You do it your way. I'll do it mine.

Ziryab
RussBell wrote:

@Ziryab -

I am in no need of your advice. You do it your way. I'll do it mine.

When you are spamming the forums with a link to two dozen links, I am doing the thread a public service by pointing out the weakness of the link. It’s not really advice.

RussBell
Ziryab wrote:
RussBell wrote:

@Ziryab -

I am in no need of your advice. You do it your way. I'll do it mine.

When you are spamming the forums with a link to two dozen links, I am doing the thread a public service by pointing out the weakness of the link. It’s not really advice.

Peddle your negativity elsewhere. Your opinion is of no interest to me.

Ziryab
RussBell wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
RussBell wrote:

@Ziryab -

I am in no need of your advice. You do it your way. I'll do it mine.

When you are spamming the forums with a link to two dozen links, I am doing the thread a public service by pointing out the weakness of the link. It’s not really advice.

Peddle your negativity elsewhere. Your opinion is of no interest to me.

It’s of interest to those who are looking for solid advice instead of links to sites of variable quality. Some of the sites you recommend are pure garbage. Others are quite good. Most are in between.

You should learn the difference between constructive criticism and negativity.

RussBell
Ziryab wrote:
RussBell wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
RussBell wrote:

@Ziryab -

I am in no need of your advice. You do it your way. I'll do it mine.

When you are spamming the forums with a link to two dozen links, I am doing the thread a public service by pointing out the weakness of the link. It’s not really advice.

Peddle your negativity elsewhere. Your opinion is of no interest to me.

It’s of interest to those who are looking for solid advice instead of links to sites of variable quality. Some of the sites you recommend are pure garbage. Others are quite good. Most are in between.

You should learn the difference between constructive criticism and negativity.

There is nothing constructive about your negativity. Your so-called "solid advice" is simply the unsolicited opinion of a control freak.

Ziryab
RussBell wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
RussBell wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
RussBell wrote:

@Ziryab -

I am in no need of your advice. You do it your way. I'll do it mine.

When you are spamming the forums with a link to two dozen links, I am doing the thread a public service by pointing out the weakness of the link. It’s not really advice.

Peddle your negativity elsewhere. Your opinion is of no interest to me.

It’s of interest to those who are looking for solid advice instead of links to sites of variable quality. Some of the sites you recommend are pure garbage. Others are quite good. Most are in between.

You should learn the difference between constructive criticism and negativity.

There is nothing constructive about your negativity. Your so-called "solid advice" is simply the unsolicited opinion of a control freak.

Actually, links without comment are childish and universally shunned. Why are you so defensive about this particular post? As I said in the critique, your contributions are often much better. You had no problem with my “unsolicited opinion” when I lauded your contribution.

RussBell

@Ziryab -

Once more, Your critique/opinion of what I do or how I should do it is of little to no interest to me. You apparently don't get it. You are wasting your time.

See again my initial reply to you (post #11) above.

SaravanHari2010
kokunan69 wrote:

Stuck at chess is common, even grandmasters stuck at a certain elo for years! Improving in chess are not that easy, so take time and practice your skill level, do more puzzles, do more games, training.

BRO CAN YOU REVIEW MY PROFILE TOOO. I WILL BE DELIGHTED

Ziryab
RussBell wrote:

@Ziryab -

Once more, Your critique/opinion of what I do or how I should do it is of little to no interest to me. You apparently don't get it. You are wasting your time.

As you are not the only reader of this thread, pointing out problems in your canned posts does not waste my time. You might think it wastes yours, but you are making the choice to read.

RussBell

@Ziryab -

You may have the last word.

You may also howl at the moon.

The effect on me will be the same.

Ziryab
RussBell wrote:

@Ziryab -

You may have the last word.

You may also howl at the moon.

The effect on me will be the same.

Nice cat.