Need help from the GMs or IMs

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Sakaii_Wong

I just started out on chess and I really need some guidance from the experts. Therefore, I'm hoping to find a GM or IM who is kind enough to answer my questions on chess from time to time...I've tried sending messages to several of them but none of them will respond.

IMKeto

1. You dont need GM/IM level coaching.

2. What is your question?

ponz111

FishEyedFools is correct, you do not need guidance from IMs or GMs to greatly improve your game.

Just ask your questions here.

knighttour2

Titled players get paid to coach weaker players.  Why would they (or should they) answer your questions for free?  If they start answering your messages they'll start getting flooded with free coaching requests.  Many of them have such requests on their profiles.  If I were a titled player and you messaged me asking for free advice I'd block you.

JayeshSinhaChess

You need to pay them. No one will just answer your questions. There are several GMs IMs who offer coaching on this link https://www.chess.com/coaches

fischerrook

And just starting out, they are looking at your questions and just thinking how lazy you must be not to invest the time to look for the answers yourself, but you expect them to invest their time to answer you. Play some games and use the forums. Loads of information. The aww-rats group here has some good videos for starting off. 

Sakaii_Wong

Ok, so I wanted to choose an opening to reply White's 1. d4 as Black and build my repertoire on that. But there are so many types of openings like the slav, semi-slav, queen's indian, etc. and I just don't know which one to choose. I want to choose an opening which suits my style of playing. I want to choose a solid and safe opening as I'm more of a positional player (or at least that's the kind of player I want to be).

knighttour2

At your beginner level d5 is probably best, and start with the most solid lines possible, like the QGD.  There are enough resources on chess.com or the internet to learn the basics of the opening.

IMKeto
Sakaii_Wong wrote:

Ok, so I wanted to choose an opening to reply White's 1. d4 as Black and build my repertoire on that. But there are so many types of openings like the slav, semi-slav, queen's indian, etc. and I just don't know which one to choose. I want to choose an opening which suits my style of playing. I want to choose a solid and safe opening as I'm more of a positional player (or at least that's the kind of player I want to be).

Your first pieces of advice:

1. Stop using words like: "style", "positional"  At your level, the only style you have is blundering.  Here you got mated in 18 moves by a 1300 player.

https://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=2781672421

2. Work on tactics...tactics...tactics.  Openings ARE NOT deciding your games.  Not knowing openings is NOT deciding your games.  What is deciding your games?

Blunders.

Missed tactics.

Hanging pieces.

Not following Opening Principles.

3. Play longer time controls.  

4. Analyze your games, and post them for review.

5. And the usual:

Opening Principles:

1. Control the center squares – d4-e4-d5-e5

2. Develop your minor pieces toward the center – piece activity is the key

3. Castle

4. Connect your rooks

Tactics...tactics...tactics...

 

Pre Move Checklist:

1. Make sure all your pieces are safe. 

2. Look for forcing move: Checks, captures, threats. You want to look at ALL forcing moves (even the bad ones) this will force you look at, and see the entire board. 

3. If there are no forcing moves, you then want to remove any of your opponent’s pieces from your side of the board. 

4. If your opponent doesn’t have any of his pieces on your side of the board, then you want to improve the position of your least active piece. 

5. After each move by your opponent, ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"

luckbird

why don't you just send a message to all the GMs and IMs

 

kindaspongey
Sakaii_Wong wrote:

Ok, so I wanted to choose an opening to reply White's 1. d4 as Black and build my repertoire on that. But there are so many types of openings like the slav, semi-slav, queen's indian, etc. and I just don't know which one to choose. I want to choose an opening which suits my style of playing. I want to choose a solid and safe opening as I'm more of a positional player (or at least that's the kind of player I want to be).

I think that it is fairly common for a player to be advised to first learn the Queen's Gambit Declined. If nothing else, it is probably going to be easier to find recent introductorry opening books like First Steps: The Queen's Gambit
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7652.pdf
and The Queen's Gambit Declined: Move by Move.
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7743.pdf
It might be a good idea to consider Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006).
"... For beginning players, [Discovering Chess Openings] will offer an opportunity to start out on the right foot and really get a feel for what is happening on the board. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf

president_max
luckbird wrote:

why don't you just send a message to all the GMs and IMs

 

Nice :-)

kindaspongey

"... In games between novice chess players, color is not the most important factor, but acquired knowledge is crucial. Without the basics of opening play it is easy to fail, and that's why openings must be learned. ... after running through different openings and learning ideas from them, you must choose what openings you will be using. This choice depends on your taste and also on the character and style of your game. If you like to attack and you are not afraid of sacrificing and taking risks choose sharp gambit openings. If you prefer a quiet game, then there are relatively calm openings for you. ..." - Journey to the Chess Kingdom by Yuri Averbakh and Mikhail Beilin

kindaspongey
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Sakaii_Wong
kindaspongey wrote:

"... In games between novice chess players, color is not the most important factor, but acquired knowledge is crucial. Without the basics of opening play it is easy to fail, and that's why openings must be learned. ... after running through different openings and learning ideas from them, you must choose what openings you will be using. This choice depends on your taste and also on the character and style of your game. If you like to attack and you are not afraid of sacrificing and taking risks choose sharp gambit openings. If you prefer a quiet game, then there are relatively calm openings for you. ..." - Journey to the Chess Kingdom by Yuri Averbakh and Mikhail Beilin

Yes, that is what I'm trying to do. I want to find an opening which suits my playing style. I'm not trying to analyze openings and their variations like those GMs. I'm just trying to choose and learn an opening. After all, novice or expert, they all got to choose an opening to play, right?

Sakaii_Wong
kindaspongey wrote:
Sakaii_Wong wrote:

Ok, so I wanted to choose an opening to reply White's 1. d4 as Black and build my repertoire on that. But there are so many types of openings like the slav, semi-slav, queen's indian, etc. and I just don't know which one to choose. I want to choose an opening which suits my style of playing. I want to choose a solid and safe opening as I'm more of a positional player (or at least that's the kind of player I want to be).

I think that it is fairly common for a player to be advised to first learn the Queen's Gambit Declined. If nothing else, it is probably going to be easier to find recent introductorry opening books like First Steps: The Queen's Gambit
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7652.pdf
and The Queen's Gambit Declined: Move by Move.
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7743.pdf
It might be a good idea to consider Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006).
"... For beginning players, [Discovering Chess Openings] will offer an opportunity to start out on the right foot and really get a feel for what is happening on the board. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf

Thanks for the books suggestions happy.png

luckbird

get a coach

 

Viv1603

if with white we play e5 and black plays Sicilian then can any one guide with further white moves

ThE_Ultimat3-ChesSbraWler

Ok guys just be a bit lighter on sakalli ok? He doesn’t know much.

ThE_Ultimat3-ChesSbraWler

Any way can any body recommend some good coaches that I can pay at a reasonable price here?