Start with some of David Pruess's videos. Many of his are aimed at the beginner. Beyond that, find an author you like and that will make watching the videos easier and more fun. I personally really enjoy IM Rensch's videos--all up to what you like. You also may try sorting by Skill Level and just start watching what looks good. You'll find out what you like.
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BorgQueen wrote:
Problem with a defined structure of study is that every student has different needs. Some a great with openings and so any opening study is probably not terribly valuable early on, where another student my need endgame study most.
I think you just have to 'wing it' and study things that interest you... study where you are weakest.
You played about 18 games against me, do a suggestion :p.
Perhaps I should watch videos of the same subject I'm studying at that time in CM? And just try every time to pick the easiest video I feel that I can learn from?
I'm doing a course now about checkmates in CM, so besides just reading that and doing the exercises I could try to watch 2 or 3 videos about the same subject too before finishing the course and moving to the next one. If the next course is about tactics I could do the same again only with tactics videos.
But if someone knows a video and has something like that one is a MUST watch, I would really like to know so I can build a list with videos I will certainly watch in the next 6 months :).
Lucidish_Lux wrote:
Start with some of David Pruess's videos. Many of his are aimed at the beginner. Beyond that, find an author you like and that will make watching the videos easier and more fun. I personally really enjoy IM Rensch's videos--all up to what you like. You also may try sorting by Skill Level and just start watching what looks good. You'll find out what you like.
Thanks. I'll watch one of his videos today :).
You've been a member since August 2009, and you learned how the pieces move just three months ago?
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woodshover wrote:
You've been a member since August 2009, and you learned how the pieces move just three months ago?
It's gotta' be the horseys
woodshover wrote:
You've been a member since August 2009, and you learned how the pieces move just three months ago?
No. I said that 3 months ago, I only knew how the pieces moved, their value and some basic checkmates.
I learned as a kid the very basics of this game. Joined here in August 2009, just to play a few games against Borgqueen for fun. Left this site, gave it another try early april and stayed.
This is a game I played early april this year: http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=44419344. Judge for yourself how good I was then :p.
Anyway that's not important. Just look at my rating and give advice based on that if it makes you happier ^_^.
BorgQueen wrote:
I would suggest, based on my knowledge of your game, a regiment of the following:
Endgame studies. Do as you would normally do -- start with lower rated stuff and progress to higher. If you know something then skip that course. Tactics training. Your middlegame is best started with good tactics and calculation. Positional studies. Do the same as endgames.I think you use the Explorer well since you ended up a rook up against me recently at the end of the database,... cheek!! So don't bother with opening studies just yet. Go back to openings after you complete these.
Do these for about 3 months.
Cheers!
Thanks :)! I actually know the Ruy Lopez and some variants of the Silician out of my head as I played them many time + I looked up the basic opening principles some time ago. So I'm not totally dependant at the game explorer ;). I generally think out my move first and then look into the game explorer if it would be a good idea or not. If it's not I try to figure out why and why the move suggested by the game explorer is better. If it's a fine move I just do that move.
There are lots and lots of videos. Where to start watching? Could anyone point me to videos which are a MUST watch for players my skills. (3 months ago I only knew how the pieces moved, their worth and some basic mates, so not much experience - my online chess rating is now 1489 and still improving).
Thanks :)! Just trying to develop some sort of training schedule, I'm currently going through all the courses of chess mentor from low rated to high rated (with exception of the 2 lowest rated courses) sequentially and I try to do at least 10 tactics from the tactics trainer every day.