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I have started playing chess about two months ago having played a handful of times in my teens, have read a few beginner books but while they explain the moves ,the ones I have read seem to teach not alot more, i feel like I am struggling to get beyond a certain point and continuously lose to people over 800, can anyone take a look at this game and te me the mistakes I made ,suggest areas where I should focus and tips on how to do do
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 c5 5. Qd1 Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 Bg4 8. Be2 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 d5 10. Qe2 dxe4 11. Bxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4+ Qe7 13. O-O Qxe4 14. Nxe4 O-O-O 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Rhe8 17. Rfe1 f5 18. Nxc5 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Rxd6 20. Re8+ Rd8 21. Re3 Rd1+ 0-1
I should have added the intermediate books are far to advanced but the beginners lacking extra detail
I should have added the intermediate books are far to advanced but the beginners lacking extra detail
ha , I was white
ha , I was white
Jul 6, 2019
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General impression: You should solve tactics 24/7. Training positional chess or endgames are useless without being able to calculate. You should use classical openings. The (Hyper)Modern openings do need some positional insight. Move 11 instead of B:P you should have played N:B. it would have opened the c1-h6 diagonal. Move 16 B:d6 is an error. N:d6+ would have won a took either via d6 or N:f7 would have been a nice move. Move 21 R:R would have avoided the mate in 2.
"... for those that want to be as good as they can be, they'll have to work hard.
Play opponents who are better than you … . Learn basic endgames. Create a simple opening repertoire (understanding the moves are far more important than memorizing them). Study tactics. And pick up tons of patterns. That’s the drumbeat of success. ..." - IM Jeremy Silman (December 27, 2018)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/little-things-that-help-your-game
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-start-out-in-chess
https://www.chess.com/news/view/a-new-years-resolution-improve-your-chess-with-new-lessons
"... In order to maximize the benefits of [theory and practice], these two should be approached in a balanced manner. ... Play as many slow games (60 5 or preferably slower) as possible, ... The other side of improvement is theory. ... This can be reading books, taking lessons, watching videos, doing problems on software, etc. ..." - NM Dan Heisman (2002)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627084053/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman19.pdf
"... If it’s instruction, you look for an author that addresses players at your level (buying something that’s too advanced won’t help you at all). This means that a classic book that is revered by many people might not be useful for you. ..." - IM Jeremy Silman (2015)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-best-chess-books-ever
Here are some reading possibilities that I often mention:
Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf
http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Simple-Attacking-Plans-77p3731.htm
Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev (1957)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104437/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/logichess.pdf
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev (1965)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/most-instructive-games-of-chess-ever-played/
Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (1948)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf
Back to Basics: Tactics by Dan Heisman (2007)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233537/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review585.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-back-to-basics-tactics
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5856bd64ff7c50433c3803db/t/5895fc0ca5790af7895297e4/1486224396755/btbtactics2excerpt.pdf
Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014)
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/
https://www.mongoosepress.com/catalog/excerpts/openings_amateurs.pdf
Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller (2015)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Chess_Endgames_for_Kids.pdf
A Guide to Chess Improvement by Dan Heisman (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review781.pdf
Studying Chess Made Easy by Andrew Soltis (2009)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090448/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review750.pdf
Seirawan stuff:
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_beginner/ev_winning_chess.asp?KATID=BO&ID=BO-Beginner
http://www.nystar.com/tamarkin/review1.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-endings
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092617/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review560.pdf
Looking quickly through the game and this is what i dont like:
6. c3
7. Nbd2 (Bg5 seems better)
11. Bxe4
20.Re8+ (I dont see a purpose, seems like there should be some useful move, maybe I would like to sto Rd2 from black so I would consider Nb3, other than that also Ne6, Kf1 might be worth cosidering)
thank you all for your helpful advice , I have been doing alot of puzzles and switched from rapid to blitz but found I went backwards so have resumed playing rapid, it wasn't my best game to post but saw that it's better to get advice on a loss, will go through the moves you picked up and have a look at the reading material, again thank you.