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Any beginner/intermediate tips?
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It is worth thinking about a structured study plan. Here is mine:
http://becomingachessmaster.com/study-plan/ with a sample plan here http://becomingachessmaster.com/2015/04/06/sample-study-plan/
May 17, 2015
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do 10-20 tactical problems everyday, for atleast a year or more if you're up to it. It's not that hard to do and you will see your chess get much better for it. Also I would read The Amateur's Mind by Jeremy Silman, it's a great introduction to strategy and how to make the most of your pieces. Once that is out of your way "Pawn Structure Chess" by Andy Soltis and "Silman's Complete Endgame Course" by Silman should be enough to take you quite far.
If you watch the youtube videos out their of masters recording their own blitz games or analyzing top grandmaster games, that will also help you quite a bit.
I have a tip: give 50% of your brain power to think of the opponent's plans.
Most common mistake is to think only of your own plans, what you want to do, "I'm gonna do this", "I'm gonna do that" and ignore what your opponent is up to. I cannot count the times when I've lost because I've underestimated my opponent.
Learning tacticts/strategies is a skill. Learning to respect your opponent is a mindset.
Chess games are usually lost rather than won. Meaning one player usually has to make a mistake, then the opponent takes advantage, so you may want to do a couple of things.
Review every game you lose and keep a notebook listing why you lost that game. It'll often be something like "dropped an unprotected piece" or "miscalculated a combination" or "didn't see the pin (or fork)", etc. Then review the list every few days to remind yourself to not let those reasons lose you any more games. Hopefully they won't as you gain experience.
Secondly, maybe go over some games by Capablanca, Fischer, or Karpov and try to answer the question. "Why did he make that move." You probably don't need to go over the whole game. Maybe the first 15 to 20 moves just to get a feel for how to play a solid opening and get to a workable middlegame. Over time (with some additional concept study) best practice should really sink in.
Best case. Your mistakes and losses should decrease a noticeable amount as time goes on.
May 17, 2015
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If you read the masters and grandmasters the tips are very diferents:
"look master games very slowly, slowly, fast, very fast XD" every master have her opinion but the lesson is "look master games".
"Analyze all your games, withouth computer, with computer, very slow etc" every master have her opinion but the lesson is "analyze your games".
Do tacticals exercesises etc etc
In my opinion you need 4 things to improve:
- Look master games (to learn news patterns), this improve your ability to spot candidates moves.
- Do chess problems and chess studies, this improve your ability to calculate.
- Analyze your games, this helps you to remove fails and missconcepts in your game.
- Practice (training games, tournaments, blitz, slow, etc), this use in practice the learning things and improve your nerves and control of your emotions.
How do this? My tip is do it in diferents ways (for example view master games slow and fast) and discover your favourite ways of training the 4 parts.
@ Kozmiic
Please leave any tip or link thank you.
In response to your statement I have a few links that can help you come up with some important beginner idea's.
The below link will help you. It will teach you how to come up with a chess plan or schedule. You have to have a routine if you plan on becoming a stronger player. You will need a work out schedule.
http://www.chess.com/blog/X_PLAYER_J_X/chess-plan-for-beginners
The below link will help you. It will teach you the value of each piece and how much they are worth. It is very important concept to learn. The reason why is becuase it will help you think outside of the box. It will also help you realize how even though some pieces are considered stronger. In some cases mathmatically they are not that strong or their could be compensation of other sorts.
http://www.chess.com/blog/X_PLAYER_J_X/chess-piece-relative-value
The below link will help you. It will show you my repertoire that I used when I was a beginner. If you wish you could try and use it. I don't mind. If you don't want to use it that is OK. The reason I created it was to help people come up with a repertoire for themselves. It will show you how a repertoire looks like. Once you see how a repertoire looks like you than can begin to make one of yourself filled with the lines you love to play.
http://www.chess.com/blog/X_PLAYER_J_X/chess-repertoire
The last link I have for you is of a chess line. I believe it can be simple/easy as well. Also since you are a beginner you may love to attack your opponent. An the below line lets you do it effectively. I think you may like it. If you don't like it than that is OK. It is just something to think about. It is played against the Sicilian Defence. Which if you do not have a line to play against the Sicilian Defence maybe it can help you.
http://www.chess.com/blog/X_PLAYER_J_X/understanding-the-grand-prix-attack
I hope all of that helps have a great day and good luck.
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GreedyPawnEater wrote:
X_PLAYER_J_X wrote:
http://www.chess.com/blog/X_PLAYER_J_X/chess-piece-relative-value
The below link will help you. It will show you my repertoire that I used when I was a beginner.
your rating suggests that you are still in transition between beginner and intermediate player
It may seem that way. I don't like playing on this site that much any more.
Hello everyone i am a new chess player. I am 16 and i want to learn chess because it looks like a very interesting game.
I was just posting this because i want to know any begginer tips or tricks that can help me get better at the game. I know the basics of center control, piece development, tactics. etc. But from this point i want to know how people make the jump from casual player to being even better. Im guessing most of it comes from practice and i do play alot.
Please leave any tip or link thank you.