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Avatar of Bacon0339

i have been play chess for many years but lately i have been trying to find out how to really play so im wondering where i should start do you know of any good reads or books to help me out thanks and i want to learn like bobby fisher used to play i know ill never be that great but maybe that could give you some help on telling me where to go thanks for all of your help

Avatar of tigerprowl9

I am following games on chessbomb and when it is broadcast here.  You missed a bunch of tournaments in January and February. 

 

Downloading games and studying them with an engine helps.  You can't understand all of what the engine spits out, but you can catch major blunders and see how trades are evaluated.

 

For me, openings are important because if I don't challenge myself to play different ones I end up playing the same ones against lower level players which is easy to do online.  I suggest you consider this also,  you might cancel out a game in a losing position but instead you should save the game and learn where you make mistakes.

 

You can post your games in the game analysis board.  A lot of people of varying levels help out there.

 

After a few months of that, I would then focus less on openings and more on tactics.  Return to openings to review and then add a couple new ones.  Start the cycle again.

Avatar of baddogno

Here are some really well done free Chess Mentor courses.  Hammer these guys until you can 100% most of the lessons.  Did I mention they're free?

http://www.chess.com/blog/webmaster/free-chess-mentor-courses

Avatar of JGambit

read "logical chess move by move" by chernev. Best bookfor people wanting a foundation in my opinion.

important is to play long games take your time and think.

Avatar of Bacon0339

thank all of you for your help and ill do everything that was suggested and use it everything was very helpful