Best approach for beginner

Hey guys, I'm a beginner chess player and just wondering what the best method for learning is. I've joined chess.com and lichess and have been playing quite a bit.

Should I learn a few different openings really well or be more broad? What are the best openings to concentrate on early?

Thanks for the help!

You don’t need any opening at your level.

Just don’t blunder and you’re good

I was wondering this too. As a new player, I wonder how I can complement my playing against other players/bots. There's a wealth of resources out there, often free - so many options that it's overwhelming! Puzzles, game analysis, a coach, books, podcasts, videos? And what aspect of the gameplay should one focus on? 

I imagine the answer is a combination of everything. 

And practice. Practice makes perfect. Or in my case, less bad!

I’m a noob y at chess but what I do is just play rapid games against people and learn tricks that way. Losing is kinda like learning ig and the more you lose and see how you lose the better you get.

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"wondering what the best method for learning is"
++ the best method is to play and to learn from your losses.

"Should I learn a few different openings" ++ No you should not learn openings, just play the same openings all the time so as to accumulate experience

"What are the best openings to concentrate on early?"
++ As black defend 1 e4 e5 and 1 d4 d5, as white open 1 e4.

The first thing to focus on is improving your board vision and situational awareness. If you can eliminate or seriously reduce blunders from your play, and reliably spot and punish your opponent's blunders, then you can rapidly improve up to the 1200-1400 level.

Then you should start working on your tactics and endgames. Openings can come later.

@NervesofButter - this is brilliant advice, thank you! 

And great nickname 😅

Anyone willing to help me practice? Wish I would get more replies from people. I have no ill intentions, if not here I will ask about the next post

Just start a new rapid game with 15/10 or 45/45 time control. You will find plenty of random practice opponents.

Better technique, and some game winning routines

I mean learn some more routines and some ideas

 

I have said it before and say it again. One needs to know some basic tactics to avoid blunders and to punish opponents for theirs.

Also rapidly reaching 1200-1400 without studying some basic opening principles and general chess principles and without doing any tactics puzzles is going to be very hard unless the player happens to be very gifted at chess.

Might have been different 10 years ago or so, but times change.

 

The lessons here on chess.com are good and the tactics puzzles also help. Or you can try youtube or some books.

I mean until you find a coach or so.

Yes, that's why I'm asking here, thank you for your reply

I don't think that there is a best method for learning, the more games you play the better you'll get. I'd start with the absolute basics, learn how each piece moves and what the advantages/disadvantages are, for example, the Queen is a great piece in the centre of the board but that makes her a target because she is so powerful. I wouldn't bother with openings to begin with, learn the basics and everything else will come in time, enjoy your games 😀

Agreed

Don’t blunder.

Get a premium membership and blast through the beginner and intermediate lessons. Supplemented with puzzles.

Do this daily with more time spent on the above than playing games. Review and analyze each and every one of your game.

After you go through those lessons create a study regimen focused on the 4 food groups of chess.

- Openings (opening books, online courses, Chessable is great)
- Tactics (puzzles, puzzles and more puzzles)
- Strategy (“Mastering Chess Strategy” on Chessable is the GOAT 🐐 )
- Endgames (I’d say focus on the other 3 for awhile because most of your games will not come down to you having excellent end game knowledge)


That’s the formula there pretty much.

#SmashEm

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