i too started at 14 with similar background in chess. i played a computer game and leart a lot . well, it can teach u the basics (acc to me books are too boring for beginners) . heres the download link
http://www.techmynd.com/games/big-games/Chess2000.rar
however u can try any other computer opponent of your strength .play a few thousand games and your rating will increase rapidly..
#1 way for beginners to improve: AVOID BLUNDERS! Before you make your intended move, check to see if your opponent has any obvious captures/checks/forks, etc.
That old bit of advice about looking for a good move and then a better one is really not that good as far as advice goes. If someone is new & not all that skilled, that person wouldn't really know how to evaluate a move for how good it is. So finding a better one may be looking for a cheap shot that really is set up to backfire.
The most important thing in starting out is seeing how the pieces interact: that means looking at combinations. The best way to progress is to play a bunch of games and look for what doesn't work. If you remember what you did wrong, you can make progress toward doing something right. Eventually, you should start to recognize the good moves and the really bad ones more naturally. But that only happens after a lot of losses and disappointments.
You have to be willing to lose a lot of games and learn from those.
That old bit of advice about looking for a good move and then a better one is really not that good as far as advice goes. If someone is new & not all that skilled, that person wouldn't really know how to evaluate a move for how good it is. So finding a better one may be looking for a cheap shot that really is set up to backfire.
The most important thing in starting out is seeing how the pieces interact: that means looking at combinations. The best way to progress is to play a bunch of games and look for what doesn't work. If you remember what you did wrong, you can make progress toward doing something right. Eventually, you should start to recognize the good moves and the really bad ones more naturally. But that only happens after a lot of losses and disappointments.
You have to be willing to lose a lot of games and learn from those.
I disagree. I think it's a very good habit to get into not to play the first good looking move that comes to mind. It's also a good habit to try to predict your opponent's response before making a move. A beginner won't be real good at this, but they will at least recognize when their intended move hangs a piece or something. And these habits will pay big dividends as their skill improves.
watch these and really try to understand what they are talking about:
http://www.chess.com/video/player/everything-you-need-to-know-start-playing-chess
http://www.chess.com/video/player/everything-you-need-to-know-the-opening
http://www.chess.com/video/player/everything-you-need-to-know-tactics--strategy
http://www.chess.com/video/player/everything-you-need-to-know-the-endgame
http://www.chess.com/video/player/everything-you-need-to-know-bringing-it-together
Hey , my name is ted i'm 14. I was teached by my dad to play chess some years ago, but I havent played for some time and now I really suck at it. Do you have any tips? Do you know any books about chess
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The Russian Endgame Handbook by Ila Rabonovich
Recently translated to English and published by Mongoose Press an all purpose endgame book this is a good one my advice is to work through it very,very slowly.
The Middle Game in Chess by Zonosko Borovosky
Borovosky's book is what I studied when I was very young and it's one that I recommend to you the principles he teaches in the book are timeless (they remain very solid today) the book is a light weight not a 600 page monster you can read the whole thing in about 3-5 weeks (go every single example) then apply the principles in your own games over 5-6 months of practice. The book is in the old descriptive notation but that's easy to learn and isn't a big deal.
How to build your Chess repetoire by Steve Giddens:
Good practical advice for building your Opening repetoire and learning Openings.
Studying and doing the work is only part of it you must play alot to develop your intuition and a feeling for the squares on the board, learn endgame technique from experience, see the game as a beautiful unified harmonious whole with all of it's parts linked together (not separate), develop razor sharp tactical ability, develop a strong sense for when the enemy King is going down, when to attack and when to fall back and play defensively. To build your skills at Chess play slow games at least 60 minutes long use all the time on your clock to think over your moves don't play quickly if you bang pieces and just make moves blindly like a street player who drifts you'll get crushed badly by opponents who will punish you for your mistakes! Good players always think things through very carefully, they play with discipline and patience, they plan their game carefully right from the start of the game and have a clear aim and direction where they are going and why.
That old bit of advice about looking for a good move and then a better one is really not that good as far as advice goes. If someone is new & not all that skilled, that person wouldn't really know how to evaluate a move for how good it is. So finding a better one may be looking for a cheap shot that really is set up to backfire.
The most important thing in starting out is seeing how the pieces interact: that means looking at combinations. The best way to progress is to play a bunch of games and look for what doesn't work. If you remember what you did wrong, you can make progress toward doing something right. Eventually, you should start to recognize the good moves and the really bad ones more naturally. But that only happens after a lot of losses and disappointments.
You have to be willing to lose a lot of games and learn from those.
I disagree. I think it's a very good habit to get into not to play the first good looking move that comes to mind. It's also a good habit to try to predict your opponent's response before making a move. A beginner won't be real good at this, but they will at least recognize when their intended move hangs a piece or something. And these habits will pay big dividends as their skill improves.
And I disagree with your disagreement. It makes about as much sense as telling beginners to AVOID BLUNDERS.
That old bit of advice about looking for a good move and then a better one is really not that good as far as advice goes. If someone is new & not all that skilled, that person wouldn't really know how to evaluate a move for how good it is. So finding a better one may be looking for a cheap shot that really is set up to backfire.
The most important thing in starting out is seeing how the pieces interact: that means looking at combinations. The best way to progress is to play a bunch of games and look for what doesn't work. If you remember what you did wrong, you can make progress toward doing something right. Eventually, you should start to recognize the good moves and the really bad ones more naturally. But that only happens after a lot of losses and disappointments.
You have to be willing to lose a lot of games and learn from those.
I disagree. I think it's a very good habit to get into not to play the first good looking move that comes to mind. It's also a good habit to try to predict your opponent's response before making a move. A beginner won't be real good at this, but they will at least recognize when their intended move hangs a piece or something. And these habits will pay big dividends as their skill improves.
And I disagree with your disagreement. It makes about as much sense as telling beginners to AVOID BLUNDERS.
I don't understand -- are you saying it doesn't make sense to tell beginners to avoid blunders because they don't know what a blunder is? Even beginners know that it's bad to just give away material for nothing...
That old bit of advice about looking for a good move and then a better one is really not that good as far as advice goes. If someone is new & not all that skilled, that person wouldn't really know how to evaluate a move for how good it is. So finding a better one may be looking for a cheap shot that really is set up to backfire.
The most important thing in starting out is seeing how the pieces interact: that means looking at combinations. The best way to progress is to play a bunch of games and look for what doesn't work. If you remember what you did wrong, you can make progress toward doing something right. Eventually, you should start to recognize the good moves and the really bad ones more naturally. But that only happens after a lot of losses and disappointments.
You have to be willing to lose a lot of games and learn from those.
I disagree. I think it's a very good habit to get into not to play the first good looking move that comes to mind. It's also a good habit to try to predict your opponent's response before making a move. A beginner won't be real good at this, but they will at least recognize when their intended move hangs a piece or something. And these habits will pay big dividends as their skill improves.
And I disagree with your disagreement. It makes about as much sense as telling beginners to AVOID BLUNDERS.
I don't understand -- are you saying it doesn't make sense to tell beginners to avoid blunders because they don't know what a blunder is? Even beginners know that it's bad to just give away material for nothing...
Yeah, of course they know. So why tell them?
It's the same as "Dont injure yourself with the chainsaw"
That old bit of advice about looking for a good move and then a better one is really not that good as far as advice goes. If someone is new & not all that skilled, that person wouldn't really know how to evaluate a move for how good it is. So finding a better one may be looking for a cheap shot that really is set up to backfire.
The most important thing in starting out is seeing how the pieces interact: that means looking at combinations. The best way to progress is to play a bunch of games and look for what doesn't work. If you remember what you did wrong, you can make progress toward doing something right. Eventually, you should start to recognize the good moves and the really bad ones more naturally. But that only happens after a lot of losses and disappointments.
You have to be willing to lose a lot of games and learn from those.
I disagree. I think it's a very good habit to get into not to play the first good looking move that comes to mind. It's also a good habit to try to predict your opponent's response before making a move. A beginner won't be real good at this, but they will at least recognize when their intended move hangs a piece or something. And these habits will pay big dividends as their skill improves.
And I disagree with your disagreement. It makes about as much sense as telling beginners to AVOID BLUNDERS.
I don't understand -- are you saying it doesn't make sense to tell beginners to avoid blunders because they don't know what a blunder is? Even beginners know that it's bad to just give away material for nothing...
Yeah, of course they know. So why tell them?
It's the same as "Dont injure yourself with the chainsaw"
My original point was that, once you decide on a move, you should look for your opponent's best response to see if your move is a blunder. (If so, make a different move instead.) I don't think that's dumb advice.
I do. It's like saying, "avoid bad moves." That's a given. The question (as always) is: how to do so?
easy Andy!
abolish the "touch-piece-move-piece" rule
(these skyscraper threads are making a revival, it seems)
Most beginner's games have one or more occasions of someone capturing a free piece because the person making the blunder didn't notice that the opponent could just capture it. I agree it's too vague to say "avoid making bad moves", but I think it's very helpful to say "avoid obvious blunders such as blatantly hanging pieces".
Ok, I've made my point -- I'll stop now.
If it'll help. But that's the problem. How do you avoid doing something that you didn't see in the first place?
That's going to happen over and over again when you're first starting out. And another point to consider is that, in games between beginners, being a piece (or rook or queen) down doesn't necessarily seem to matter all that much. 
but chess.com member policy is to resign as soon as possible to be a good sport ...
Is that really true? (lol) Oh well...
Also make sure your opponent's move didn't uncover some kind of "discovered" attack on a hanging piece separate than what the "moved" piece attacks.
Another tip I could give you is that never bring your queen into the game at the begining (unless it is urgent).
Hey , my name is ted i'm 14. I was teached by my dad to play chess some years ago, but I havent played for some time and now I really suck at it. Do you have any tips? Do you know any books about chess (avaible at amazon preferably ). I really want to get better , i'm not stupid ( at least I think so ) . I have a wooden chess set and I can play with my dad , I also have a chess game for my phone (nokia c3 from where Im writing this ) and I will play in it most of the time when I have no one to play with.
I thank you for your help :)
Greetings
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