Chess is a landslide

Chess is a huge hige hige game, that has so many aspects to learn, pins, forks, skewers, all sorts of tactics, moves and decisons to be made, english opening, ruy lopez, variations of 100's o openings etc etc etc.

As a beginner my knowlege is limited(very small) and when i try to learn chess it just seem like i get knocked down because ches is like a landslide, and it just confuses me on where i should begin.

I need a stratagy on how to learn chess, where do i begin. Could someone please help me with this.

Matthew

Hi Matthew,

Chess is one of those things that many learn but few ever master.  You can learn how to play chess, play at a particular level and have a lot of fun doing so without ever mastering a single aspect of it.

Despite that I think it's a good feeling to improve and if that's what you really want to do then I advise you buy a few books on basic chess strategy.  I can't recommend any in particular but research them and pick one with lots of good feedback.  The complexities of strategy and tactics will become easier the more you do it so always remember there is no substitute for practise!

Hope that helps,

A

I will give you some wise words from the late Douglas Adams' book "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy": Don't Panic. There are alot of things to learn about chess this is true but who says you need to know everything? When I first learned how to play chess way back when, it was through practice when it came to understanding forks, pins, and skewers, et al. As for the openings I focused on only a few and practiced them as well so I could understand them and a few of their variations. I realized pretty quick that the book openings are helpful but when an opponent goes off-book you have to adapt your play and play by careful thought and patience. So my advice is practice, practice, practice.