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I've been learning tactics/solving puzzles for a while now, as well as using another website with videos and exercises. However, I'm struggling to convert those skills to the games I play here and on chess with friends. Is this unusual? Can anyone provide some advice? Thank you!
Nov 19, 2016
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Well, you didn't really volunteer any information concerning what kind of tactics sets you're using or how you use them. Dan Heisman gives some good advice about the subject on his recommended books page:
jcm6877 wrote:
I've been learning tactics/solving puzzles for a while now, as well as using another website with videos and exercises. However, I'm struggling to convert those skills to the games I play here and on chess with friends. Is this unusual? Can anyone provide some advice? Thank you!
After looking at some of your games, the main issue is that youre hanging pieces. Their is more to chess than tactics.
After each of your opponents moves. ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"
Before you make a move, ask yourself: "Are my pieces safe?"
Nov 19, 2016
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GodsPawn2016 wrote:
jcm6877 wrote:
I've been learning tactics/solving puzzles for a while now, as well as using another website with videos and exercises. However, I'm struggling to convert those skills to the games I play here and on chess with friends. Is this unusual? Can anyone provide some advice? Thank you!
After looking at some of your games, the main issue is that youre hanging pieces. Their is more to chess than tactics.
After each of your opponents moves. ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"
Before you make a move, ask yourself: "Are my pieces safe?"
As a freeloader, I don't have access to the OP's games. Yeah, if he's dropping lots of pieces, he definitely needs to address that issue first.
Nov 19, 2016
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#7
Yes, this is a common problem. Puzzle tactics tend to be significantly different than realistic game tactics. Puzzle tactics are announced and tend to be impressive and close to mate, often in the middlegame, whereas realistic tactics have no one announcing that a win exists, and tend to be a win of only a pawn or an exchange, and are often in the opening. I don't know what to advise, though. I annotate my own repertoire with the tactical refutation of bad moves, such as in opening traps, but few books or databases have such information, not even in a general sense.
Thank you, everyone, for replying. I never intended to ask specifics and apologize for the vagueness. For the most part I wanted to know if my struggles were due to my weird brain, and it helps to hear that this isn't unusual. Thank you for the website and other advice, much appreciated!
jcm6877 wrote:
Thank you, everyone, for replying. I never intended to ask specifics and apologize for the vagueness. For the most part I wanted to know if my struggles were due to my weird brain, and it helps to hear that this isn't unusual. Thank you for the website and other advice, much appreciated!
You are just starting up player. What you are experiencing right now is just normal. Just keep solving puzzles and study basic endgames and strategy.
I like to add that you should always look at the whole board, so that you can see the positioning of pieces. Always study your opponent's last move. Before you make a move check if it is safe,no tactical drawback.
Watch this video as it will help you lessen hanging pieces.
Chess Fundamentals #1: Undefended Pieces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao9iOeK_jvU&index=5&list=PLl9uuRYQ-6MBwqkmwT42l1fI7Z0bYuwwO