What was the best advice given to you in chess

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if its a one minute game dont care about anything, just move peices around randomly.

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Never play with an empty stomach.

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drink plenty of fluid before you play the game.

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sadoldbishop wrote:

welcome to chess.com

you can log-off any time you like but you can never leave

awesome. Hotel Chess.com.

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Estragon wrote:

Learn endings.

Who gave you that one ?

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Do NOT move before you understand the purpose of your opponent's last move.

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Let the perfectionist play postal. - Yasser Seiravan.

In modern days you should replace word "postal" with "advanced chess". :)

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"sit on your hands"  given to me by ms woods( national master) when i started in my first chess club at age 16.   RIP. ms woods

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"if you dont know what to do,just develop your pieces."

this is what a strong club player told me when i was a kid.he was watching my game and i was giving checks aimlessly in opening.

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No one has ever won a chess game with resignation.

Do not play against the ratings. Play against the board.

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skakmadurinn wrote:

No one has ever won a chess game with resignation.

 

Do not play against the ratings. Play against the board.

I like the second one.

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Nigel Short said "Today's chess is too much concerned with things like pawn structure... forget it, checkmate ends the game!"

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Enjoy the game

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No matter what happens

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paulgottlieb wrote:

"You have no talent at all for this game! Just give it up." Good advice, but I didn't take it.


you rating is really high, i believe the guy was wrong.

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i think most of us are just book and online players.no one really gave us any advice.we just play online and take a look at some books.

at least i was given advices very rarely.

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think in terms of squares

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The best advice i got was how to fight Parham/2. Qf3 in order to avoid getting Scholar's mate. 

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ticcherr wrote:

think in terms of squares

To think, all along i had been thinking in circles!

Look before you leap.