Am I Good?

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I just wanted to ask the world if anyone thought I am good.(at chess) I know if you look at my profile and notice ive lost most of my games, but I need some input about them. THaNkS.

Avatar of orangehonda

Being a "good" chess player is all relative, to some players I'm good, to others I'm not worth playing, and for 99% of players this is also true.

Looking at a few of your games you would improve a few hundred points by: 

1) Before finalizing each of your moves make sure the piece you moved can't be taken for nothing or isn't removing the defense from another piece.

2) Double check to see what your opponent's last move threatened

3) Learning the basic opening principles  (like controlling the center, developing pieces before attacking, and castling).

4) First reviewing the relative value of the pieces then learning the basic tactics: forks, pins, and skewers.

One and two can be done instantly and would be worth at least 100 points, 3 and 4 could be learned in an hour or so and after a little effort would also improve at least another 100 points.

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tonydal wrote:

"I'm terrible"

--Irina Krush (2400 USCF at the time)


yeah, the better you are the more understanding of how sucky you really are.. thats why my goal is to be "one of the worst players ever" :P

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