That's typically what's learned next e.g. king and two rooks vs lone king.
(After learning the rules) The first thing a beginner should learn is...
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You typically go backwards.
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ilikewindmills escribió:
You typically go backwards.
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He is trolling broh.
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The thing Urk doesnt realize is that the easiest way to mate is by having Queen and King vs Lone King. That is why endgames are good.
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I'm dead serious.
Everybody talks about tactics all the time, well the primary tactics are the many ways you can deliver CHECKMATE.
I learned how to checkmate a long time ago from Fred Reinfeld and I've checkmated many, many unfortunate souls since then.
Everybody talks about tactics all the time, well the primary tactics are the many ways you can deliver CHECKMATE.
I learned how to checkmate a long time ago from Fred Reinfeld and I've checkmated many, many unfortunate souls since then.
The first thing a player should do after learning the rules is to play some games and see how the opponent beats them (if they do) and practice so that they do not hang all their pieces and pass up opportunities to win their opponent's. It's no use knowing all these checkmating patterns if you don't have any pieces left to checkmate with. Then they can learn the different patterns with K+Q vs K and so on.
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"Chess is too much concerned with things like pawn structure. Forget it, checkmate ends the game."
- Nigel Short
- Nigel Short
Yes, but you need pieces to checkmate. Short's quote, "Modern chess is much too concerned with things like pawn structure. Forget it. Checkmate ends the game." is a reminder not to be dogmatic in analysing lines and evaluating them purely based on positional factors such as pawn structure, weak squares etc. if the position has more pressing issues at hand. It is not an excuse to go hanging pieces left, right and centre in an attempt to checkmate the opponent and only succeeding in losing all your pieces against someone who does not do the same. I agree that it is very important for new players to learn checkmating patterns, but they must also learn how to avoid hanging pieces, and that, in my opinion, takes priority as then they are able to reach winning positions and are able to see why learning checkmating patterns is so important for their play.
It is logical pedagogy in any field to learn the simpler and concrete concepts first... ergo, checkmate.
dannyhume wrote:
It is logical pedagogy in any field to learn the simpler and concrete concepts first... ergo, checkmate.
So material and not hanging pieces you view to be more complicated than learning countless checkmating patterns by heart? As I have said, you cannot use your knowledge of checkmating patterns if you do not have any pieces left.
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A beginner should learn immediately how to win a game by delivering checkmate. Chess is not a boring game in which the object is to eventually promote a pawn, but a violent struggle to get the enemy king.
They will have plenty of time to experience the pain of running out of pieces and work on preventing that, but at least they'll have a clear idea of what they're trying to do.
They will have plenty of time to experience the pain of running out of pieces and work on preventing that, but at least they'll have a clear idea of what they're trying to do.
urk wrote:
I'm dead serious.
Everybody talks about tactics all the time, well the primary tactics are the many ways you can deliver CHECKMATE.
I learned how to checkmate a long time ago from Fred Reinfeld and I've checkmated many, many unfortunate souls since then.
Everybody talks about tactics all the time, well the primary tactics are the many ways you can deliver CHECKMATE.
I learned how to checkmate a long time ago from Fred Reinfeld and I've checkmated many, many unfortunate souls since then.
From a book by Reinfeld? If so, which one(s), urk?
I can use all the help I can get.
Thanks!
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Ok Urk. Ill give you this one as being right.
I do agree that beginners should learn common ways to mate your rival. For example mating on h7 with queen and a knight on g5, or with a bishop-queen baterry, mating on the dark squares with Bishop on long diagonal and queen on h6 if your opponent lacks a dark squared bishop etc...
I remember that when I first learned chess at school the teacher used to give us paper boards with a set of pieces and our goal was to mate the king.
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#18
Beginners should also learn basic checkmates, that was my seccond ever chess lesson, and my last one lol.
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Reinfeld wrote several books, including 1001 Combinations and one on checkmates. I think I looked at both of those and maintained a 1700 USCF rating with nothing else, not knowing anything about pawn structures or positional play or even openings.
Joseph Henry Blackburne (The Black Death) was a good one for delivering checkmates. He didn't care what crude things he was doing to his position, he was just going to checkmate you.
Joseph Henry Blackburne (The Black Death) was a good one for delivering checkmates. He didn't care what crude things he was doing to his position, he was just going to checkmate you.
This is the object of the game!
The game isn't about opening or endgame theory or tactics, but how to force the enemy king's surrender.
It's frustrating watching players pass up checkmates and slog into long endgames. The game should have been over, sheesh.