What's the most important thing for a beginner to practice?
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All good advice.
once again they are beginners and they will be playing beginners I learned this when my rating was 586 and once I mastered this it shot up straight to 814 in less than two weeks. So it ain't nonsense.
luismiguelvelez wrote:
Red_River_Rattler wrote:
The king could have eaten the horse
The bishop provides protection to the knight so that it can have many possible attack moves.
watch this closely
that's considered intermediate though I wish I was above 1000 today I'm slowly going up.
Oh you are right I meant players new to chess will play players who are new to chess.
Dec 1, 2020
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jacacklin wrote:
Like the title says, what's the most important thing that a beginner should focus on to practice and get better? I'm only around that 500 elo.
I think Chess.com Lessons and Puzzles would be a good start. Make sure to share your games in forum with your explanations, There are many people out here to help you out! Cheers.
Dont_disturb that dude ok?
his name
Dont_disturb wrote:
jacacklin wrote:
Like the title says, what's the most important thing that a beginner should focus on to practice and get better? I'm only around that 500 elo.
I would suggest doing puzzles then once you learn something play a game against a person that you know is as good as you. Or do lessons.
I've been doing a few of the lessons so far. They have definitely helped me out!
CheesyApplesauce wrote:
jacacklin wrote:
Dont_disturb wrote:
jacacklin wrote:
Like the title says, what's the most important thing that a beginner should focus on to practice and get better? I'm only around that 500 elo.
I would suggest doing puzzles then once you learn something play a game against a person that you know is as good as you. Or do lessons.
I've been doing a few of the lessons so far. They have definitely helped me out!
what lesson
The ones in opening principles. I haven't gotten through all of the beginner ones yet.
Dec 1, 2020
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#35
tactic tactic tactic and simple final! then a little strategy
no losing time to learn opening when you don't understand the play!
Dec 1, 2020
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#36
landloch's suggestion to look at all captures is spot on, but ought to be expanded to all possible moves. All experienced players have often made a move only to be unpleasantly surprised by their opponent's next move. Before making the move you have decided on, imagine that move has been made and briefly consider how ANY move your opponent may make will affect you.
Capablanca said beginners should start by studying basic endings, on the principle that "If you can't find the correct move with only a few pieces in play, how do you expect to be able to handle 32 pieces?" He reportedly studied 1000 endgames, so apparently it worked for him.
Look to understand the basic ideas of a couple of openings and defences rather than trying to memorize many opening variations.
At your level not resigning is a good virtue to have.
Dec 1, 2020
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#38
JackRoach wrote:
Probably don't learn traps like scholars mate... but if you do then you need to know when to stop because at level 1000 you'll be lost and they know how to defend by then. I never attemped those traps and I'm doing ok.
If you want to get well very fast then DON'T LEARN OPENINGS!!
(I'm kinda a hypocrite because that is usually what I learn a lot, but I know I won't be a grandmaster and I just want to have fun with the game.)
Learn the basic endgames, tactics, and the most basic openings. Just stick with a e4-d4 opening and don't go beyond that. After that, analyze your games and learn from your mistakes. After that do puzzles and work even more on tactics and you should improve quickly!
The king could have eaten the horse