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there are lots of things that can help u improve.do u know anybody that plays? play that person(dont be afraid of looking bad) or mayby give extra time to play online pick up a few more books and study in spare time. PRATICE MAKES PERFECT!
so does practice, and it has a much better reputation.
seriously, though, read through the articles on chess.com front page. sometimes they can be a little...obtuse (let's talk about this great game played sixty-three years ago by dead russian guys at a tournament you've never heard of!! yessss!), but there are also lots of gems that can be found, even by beginners.
also, read billwall's blog. and batgirl's blog, too. and...well, shoot, if i keep naming names i'm going to leave somebody out. but you get the idea.
also, read billwall's blog. and batgirl's blog, too. and...well, shoot, if i keep naming names i'm going to leave somebody out. but you get the idea.
liger9292 wrote:
I just started (seriously) playing chess. And I know i have improved some(I CAN NOW BEAT LEVEL ONE ON MY COMPUTER!). I want to get really good though, where I can even put up a challenge to people who take chess pretty seriously. The book I bought to start learning was Chess for Dummies second edition. Is this considered a good book? What book should I read next? Are there any articles online or exercises I should do?Â
If you have the patience and you really want to play Chess well I'd suggest getting a book like The game of Chess by Sigbert Tarrasch (the dover edition) and also Emmanuel Laskers Chess manual and study them both well also get books with classic games with good notes from World Champions and the Old Masters!
500 Master Games by Tartakower and Dumont
300 Chess Games by Siegbert Tarrasch
My 60 Memorable Games by Bobby Fischer
Spassky's 400 Chess Games by Boris Spassky
Paul Kere's Road to the top by Paul Keres
Mr.Blackburnes Chess Games by Henry Blackburne
My Chess Career by Jose Capablanca
Possibly helpful:
Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/Shop/Images/Pdfs/7192.pdf
Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev (1957)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104437/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/logichess.pdf
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev (1965)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/most-instructive-games-of-chess-ever-played/
Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (1949)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf
Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014)
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://www.mongoosepress.com/excerpts/OpeningsForAmateurs%20sample.pdf
Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller (2015)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Chess_Endgames_for_Kids.pdf
A Guide to Chess Improvement by Dan Heisman (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review781.pdf
I just started (seriously) playing chess. And I know i have improved some(I CAN NOW BEAT LEVEL ONE ON MY COMPUTER!). I want to get really good though, where I can even put up a challenge to people who take chess pretty seriously. The book I bought to start learning was Chess for Dummies second edition. Is this considered a good book? What book should I read next? Are there any articles online or exercises I should do?
I really like this site though, especially the daily puzzles.