Playing is always my suggestion.
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The rules.
The approximate piece values: Queen = 9 pawns, rook 5, bishop/knight 3.
How to mate with king and 2 queens vs king.
How to mate with king and 2 rooks vs king.
How to mate with king and 1 queen vs king.
How to mate with king and 1 rook vs king.
Wouldn't bother playing a game until you can do all of those.
Two queens?
? What hilarious advice Scottrf! 
netzach wrote:
? What hilarious advice Scottrf !
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Scottrf wrote:
The rules.
The approximate piece values: Queen = 9 pawns, rook 5, bishop/knight 3.
How to mate with king and 2 queens vs king.
How to mate with king and 2 rooks vs king.
How to mate with king and 1 queen vs king.
How to mate with king and 1 rook vs king.
Wouldn't bother playing a game until you can do all of those.
You may want to double-check things... :-)
If you like videos, IM Rensch's series Everything You Need to Know is a great place to start. They are free to watch even for non-premium members:
Everything You Need to Know 1: Start Playing Chess
Everything You Need to Know 2: The Opening!
Everything You Need to Know 3: Tactics & Strategy!
Everything You Need to Know 4: The Endgame!
Everything You Need to Know 5: Bring It Together!
It's a common misconception that you need to know a whole lot of theory before you're 'allowed' to play chess. Trying to absorb too much information and applying it all at once will lead to confusion and frustration. As soon as you've got the basic rules down you can play a few games (preferably at a time control that allows you to think about what you're doing). Then you can read/watch a little more, then you play a few more games... rinse and repeat until you become a Grandmaster. Good luck and have fun!
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I'm new to chess but I was wondering where the best thing for me to start off learning would be?