Stuff to learn for beginners

Hi, 

I'm new, I know all the rules and stuff but I'm still a beginner. What should I learn so I can improve? 

Thanks!

Logical Chess - Move By Move

Irving Chernev

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0713484649

Logical Chess - Move By Move

Irving Chernev

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0713484649

I'll take a look at it, thanks!

do the daily puzzles and review your games for any missed, wrong moves, great moves, etc. and that should help 😁

Ok thanks! i appreciate it!

Opening Principles is all the knowledge you need for this stage of the game: https://www.chess.com/blog/KeSetoKaiba/opening-principles-again

Endgames is where your time is probably better spent for now (and tactics puzzles for your middlegames). Learning basic checkmates and basic theoretical endgames can be extremely helpful. What common endgames do you know well?

Hi,

I'm new, I know all the rules and stuff but I'm still a beginner. What should I learn so I can improve?

Thanks!

Opening Principles is all the knowledge you need for this stage of the game: https://www.chess.com/blog/KeSetoKaiba/opening-principles-again

Endgames is where your time is probably better spent for now (and tactics puzzles for your middlegames). Learning basic checkmates and basic theoretical endgames can be extremely helpful. What common endgames do you know well?

I don't know any endgames lmao. but is there any place i can get more puzzles, It seems i'm only limited to 3 on here

lichess has unlimited puzzles, maybe you could some how get premium using Duolingo ???

Play Chess with Duo - Chess.com x Duolingo Partnership - Chess.com

EDIT: you'll have to do Duolingo tho.

I recommend learning these checkmates/endgames first and for checkmate patterns, this video I made months ago may help:

King + Queen vs King checkmate:

King + Rook vs King checkmate:

King + pawn vs King checkmate (usually a win, but sometimes a draw with best defense; learning the differences via King Opposition is important)

I have videos on all three of these on my YouTube channel, but here is the video on checkmate patterns I mentioned. This may give you ideas in the middlegame if you don't reach an endgame you know:

lichess has unlimited puzzles, maybe you could some how get premium using Duolingo ???

Play Chess with Duo - Chess.com x Duolingo Partnership - Chess.com

EDIT: you'll have to do Duolingo tho.

oooh ok thanks

I don't know any endgames lmao...

I recommend learning these checkmates/endgames first and for checkmate patterns, this video I made months ago may help:

King + Queen vs King checkmate:

King + Rook vs King checkmate:

King + pawn vs King checkmate (usually a win, but sometimes a draw with best defense; learning the differences via King Opposition is important)

I have videos on all three of these on my YouTube channel, but here is the video on checkmate patterns I mentioned. This may give you ideas in the middlegame if you don't reach an endgame you know:

I'll take a look at this, thanks! are there any other videos I should watch?

lichess has unlimited puzzles, maybe you could some how get premium using Duolingo ???

Play Chess with Duo - Chess.com x Duolingo Partnership - Chess.com

EDIT: you'll have to do Duolingo tho.

Do i have to make a new account with lichess?

Here is a video I made on the Rook checkmate and another one on Two Bishops checkmate (both before I got a webcam). The Two Bishops is more advanced than the Rook checkmate, but both are good ones to learn.

I'll take a look at this, thanks! are there any other videos I should watch?

Here is a video I made on the Rook checkmate and another one on Two Bishops checkmate (both before I got a webcam). The Two Bishops is more advanced than the Rook checkmate, but both are good ones to learn.

great thanks!

learn some opening principles, and review your games (especially losses!!) as MUCH as you can! Play as much chess and play as many puzzles as you can! DONT FALL INTO THE TRAP OF LEARNING TOO MUCH OPENING THEORY LIKE I DID. All of that goes out the window when you blunder.

learn some opening principles, and review your games (especially losses!!) as MUCH as you can! Play as much chess and play as many puzzles as you can! DONT FALL INTO THE TRAP OF LEARNING TOO MUCH OPENING THEORY LIKE I DID. All of that goes out the window when you blunder.

what opening principles should I learn?

I already listed the 3 opening principles I find most useful (in my hyperlink in what is currently post #6). The 3 opening principles I find most useful are:

1) Control the center

2) Develop pieces (pawns are not considered pieces)

3) Castle early (King safety)

I already listed the 3 opening principles I find most useful (in my hyperlink in what is currently post #6). The 3 opening principles I find most useful are:

1) Control the center

2) Develop pieces (pawns are not considered pieces)

3) Castle early (King safety)

ooooh ok thanks

To most of my students, I give this advice (and it's all they need):

The biggest reason people struggle in lower-level chess is because of blunders. They make them in almost every game.

A mistake can instantly put you in a bad position, no matter how well you played earlier: if you had great opening knowledge, great positional skills, great endgame skills, whatever; a single mistake can change everything (you lose a piece or get checkmated).

So, how do you avoid blunders? Follow these two simple steps:

1. After your opponent moves, think if it's dangerous. Ask yourself, “What’s his idea?”
2. Before you make your move, think if it's safe. Ask yourself, “What attacking replies can he play?”

If you feel like getting to levels like 1600, 1800, or 2000 in chess is super hard, let's look at it in a different way. Those players you're facing make blunders in nearly every game they play. Beating them isn't so tough if you stop making big mistakes and start using their slip-ups to your advantage.

Again, it does not require you to become a chess nerd or spend all your time on chess. Just doing this one thing can boost your rating by a few hundred points right away.