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New to chess, where do I start?
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Hi, just play for now...you will lose mostly, but each time learn something from it. Take it to the next game. Any game you learn is that way, you’re not going to hit a home run with your first time at bat...well I guess that could happen, but not likely.
Evaluate your games; decide what you should have done better. Also, what I find helps me, is after I move...I try to calculate what their next move will be, and more importantly...why they will take that move. Try to get to a point where you will be 10 steps ahead, and for now...work on defense more so than offence. Defend each piece, it will be good practice. It will come together. Good luck and most important, have fun with it.
what Roamingbull said that is a great way. Also use Chess.coms resources. Analyze your games and if possible try to at least get gold but Diamond is great.
Thanks for the help, guess I'll go play!
Im not good either use the chess.com computer analysis when you feel you cant come up with what you did wrong.
Ok thanks!
np :)
I would advise chess networks live blitz youtube videos as they are excellent for teaching you the thought process before making a move.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaUocxAu38Y
As several have commented, learn by losing. Learn by losing a LOT of games. That's easy. The hard part is continuously picking your poor, bruised, bleeding ego up of the floor, dusting it off starting over. For more practical help . . .
1. Learn chess notation
2. Copy down your games and play them over. Although I know it hurts, play over the games you've lost SEVERAL times. See WHY you lost.
3/ Then, if cost is a factor, search your public library for copies of Irving Chernev's "Logical Chess Move by Move" and Nimzovitch's "My System". (Failing either of those, Capablanca's "Chess Fundamentals" is also excellent.)
paulgottlieb wrote:
I've looked at a couple of your games, and I have a few questions for you:
In your recent game with 2452, first of all, why would you resign when you had an enormous advantage? 13...Qd4 and 13..Rh7 both look crushing. In fact, you outplayed your opponent from the start and had a great position after only 8 moves, but then you dropped the ball a little. After White's 10.Qxg7, your first thought should have been: can I trap that Queen? and the answer is yes! 10...Rh7 and White is in terrible trouble. But your play was generally fine until your inexplicable resignation
In your game with Dionex, you obviously weren't really paying attention. There's no other explanation for overlooking that after 6.f3 your Bishop was hanging. You simply have to get into the habit after every one of your opponent's moves, of looking to see if he is threatening anything. It would be hard to miss the threatbehind 6.f3
Again in your game with ThomasBlott17 you don't seen to really be paying attention to your opponent's moves, so every threat takes you by surprise. Strategically, 4...Bd6, blocking your d-pawn and forcing yourself to develop the Bc8 to a fairly useless diagonal was a mistake. 4...d5 or 4...Bb4 were much better. And what was the idea behind 8...Ng4? What was that Knight going to accomplish by itself? But more important, after 10.Ng5, did you notice that when the Knight moved, it opened a diagonal to your Ng4, which was now hanging? When he moves, you have to check for any new threats. You were so interested in your own mate threat that you didn't really look at what your opponent could do.
So I think your agenda is pretty clear. The very first thing you need to do is develop a couple of habits: After your opponent moves, you have to ask yourself,"what could he do to me if I did nothing?" You need to look at every check and capture that he could play, and figure out how to deal with it. Then,look at every check and capture that you could play. Often, you will see an opportunity to strike a tactical blow for your side. There's a lot more to chess than this, of course, but you won't get anywhere until you quit giving your pieces away, and start taking his.
Thanks for all the help, and in the game vs. robbie2452, I had to go, sadly :(, but still, great advice, thanks a bunch!
Sep 4, 2011
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Roamingbull wrote:
Try to get to a point where you will be 10 steps ahead
You mean calculate 10 moves ahead?! If you do, it's rarely necessary to look that far ahead actually.
Figure of speech...but with some truth. Just meaning to think of what the next move will be, and what your going to do with it. Have a plan, and a couple of backups, as most of the time, your best plan will need an adjustment of thought.
fissionfowl wrote:
Roamingbull wrote:
Try to get to a point where you will be 10 steps ahead
You mean calculate 10 moves ahead?! If you do, it's rarely necessary to look that far ahead actually.
at least be able to calculate ahead 2 moves.
Learn En Passant, castling rules and notation.
develop. protect. attack. in that order.
repeat it to remind yourself like a mantra at the start of each game because you'll be tempted to see something and attack before it's time (this is typical with beginners to take just to take or to attack without developed backup at the ready). and if you can do a move that does more than one of those things at the same time, that's a bonus.
that's the best advice that i've received when starting out. enjoy the game.
hey Leetyson, I saw your thread and I have always been able to teach people the basic skills that they need to improve. I have coached classes and taught many people how to play well. I am estimated to be around Class A (1800-2000) USCF strength and I probably could teach you. Just send me a message if you are interested in me helping you out. I dont Charge :). I don't want to sound cliche'd, but work on your tactics too. I know every GM says this and it is probably a good piece of advice. I never did this and i played so much more than I needed to in order to pick up common tactical patterns.
Sep 4, 2011
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- I would suggest you take ONE lesson from brendanNorman - - - just one lesson - - - it will cost about 25 dollar Australian - or about 28 dollars Canadian - - might sound stupid - but myself personally - I would consider buying one or two more lessons from him at 25 Canadian - - - but I don't want to spend the extra money for the exchange - - - like instead of spending 25 it feels like I am spending closer to 50 or 40 or 30 when I have to come up with the little extra bit
So I have recently started playing chess, I know how all the pieces move, I know checkmate and all the other basic stuff, and I know basic strategy, like control the center and devlope pieces, etc. However, I lose all of my games I play, and I was wondering, how do I get better? Where is a good place to start? Thanks in advance-