St louis club is also a good source of learning.
Again, if you dont enjoy reading books, dont read them. Chess is just an entertainment board game.
None of your friends or family members know the difference whether you are 1300 or 1800. ( except chess players)
I can't understand why some people like Pink Floyd. They are wimps.
I heard they match well with alcohol. I just heard that in books. Maybe you don't drink. IDK
Hi,
the thing is i have several chess books right now and all of them seem too complicated, the author argue many logical moves, point out some things and principles and after 10 pages he is writting something which is contradictory with his own principles and rules described earlier. I understand that everything is depending of what is the position on the board, but the thing is, he is having some advanced concepts and an amateur player like me is just blind for his concept.
I have red several books and none of was finished because its just useless for my concept and sometime i am feeling that its even harming my play. Throuout the time some initial tips, principles and concept red out of books have remained with me but most of what i red simply dont make sense for me or i am forgeting it.
What books you have red and you are 1300-1500 rated player, an indeed helped in undertanding new stuff?
tnx.
Learn how to visualize chess games.
Yasser Seirawan's "Winning Chess" series is quite easy to read and contains lots of useful info. It comes in several volumes... Winning Chess Tactics, Winning Chess Strategy, Winning Chess Brilliancies...
Oh this might help me too!
Don't just read chess books!
Play them out on a board you will pick up more from it. . .
You also have around 38 % timeout losses . . .
Bad example to your students . . .
IMHO
For this level, Chernev's "Logical Chess, Move by Move" is excellent. It works through a bunch of games, explaining the ideas of each move. Also in this format and also excellent is Nunn's Understanding Chess, Move by Move.
Yasser Seirawan's "Winning Chess" series is quite easy to read and contains lots of useful info. It comes in several volumes... Winning Chess Tactics, Winning Chess Strategy, Winning Chess Brilliancies...
I have his Strategy book and enjoyed it. If his other books are comparable I think these would be a good start for beginner through intermediate player.
There are many ways that to improve the quality of your moves.
1) read a few great books that are at your level.
2) do a bit of tactics a few time every week if you enjoy them (you missed to see a fork against you in your last rapid game.
3) think more for each move of your move and of your opponents moves ( play a lot less bullet and blitz).
4) Take the time to Analyse your games move by move you will learn a lot about each mistakes you made and write them down and know why you made them!
I know a lot about your weakness just by looking at the first 30 moves of your last rapid game.