I don't know that book and I'm just another lousy player here, but I put chess pieces out on an actual board when going through games, learn development ,tactics, and how to protect your king, I guess, Do the daily puzzle here and the tactics training and the mentor lessons they really help a lot quickly.
(After learning the rules) The first thing a beginner should learn is...
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Firethorn15 wrote:
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.
And you will not have any pieces left unless you can analyze every microscopic possibility and maintain a minimal advantage over 98 moves to the endgame.
Also, you may offer your opponent a free queen, if it means she clears a square that allows a checkmate. Checkmate instantly ends the game no matter how much material is on the board for either side.
Checkmate is the simplest form of analysis. If you can checkmate your opponent in 1 move, your analysis is finished. If you capture an opponent's piece, even if you fork his king and queen by capturing his rook with a knight, you still have to analyze to make sure he doesn't have a forced checkmate. And how do you do that? You learn checkmating patterns.
Next would be capturing hanging pieces. Or maybe defending against checkmate in 1.
Opening theory should be learnt
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Some opening theory AFTER you know how to checkmate.
JH Blackburne didn't know any opening theory compared to today, but boy, he knew how to checkmate!
JH Blackburne didn't know any opening theory compared to today, but boy, he knew how to checkmate!
Jan 19, 2017
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Basic checkmating patterns. I've seen beginners with a king and queen or rook and king who could not convert what should have been a win and chased their opponent's king all over the board and ended up with a draw.
Jan 19, 2017
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Pathetic, isn't it?
And yet they probably have opinions on the Dragon Sicilian.
And yet they probably have opinions on the Dragon Sicilian.
dannyhume wrote:
Firethorn15 wrote:
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.
And you will not have any pieces left unless you can analyze every microscopic possibility and maintain a minimal advantage over 98 moves to the endgame.
Also, you may offer your opponent a free queen, if it means she clears a square that allows a checkmate. Checkmate instantly ends the game no matter how much material is on the board for either side.
Checkmate is the simplest form of analysis. If you can checkmate your opponent in 1 move, your analysis is finished. If you capture an opponent's piece, even if you fork his king and queen by capturing his rook with a knight, you still have to analyze to make sure he doesn't have a forced checkmate. And how do you do that? You learn checkmating patterns.
Next would be capturing hanging pieces. Or maybe defending against checkmate in 1.
You do not have to analyse every single microscopic possibility over 98 moves if you are a queen up. You just need to know roughly what to do: trade off pieces (which is the next stage of learning), then hoover up all the opponent's pawns. Then, once the beginner gets into the above position, can he learn how to checkmate. And yes, there are situations in which it is favourable to sacrifice material, but how many games between complete beginners are decided by sacrifices?
Hi George here from Scotland just started playing about are year love the game still not to great at it but having fun got new book any one tell me will it help with my game thanks George the book is my system
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