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Madras_return

Anyone out there able to help me improve I don’t want to pay for lessons just want a little bit of help

Chris_E_S3

Do you do puzzles? If so, how many per day?

Madras_return
Chris_E_S3 wrote:

Do you do puzzles? If so, how many per day?

The max I can

Madras_return

The max amount of puzzles I can do a day without a platinum is 3

Madras_return
Madras_return wrote:

The max amount of puzzles I can do a day without a platinum is 3

Or gold but I would run out of puzzles then too I only can have 25 then but I would do hundreds a day

Chris_E_S3

But you should also do puzzle rush survival (at least 10 more there) and puzzle battle (another 10 or more there)

Bgabor91

Dear Madras,

I am a certified, full-time chess coach, so I hope I can help you. happy.png Everybody is different, so that's why there isn't only one general way to learn. First of all, you have to discover your biggest weaknesses in the game and start working on them. The most effective way for that is analysing your own games. Of course, if you are a beginner, you can't do it efficiently because you don't know too much about the game yet. There is a built-in engine on chess.com which can show you if a move is good or bad but the only problem that it can't explain you the plans, ideas behind the moves, so you won't know why is it so good or bad.

You can learn from books or Youtube channels as well, and maybe you can find a lot of useful information there but these sources are mostly general things and not personalized at all. That's why you need a good coach sooner or later if you really want to be better at chess. A good coach can help you with identifying your biggest weaknesses and explain everything, so you can leave your mistakes behind you. Of course, you won't apply everything immediately, this is a learning process (like learning languages), but if you are persistent and enthusiastic, you will achieve your goals. happy.png

In my opinion, chess has 4 main territories (openings, strategies, tactics/combinations and endgames). If you want to improve efficiently, you should improve all of these skills almost at the same time. That's what my training program is based on. My students really like it because the lessons are not boring (because we talk about more than one areas within one lesson) and they feel the improvement on the longer run. Of course, there are always ups and downs but this is completely normal in everyone's career. happy.png

I hope this is helpful for you. happy.png Good luck for your chess games! happy.png

Memedbuilds

So well let me tell u my style of playing ( which maybe be bad but I win all the time due to this ) 

 

Opening - I usually play the center game or some variants with king's pawn which gives me space in the centre and my queen and bishops get active. 

Step two ( development ) - I bring out my bishop and knights cuz they can be very important during the middle game. Then I generally push my pawns on the opposite side of the side that I want to castle ( I hope that made sense ). This activates my rook and my pawns and bishop get some space. 

 

Middle game - just ofter the opening I develop my pieces and I prepare to attack añd protect my king. I usually target my opponent's weak side using my rooks and queen. Then once their defence is broken, I start to attack the king. I sometimes sacrifice my pieces like rook or knight to open up their defence and then I attack non-stop. If the player is good then I donr sacrifice untill I have a masterplan. 

Endgame - in the endgame I try to stop them from promoting their pawns and I keeo my king safe from all checks. I use my remaining pieces either to trade, pin or fork their pieces. I usually capture all their pawns and start promoting mine. Usually most of my games don't last till endgames but if they do then I have told my strategy above. 

 

TIPS - 

1. Evaluate the position. If u r a beginner then play games where u have lot of time and with increment s. Evaluate the position, take ur time and then make some plans to attack them. Always have recovery plans or plan B kr plan c incase ur original plan fails. 

 

2. NEVER EVER GIVE UP. U CAN ALWAYS WIN THE GAME IF THEY BLUNDER. DONT RESIGN. 

 

3. Don't sacrifice untill it's necessary or u have no other option. Never trade when u have less pieces or u r being threatened. 

 

Thats my advice and things I do. Practice makes a man perfect so practice. U can play with me to practice if u want. Have a great day ahead happy.png !!

Memedbuilds

And also I don't any tactics so lol. And my guide fully

Tails204

Try to do something unusual on the board (openings, eccentric solutions, etc.). I'd like to say that it can be one of the main keys to understating the meaning of this old and a bit overrated kind of spending free time.

Madras_return
Bgabor91 wrote:

Dear Madras,

I am a certified, full-time chess coach, so I hope I can help you.  Everybody is different, so that's why there isn't only one general way to learn. First of all, you have to discover your biggest weaknesses in the game and start working on them. The most effective way for that is analysing your own games. Of course, if you are a beginner, you can't do it efficiently because you don't know too much about the game yet. There is a built-in engine on chess.com which can show you if a move is good or bad but the only problem that it can't explain you the plans, ideas behind the moves, so you won't know why is it so good or bad.

You can learn from books or Youtube channels as well, and maybe you can find a lot of useful information there but these sources are mostly general things and not personalized at all. That's why you need a good coach sooner or later if you really want to be better at chess. A good coach can help you with identifying your biggest weaknesses and explain everything, so you can leave your mistakes behind you. Of course, you won't apply everything immediately, this is a learning process (like learning languages), but if you are persistent and enthusiastic, you will achieve your goals. 

In my opinion, chess has 4 main territories (openings, strategies, tactics/combinations and endgames). If you want to improve efficiently, you should improve all of these skills almost at the same time. That's what my training program is based on. My students really like it because the lessons are not boring (because we talk about more than one areas within one lesson) and they feel the improvement on the longer run. Of course, there are always ups and downs but this is completely normal in everyone's career. 

I hope this is helpful for you.  Good luck for your chess games! 

Thanks for the information but I am not a beginner I can play very well at times against 2000 or more but I don’t win because I can’t find the opportunities for a mate 

Chris_E_S3

Puzzles will help with that. Most puzzles are about checkmating. 

itsthenixx
blitz2009 wrote:
Don’t play video games

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blueemu
Madras_return wrote:

Thanks for the information but I am not a beginner I can play very well at times against 2000 or more but I don’t win because I can’t find the opportunities for a mate 

You aren't supposed to "find" opportunities, you're supposed to create them.

Winning moves only occur in winning positions. So your task is to maneuver into a winning position, and THEN look for a knock-out blow.

You GAIN the advantage by maneuver. You USE the advantage with a combination.

Madras_return
blueemu wrote:
Madras_return wrote:

Thanks for the information but I am not a beginner I can play very well at times against 2000 or more but I don’t win because I can’t find the opportunities for a mate 

You aren't supposed to "find" opportunities, you're supposed to create them.

Winning moves only occur in winning positions. So your task is to maneuver into a winning position, and THEN look for a knock-out blow.

You GAIN the advantage by maneuver. You USE the advantage with a combination.

Thanks for that, that actually helps

Memedbuilds
FutureISROscientist wrote:

So well let me tell u my style of playing ( which maybe be bad but I win all the time due to this ) 

 

Opening - I usually play the center game or some variants with king's pawn which gives me space in the centre and my queen and bishops get active. 

Step two ( development ) - I bring out my bishop and knights cuz they can be very important during the middle game. Then I generally push my pawns on the opposite side of the side that I want to castle ( I hope that made sense ). This activates my rook and my pawns and bishop get some space. 

 

Middle game - just ofter the opening I develop my pieces and I prepare to attack añd protect my king. I usually target my opponent's weak side using my rooks and queen. Then once their defence is broken, I start to attack the king. I sometimes sacrifice my pieces like rook or knight to open up their defence and then I attack non-stop. If the player is good then I donr sacrifice untill I have a masterplan. 

Endgame - in the endgame I try to stop them from promoting their pawns and I keeo my king safe from all checks. I use my remaining pieces either to trade, pin or fork their pieces. I usually capture all their pawns and start promoting mine. Usually most of my games don't last till endgames but if they do then I have told my strategy above. 

 

TIPS - 

1. Evaluate the position. If u r a beginner then play games where u have lot of time and with increment s. Evaluate the position, take ur time and then make some plans to attack them. Always have recovery plans or plan B kr plan c incase ur original plan fails. 

 

2. NEVER EVER GIVE UP. U CAN ALWAYS WIN THE GAME IF THEY BLUNDER. DONT RESIGN. 

 

3. Don't sacrifice untill it's necessary or u have no other option. Never trade when u have less pieces or u r being threatened. 

 

Thats my advice and things I do. Practice makes a man perfect so practice. U can play with me to practice if u want. Have a great day ahead !!

Warning - Only use it if u r a bozo or u r totally crazy like me

Chris_E_S3

Hi Future ISRO scientist.... Can you post a model game here as an example? It would be a game in which your opponent doesn't blunder but you win simply due to the tips you provided. I think that would be helpful for Madras

Madras_return
blitz2009 wrote:
Don’t play video games

Dude stop

mpaetz

     I notice that the longer the time control is, the lower your rating is. To me this indicates that you haven't learned to analyze positions properly and calculate accurately. It takes time to develop these skills and you won't do it playing lots of fast games. Learn positional principles and know basic endgame theory--especially K+P and rook endings.

Memedbuilds
Chris_E_S3 wrote:

Hi Future ISRO scientist.... Can you post a model game here as an example? It would be a game in which your opponent doesn't blunder but you win simply due to the tips you provided. I think that would be helpful for Madras

U r asking me to search for a few games from 1000