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I am 100% new to the game.I study when I have a chance which is mostly @ ungodly hours...The first link which was posted is becoming very helpful.Thank you for the comment.
Ok, then the stuff philidor_position posted should be great.
It is extremely helpful:)
Welcome, hope you have a good one.
Teary_Oberon wrote:
CMGuess wrote:
Have fun spending thousands of hours reading, going over your games, and tens of thousands of hours playing games and tactics to become a decent player!
true in a way...this isn't like checkers, where you can just learn the rules, play a few times and still give a decent game to just about anybody. The skill gap between absolute beginner and intermediate is just too wide in chess for that.
Becoming even just "decent" in chess is about as difficult as becoming a par player in golf--it takes hundreds or thousands of hours of study, practice and dedication. Certainly not a decision to take lightly...
These are only true for those who completely lack talent.
Jun 27, 2011
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CMGuess wrote:
Not to mention that chess is a man's game and your womanly brain requires twice(trice?) as much of the above to equal a typical male player.
Just out of curiousity, are you joking/trying to get reactions, or do you actually believe this?
I am aware that chess seems to have more than the average amount of sexism left in it, but I somehow expect it to be subtler than that...
Updated to add: And welcome to the world of chess, Michelle. I hope you catch the chess bug, too. It's great fun! 
Baddbishop wrote:
Teary_Oberon wrote:
CMGuess wrote:
Have fun spending thousands of hours reading, going over your games, and tens of thousands of hours playing games and tactics to become a decent player!
true in a way...this isn't like checkers, where you can just learn the rules, play a few times and still give a decent game to just about anybody. The skill gap between absolute beginner and intermediate is just too wide in chess for that.
Becoming even just "decent" in chess is about as difficult as becoming a par player in golf--it takes hundreds or thousands of hours of study, practice and dedication. Certainly not a decision to take lightly...
These are only true for those who completely lack talent.
Depends on your definition of "decent" !
To a beginner, 1300 is more than decent, it's nearly invincible. To a master, a 1300 can't even preform the chess equivalent of tying their shoes.
In Russia I've heard that the title of master is disparaged as "only good enough to be a coach for children" 