How do you “study†chess?
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I’m new to chess so bear with me. I’ve been watching videos and reading articles to try and learn as much as I can. I’m still not great, and not I’m ready to play online until I can perfect my skills. I keep hearing that you need to study chess, however, I’m not exactly sure what this means. Can someone lead me in the right direction?
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Possibly of interest:
Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf
http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Simple-Attacking-Plans-77p3731.htm
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
Back to Basics: Tactics by Dan Heisman (2007)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233537/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review585.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-back-to-basics-tactics
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://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/
https://www.mongoosepress.com/catalog/excerpts/openings_amateurs.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
Seirawan stuff:
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_beginner/ev_winning_chess.asp?KATID=BO&ID=BO-Beginner
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092617/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review560.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-endings
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
http://www.nystar.com/tamarkin/review1.htm
Go to the "Learn" tab, click on "lessons" then click on "study plans", which will get you here:
https://www.chess.com/lessons/study-plan
TelxChess wrote:
I’m new to chess so bear with me. I’ve been watching videos and reading articles to try and learn as much as I can. I’m still not great, and not I’m ready to play online until I can perfect my skills. I keep hearing that you need to study chess, however, I’m not exactly sure what this means. Can someone lead me in the right direction?
It's not necessary to perfect your skills before you play casual games online. A good instructional book for inexperienced players would help it's not enough. You've go to play if you want to improve. Play some games online and if you lose all of them, so what? Play them over afterwards and try to find where you went wrong. That will help you to avoid making the same mistakes again and again.
Kindaspongey: could you elaborate?
Fbloggs; great answer. Teixchess: play unrated games if you are intimidated, but better yet, dive in and play! So what if you lose? There is no better teacher than experience.
I haven't read Logical Chess Move by Move but I would still recommend it because it's considered one of the all-time best beginner's books. I've read several of Chernev's books and they've all been excellent.
1 game; 1 lesson, 1 puzzle, 5 tactics
Analyze my game with computer
Take notes until first mistake!
Analyze my game with computer
Take notes until first mistake!
Hi guys, sorry it’s the wrong thread but where do I find players to play I can’t find a group on the app? I am playing a couple of mates I personally know but it’s not enough.