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Brikkity wrote:
To start it's frustrating losing games over foolish mistakes with units more frequently than inability with chess theory/strategy and would like others perspective upon the matter.
For beginners, chess is 99% making sure you don't blunder and taking advantage of your opponents blunders, and only 1% theory/ strategy. I know it can be frustrating losing games based on one bad move, but in reality that's how almost all games between beginners are decided: whoever blundered the most.
Here are some tips to make fewer foolish mistakes:
- Only play long time controls, such as 15|10 or 30|0. These will give you much more time to make sure your move is safe, and are much better than blitz and bullet for improving your game.
- After every single move, do a "safety check". Ask yourself these questions: Is this piece safe? Does my opponent have any 1 move tactical combinations (fork, skewer, etc) that will win them material? Do I have any tactical tricks that I can play to win material?
- Practice TACTICS. Since you don't get unlimited use of Tactics Trainer with your membership level on Chess.com, either buy a higher membership level or use another website to practice tactics. Keep practicing until you can instantly see all 1 move tactical threats.
- Play a lot of games, and analyze your games to see what you need to improve on.
Brikkity wrote:
Lastly, I am interested in finding a good player to accelerate my path
I'd be happy to play you sometime and give you tips. I'm not a great player, but I think I would be able to help.