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I suck at chess any tips for improving my chess game? HEEEEEEELPP!!!
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Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.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
Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller (2015)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/
A Guide to Chess Improvement by Dan Heisman (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review781.pdf
Jul 2, 2016
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Just a few pointers you can get from most coaches and books for beginners:
- Spend time every move scanning for undefended pieces on both sides. The biggest blunder most of us make as beginners is leaving pieces hanging.
- Develop your pieces before mounting an attack. Going on an attack with half of your pieces still on their original squares is rarely a winning strategy.
- Whenever your opponent seems to make a quick move leaving a piece hanging for you to grab. Stop, think and look around for the potential trap. Try to find what attack might she have opened up. At low levels these moves can be mistakes, but as you get better, you will find these gift horses always come with strings attached.
- Manage your time. Both ways. If you consistently lose games with lots of time left on your clock, you are not spending time looking for your best alternative moves. If you lose on time most of your games. Play slower games until you teach yourself to manage your moves better.
- If you drop a piece or lose the exchange, don't start playing more aggressively. You are just setting yourself up for another loss. Slow down and make sure your defenses are strong and wait for your opponents mistakes. If nothing comes, you at least learn more by considering your moves.
I'm not an expert or master by any means, just getting back to Chess in fact. However, these lessons were the ones I try to remember, and it very much got me past frustrating days at the board.
Number 1 is the big one. Try to go an entire game without saying "Damn, I never saw that!" You won't believe how much you improve.
What recklass said. Pay attention to every move. That's a big step forward. Even if you think you know what your next move is going to be, once you're opponent moves, look everything over again. It's amazing what extra you can see once your opponent has moved one more piece.
Anyone who can give me advice,give me links or something to better my game play especially openings,I am around 1250 elo started 3 years back and I am 19.HELP PLEASE!!!!!
thank you