you're not rude Deirdre, you're blunt, and to the point, and this particular member really appreciates that directness in your responses. Your responses to posts on here and your blog contributions are very much appreciated.
My latest disaster. What did I do wrong? (I'm stupid!!!)
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DeirdreSkye wrote:
torrubirubi wrote:
DeirdreSkye wrote:
On move 12 you were a bishop and a rook down and you need us to tell you what you did wrong?We all have blundered like this but when we did we knew what we did wrong(well , at least most of us).
Don't expect to improve if you need others to tell you the simple and obvious.
Hey Deidre, he posted his game because I asked to to this, and I really I don't see any reason to be rude with him. If you think he is doing obvious mistakes, take a look at some of your games, I am sure you will find some too.
This is a forum where people share their experiences and help each other, and not to attack each other. Hey buddy,he is still a beginner and so doing the same mistakes as we all did at the beginning. So try to be kind and helpful or go somewhere else.
My rudeness can help him much more than your pointless and hypocritic kindness , that's for sure.
He is a beginner and he does something very wrong. He doesn't analyse his games , he doesn't try to find his mistakes on his own and he expects from others to do all the work(where is his analysis of the game?). I assume the next step will be to open an account in chessable.
I actually do try to analyze my own games and I do try to find my own mistakes. I understand that it's my responsibility to figure out my own problems. But can't I also ask for help from the forums and advice from all of you as well? I can do both at the same time, correct?
I noticed you lost your rook. I think that was the beginning of the end.
No matter where you are in chess, you can always get better. And with the right habits and attitude, getting better at chess can be both fun and simple. To get better at chess, you will need to learn the rules, play a lot of games, review your play, practice puzzles, study the endgame, not waste time on openings, and double-check your moves.
Top-7 Tips to Become a Better Chess Player:
- Know the rules
- Play lots of games
- Learn from your games
- Practice with chess puzzles
- Study basic endgames
- Don't waste time with openings
- Double check your moves
1. Make sure you know the rules
It doesn’t matter if you aren’t exactly sure of the rules, or if you think you already know the rules of the game. Unless you are already a serious chess player, it’s a good idea to review the basic piece movements and special rules of chess. You can find the rules and basic strategies here.
2. Play lots and lots of chess games
You can’t get better at anything without a lot of repetition, and chess is no different. Take every opportunity you can to play a chess game - whether on the go, on your computer,or at home.
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Playing without reviewing is usually pointless. Each game contains many mistakes and opportunities. In order to improve, you need to learn from both. Automated Computer Analysis can help you understand each game you play.
4. Do practice chess puzzles
Chess tactics are little bite-sized chess problems waiting to be solved. They represent real game situations where you have a chance to win. It’s like playing chess, but skipping ahead to the good part where you are already winning! Try some free puzzles.
5. Study basic endgames
Surprisingly, most chess games don’t end quickly, but only after many, many moves and after most of the pieces have been traded away. This will often leave just kings and a few pieces and/or pawns. This is the “endgame”, where usually the goal is to promote one of your pawns to a queen. Learning to navigate the endgame will help you win many games. You can practice some of the most common endgame drills here.
6. Don’t waste time memorizing openings
Many chess players make the mistake of spending time tediously memorizing sequences of chess moves (the “opening”). The problem is that most players don’t know very many openings, or even if they do, the chances they play your specific lines are very small. Just learn good opening principles from the start and don’t stress about memorizing.
7. Always double-check your moves
One of the most important parts of playing better chess is avoiding making bad moves. Most games are lost by blunders. So before you move one of your pieces, always do a double-check to make sure that your king will be safe and that you are not giving away any pieces for free.
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You again, formatallan? Well then.
chessable sent me a video of variations that I will never ever play, it was an hour long, maybe more. Why they did that?
May 12, 2018
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#70
DeirdreSkye wrote:
torrubirubi wrote:
DeirdreSkye wrote:
On move 12 you were a bishop and a rook down and you need us to tell you what you did wrong?We all have blundered like this but when we did we knew what we did wrong(well , at least most of us).
Don't expect to improve if you need others to tell you the simple and obvious.
Hey Deidre, he posted his game because I asked to to this, and I really I don't see any reason to be rude with him. If you think he is doing obvious mistakes, take a look at some of your games, I am sure you will find some too.
This is a forum where people share their experiences and help each other, and not to attack each other. Hey buddy,he is still a beginner and so doing the same mistakes as we all did at the beginning. So try to be kind and helpful or go somewhere else.
My rudeness can help him much more than your pointless and hypocritic kindness , that's for sure.
He is a beginner and he does something very wrong. He doesn't analyse his games , he doesn't try to find his mistakes on his own and he expects from others to do all the work(where is his analysis of the game?). I assume the next step will be to open an account in chessable.
You should feel happy to be hidden in the anonymity of the web. I would love to meet you and wait that you call me an hypocrite face to face. I guess you would not if you see me. A lit of people are just sick from your constant arrogance and your insults. Something very bad happened to you to make you behave like this. This is just sad and pitiful.
BxRa8 is Unlucky
but beginers like this "attack" ,maybe
torrubirubi wrote:
You should feel happy to be hidden in the anonymity of the web. I would love to meet you and wait that you call me an hypocrite face to face. I guess you would not if you see me. A lit of people are just sick from your constant arrogance and your insults. Something very bad happened to you to make you behave like this. This is just sad and pitiful.
Haha taking the moral high ground ('sad and pitiful behaviours!!1') while talking like a thug, as if you'd beat him up for daring to say something to you? You're the sad and pitiful one.We don't tolerate you Nazi scum here. Be gone with you!
ShaoniHiya wrote:
... Many chess players make the mistake of spending time tediously memorizing sequences of chess moves (...the “opening”). The problem is that most players don’t know very many openings, or even if they do, the chances they play your specific lines are very small. Just learn good opening principles from the start and don’t stress about memorizing. ...
"... I feel that the main reasons to buy an opening book are to give a good overview of the opening, and to explain general plans and ideas. ..." - GM John Nunn (2006)
"The way I suggest you study this book is to play through the main games once, relatively quickly, and then start playing the variation in actual games. Playing an opening in real games is of vital importance - without this kind of live practice it is impossible to get a 'feel' for the kind of game it leads to. There is time enough later for involvement with the details, after playing your games it is good to look up the line." - GM Nigel Davies (2005)
"... Review each of your games, identifying opening (and other) mistakes with the goal of not repeatedly making the same mistake. ... It is especially critical not to continually fall into opening traps – or even lines that result in difficult positions ..." - NM Dan Heisman (2007)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627062646/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman81.pdf
003_faith wrote:
We don't tolerate you Nazi scum here. Be gone with you!
Nazi scum? how do you get from, 'you are sad and pitiful', to 'you nazi scum', please I am interested in the thought process.
my favorite nazi
May 12, 2018
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#76
Somehow, I feel like you followed the book moves up to 4.c3 and then you did not know what to do next. If my thought is true, then 3...Bc5 might be an automatic move of yours because if you really understood the openings, you would not play 6...d6, which blocked your dark bishop's retreat. I am not judging you, please understand that. I just want to say that, you do not have to follow White's plan. You can play something else after 3.Bc4. I am not often worried about the openings because if my opponents know his opening variations, his rating would not be 1000-1100ish. So, I only focus on developing my pieces the play I feel ok. Hope it helps!
Sincerely
DeirdreSkye wrote:
formatallan wrote:
DeirdreSkye wrote:
torrubirubi wrote:
DeirdreSkye wrote:
On move 12 you were a bishop and a rook down and you need us to tell you what you did wrong?We all have blundered like this but when we did we knew what we did wrong(well , at least most of us).
Don't expect to improve if you need others to tell you the simple and obvious.
Hey Deidre, he posted his game because I asked to to this, and I really I don't see any reason to be rude with him. If you think he is doing obvious mistakes, take a look at some of your games, I am sure you will find some too.
This is a forum where people share their experiences and help each other, and not to attack each other. Hey buddy,he is still a beginner and so doing the same mistakes as we all did at the beginning. So try to be kind and helpful or go somewhere else.
My rudeness can help him much more than your pointless and hypocritic kindness , that's for sure.
He is a beginner and he does something very wrong. He doesn't analyse his games , he doesn't try to find his mistakes on his own and he expects from others to do all the work(where is his analysis of the game?). I assume the next step will be to open an account in chessable.
I actually do try to analyze my own games and I do try to find my own mistakes. I understand that it's my responsibility to figure out my own problems. But can't I also ask for help from the forums and advice from all of you as well? I can do both at the same time, correct?
Of course you can do both but don't you have to show that you are willing to do the hard work before asking for help?Why not post the game with comments? ...
I have a lot of sympathy for this point of view. Indeed, if I remember correctly, I myself responded to someone's request for game commentary by suggesting that the person start by identifying what was already understood. However, this case seems a little different. My impression was that formatallan was well aware of the mistake, 10...Be6, and was seeking help in understanding how the game had gone somewhat awry before that point. That strikes me as reasonable for a beginner to ask about, and it seems to me that Robbie_1969 responded helpfully in #7, ~2 days ago.
mickynj wrote:
I have looked at several of the OP's games. and many of them follow this same pattern: The opponent attacks piece with a pawn, and the OP simply ignores the threat and loses a piece on the next move. Or he moves a piece and leaves something undefended and bang! There goes a piece--or a rook. I am not saying this to make fun of the OP, he's an inexperienced player who wants to get better, which is fine. But these tactical oversights are not something to ignore while we try to search for his problem. They ARE his problem! Until you develop the habit of simply looking to see if your move is safe--at least for one ply!--no progress is possible.
Has anyone advocated searching for the one problem of formatallan? Has anyone advocated ignoring tactical oversights? Are tactical oversights a problem where gradual improvement might take place? By the way, other formatallan games can be seen at:
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/pushing-pawns-a-losers-story
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/how-to-embed-chess-games-into-forum
May 12, 2018
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#79
mickynj wrote:
I have looked at several of the OP's games. and many of them follow this same pattern: The opponent attacks piece with a pawn, and the OP simply ignores the threat and loses a piece on the next move. Or he moves a piece and leaves something undefended and bang! There goes a piece--or a rook. I am not saying this to make fun of the OP, he's an inexperienced player who wants to get better, which is fine. But these tactical oversights are not something to ignore while we try to search for his problem. They ARE his problem! Until you develop the habit of simply looking to see if your move is safe--at least for one ply!--no progress is possible.
Time control issue, I guess? He plays too fast or has little, if not zero candidate moves?
I could answer that but I would probably regret it.