any advice for a beginner? - Chess Forums

Rareammy_V2

Jul 19, 2017

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Hi guys Im a new in chess i started playing 2 months ago, i know the rules , how to move pieces xD

are there any good books i should read or a youtube videos?

this is one of my games against my friend what you think how i can improve?

Pawn_Overide

Jul 19, 2017

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Well, you did a good job mating. My advice is you try play tactics and lessons, that helped me. Try find the best move for every step. But try to be secure. And ALWAYS CASLE THE KING. Guard the weakest squares: f2 (white, uncastled) f7 (black, uncastled) h2 (white, castled) h7 (black, castled). Hope this helps. :) P.S Write this down (recommended)

Monie49

Jul 19, 2017

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#3

Control the center

daxypoo

Jul 19, 2017

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#4

practice tactics
if you get a membership here you can access more than 5 a day

there is a free tactics site (wont name here) that is really solid as well

i would also recommend the video series by john bartholomew- "climbing the ratings ladder," and "chess fundamentals"

the books i started with were tactics books- the first one was bain's "tactics for students (?)"- helpful for the specific motifs and getting used to using/familiarizing chess notation

the next tactic book i worked on was heisman's "back to basics-tactics"

i also got chernov's "logical chess- move by move"- this has proved quite helpful- first, it is a collection of classical master games which are straight forward, second, it provides a style that i emulated when i began to analyze/annotate my own games (which i would recommend you do asap); third, it is a great book to use with over the board

another thing i did/do and it helps tremendously is to use the "drills" section of chess.com and practice the endgame fundamentals starting from the beginning

good luck

daxypoo

Jul 19, 2017

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#5

also, judging from your game you will improve rapidly

Rareammy_V2

Jul 19, 2017

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Pawn_Overide wrote:

Well, you did a good job mating. My advice is you try play tactics and lessons, that helped me. Try find the best move for every step. But try to be secure. And ALWAYS CASLE THE KING. Guard the weakest squares: f2 (white, uncastled) f7 (black, uncastled) h2 (white, castled) h7 (black, castled). Hope this helps. :) P.S Write this down (recommended)

thanks i will keep that in my mind

Rareammy_V2

Jul 19, 2017

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daxypoo wrote:

practice tactics
if you get a membership here you can access more than 5 a day

there is a free tactics site (wont name here) that is really solid as well

i would also recommend the video series by john bartholomew- "climbing the ratings ladder," and "chess fundamentals"

the books i started with were tactics books- the first one was bain's "tactics for students (?)"- helpful for the specific motifs and getting used to using/familiarizing chess notation

the next tactic book i worked on was heisman's "back to basics-tactics"

i also got chernov's "logical chess- move by move"- this has proved quite helpful- first, it is a collection of classical master games which are straight forward, second, it provides a style that i emulated when i began to analyze/annotate my own games (which i would recommend you do asap); third, it is a great book to use with over the board

another thing i did/do and it helps tremendously is to use the "drills" section of chess.com and practice the endgame fundamentals starting from the beginning

good luck

Thanks <3

Rareammy_V2

Jul 19, 2017

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#8

gameofchess7 wrote:

you were black or white

white

camter

Jul 19, 2017

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#9

Rareammy_V2 wrote:

gameofchess7 wrote:

you were black or white

white

I am glad about that, as Black has a bit of work to do on their game.

ESP-918

Jul 19, 2017

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#10

Doesn't look to me as you've been playing chess for 2 month only.

More like half a year and have been on this site 2 month.

Rareammy_V2

Jul 19, 2017

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#11

gameofchess7 wrote:

Rareammy_V2 wrote:

gameofchess7 wrote:

you were black or white

white

very good playing then your positional play against your friend was great I can tell more about improvement if you can show me a game against a strong opponent like 1500 elo

i didn't play anyone that strong yet,

Rareammy_V2

Jul 19, 2017

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BobbyTalparov wrote:

There are a lot of good books for beginners already listed in the comments, but before you rush out to buy any of them there are 2 free resources I would recommend. IM John Bartholomew has 2 video series on YouTube ("Chess Fundamentals" and "Climbing the Ratings Ladder") that you may find help you understand the material when you start reading the books and working on tactics problems.

Thanks alot.

kindaspongey

Jul 19, 2017

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ryan_duan_06

Jul 19, 2017

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#14

Do a lot of tactics

krikorian12

Jul 19, 2017

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#15

Don't go on chess .com forums you will improve in no time

josephyossi

Jul 19, 2017

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#16

Rareammy_V2 wrote:

Hi guys Im a new in chess i started playing 2 months ago, i know the rules , how to move pieces xD

are there any good books i should read or a youtube videos?

response: if you are white to e4 if he does e5 do bishop to kings bishop pawn and then maybe a2 and then queen aiming to capture the same pawn if he ruins your plan then put your queen away and get out other pieces

WeakChessPlayedSlow

Jul 19, 2017

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#17

My only advice to a beginner would be don't do it. Get out while you still can

Rareammy_V2

Jul 20, 2017

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#18

kindaspongey wrote:

Thanks.

DrSpudnik

Jul 20, 2017

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#19

Whatever you do, don't drop any pieces.

Also, try to see if your opponent is up to something. If they are, try to frustrate them.

camter

Jul 21, 2017

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#20

DrSpudnik wrote:

Whatever you do, don't drop any pieces.

Also, try to see if your opponent is up to something. If they are, try to frustrate them.

Goodness, Doc, you are just the coach I need. I drop pieces, hanging Queens, and have trouble seeing what the opponent is up to.

Some coaches say sit on your hands, write down your moves before you make them, and ask "what is the threat?". Trouble is I pay a bit of bullet and blitz where this advice takes time to implement.

Perhaps I should give up chess, and just troll on Chess.com

There are a few of those here.