Study the endgame, it servers more than you'd think.
Learning openings is nothing. If you don't master the endgame, than you're just premoving stuff and not playing real chess.
After that, spend 5 second between moves. I had the bad habit of play in 2 seconds, even on daily chess, and didn't serve me well
Study the endgame, it servers more than you'd think.
Learning openings is nothing. If you don't master the endgame, than you're just premoving stuff and not playing real chess.
After that, spend 5 second between moves. I had the bad habit of play in 2 seconds, even on daily chess, and didn't serve me well
I just analyze all my games but most openings I think can be self derived if you just following your standard principles of what a goal is for an opening. I think if you got that down, you should do alright. Maybe, you give up a pawn but you won't blow it.
Study the endgame, it servers more than you'd think.
Learning openings is nothing. If you don't master the endgame, than you're just premoving stuff and not playing real chess.
After that, spend 5 second between moves. I had the bad habit of play in 2 seconds, even on daily chess, and didn't serve me well
I just analyze all my games but most openings I think can be self derived if you just following your standard principles of what a goal is for an opening. I think if you got that down, you should do alright. Maybe, you give up a pawn but you won't blow it.
I think the more you know, the better you'll be at unknown openings. I am, it has to be, right? I analyzed the games where my opponent played openings i did not know of, and turns out most games i played the correct opening lines.
Also i felt better by looking at endgames. I watched a video of Ivanchuck defeating Carlsen with only a pawn up in a rook's ending and when i found myself in similar endgames, i applied the same principles.
As for blundering a pawn, i think you should avoid that. Yes its only a pawn but still
Do a lot of puzzles for practice. The more puzzles you do the easier and by easier, I mean less hard thinking, do you need to do to identify patterns. Good players don't think less hard than newer players. They just know what they do and don't need to think about. Think of puzzles as just like lifting weights. You want to be able to lift 150 lbs in front of a girl effortlessly, well that will be a piece of cake if you can lift 300 lbs in training.
Thanks 4 ur advice!
Study the endgame, it servers more than you'd think.
Learning openings is nothing. If you don't master the endgame, than you're just premoving stuff and not playing real chess.
After that, spend 5 second between moves. I had the bad habit of play in 2 seconds, even on daily chess, and didn't serve me well
Yeah, I also love endgames. I usually dont really have one specific line, just play the best move.
To your suggestion on time between moves, I know. I don't try to play fast, but sometimes it just happens. How do I stop that?
"... I recommend that if you are a beginner, you should avoid speed chess for a variety of reasons. Among them:
https://www.chess.com/article/view/is-speed-chess-good-for-you
Okay.
Do a lot of puzzles for practice. The more puzzles you do the easier and by easier, I mean less hard thinking, do you need to do to identify patterns. Good players don't think less hard than newer players. They just know what they do and don't need to think about. Think of puzzles as just like lifting weights. You want to be able to lift 150 lbs in front of a girl effortlessly, well that will be a piece of cake if you can lift 300 lbs in training.