1) Consider your best move
2) Look for you opponent's best response to your move
3) Make sure you did item 2
Your three general rules
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1 Learn all the common sacrifices in several of the sicilians and a bit of the opening theory
2 Always play the sicilian against 1. e4
3 Resign against 1 d4.
1. Firm handshake
2. Maintain eye contact
3. Sit up straight
Syrtis wrote:
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If you still can't see any nasties lurking feel free to submit or post or whatever. On the other hand, maybe it could wait a day. Sleep on it and have another look tomorrow.
Yeah, that's a big one for me when I play CC -- if I spend a long time analysing a move in one sitting, and finally decide on what to do, I want to play the move right away. I even think to myself, this is a critical position you should have another look tomorrow... but no, I get impatient :)
I bet if someone did this "wait a day" thing with every move they could raise their rating by 100 points or something... or at least avoid a lot more blunders.
Apr 29, 2010
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#26
orangehonda wrote:
Shivsky wrote:
1) Look for checks.
2) Look for captures.
3) Look for threats.
^ This
yep.
1. Try not to do anything stupid.
2. After failing to follow rule #1, don't get too worked up about it.
3. Try not do do anything else stupid.
Shivsky wrote:
1) Look for checks.
2) Look for captures.
3) Look for threats.
The only downside on this is that most likely you will get the habit of overvaluating checks.
Apr 29, 2010
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#29
gramarnazi wrote:
If you could give three general rules for beginner players, what would they be?
Mine are:
1) Play position first, and look out for tactics. Not the other way around.
2) In a cluttered board, prioritize knights over bishops, and in open games do the opposite.
3) Always keep an eye out for the fried liver.
My first rule for beginners is:
1: Don't give away your pieces or pawns.
Rule 2: Know how all of the pieces move.
and finally:
3: DON'T GIVE AWAY YOUR PAWNS OR PIECES.
Apr 29, 2010
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#30
Murrrrr wrote:
Shivsky wrote:
1) Look for checks.
2) Look for captures.
3) Look for threats.
The only downside on this is that most likely you will get the habit of overvaluating checks.
Well we're still talking about our typical beginner here, right?
The best way to train board vision in a useful manner is for him to spot all forcing moves for both sides before he begins his move selection process.
Looking for the CCTs every move until it becomes a subconscious effort is one of the most "low cost, high reward" tips a beginner can hope to hear. Most beginner games are essentially a game of "who drops the biggest piece last".
Of course, it bears mentioning that once the beginner starts doing this religiously, then he should start making sure that he can play his final selected move and STILL deal with all of his opponent's CCTs. This begins to approach what NM Dan Heisman calls "Real chess".
Sure, as you indicated => he may over-evaluate or over-react to the presence of a fairly harmless check and alter his move selection choices to deal with that. Sure, but now ... we have an evaluation or analysis error that he can fix, rather than a "dropping pieces because I didn't look for forcing moves on the board" problem now, don't we?
Isn't the latter a problem worth correcting well before before dealing with the former? As he matures, he should be able to tell if a forcing move (CCT) is really a matter of concern or not. What I posted is merely setting the foundation for developing a cleaner thought process.
I have so many so it's hard to choose, but I'll try. (never mind, it's too hard)
1. Always have a plan, even if you're winning
2. Trade when you're winning generally, unless it worsens your position too much. There are times when trades perhaps make it simpler but lower your winning chances. And don't relax even when you've simplified to the endgame! For one you often need to do subtle things like zugzwang tricks to win and you need technique, and also, endgames form new kinds of tactics like promotion tricks.
3. Tactics are a very large part of the game. Blunder check, make sure you're not losing to any forks, potential forks, checks, anything like that, and if you think your opponent's position looks fishy, look for tactical ways to take advantage of his flaws.
4. Tactics and strategy go together. Sometimes the only way to achieve your goal is through indirect or tactical means. Being able to combine them successfully in a game is huge for one's progress.
5. Now everyone knows you can make sacs for positional compensation, but it's one thing to recognize it and another to do it consistently. I find I too often subconsciously don't consider any way I would lose material (except if it's a sac for mate I guess) so I can often miss out on exchange sacs etc. If only someone could tell me to look at a move that sacrifices, then I wouldn't hesitate to play it, but in actual play I have to be more open minded about giving up material and finding potential ways to do so favorably.
Again, there are tons more fantastic general rules out there, many have been posted here.
1) Recognise early if you are losing, and play for the swindle while you still have resources
2) Recognise early if you are winning, and remove as many of your opponent's swindling chances as you can. (This is NOT computer chess, eg if you have Rook and 2 connected pawns against Knight, swop the Rook for the Knight).
3) It's a game, have fun
gramarnazi wrote:
If you could give three general rules for beginner players, what would they be?
1) Minor pieces out first.
2) Castle
3) Line up rooks on a file.
1.chess isnt easy jesse, if you think somethings so obvious then youre slacking and need to refocus.
2.dont sac unless its needed! /dont throw the game away looking for a novelty.
3.dont take rating into account.
those are mine
Apr 29, 2010
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#35
1. dont give away pieces for free, even pawns
2. this game is about squares, not pieces
3.always consider your opponents most recent move.
Jun 30, 2017
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#36
For the beginners not in that order but thats the general rule of thumb
1. Control the center
2. Protect your king
3. Develop your pieces
1. Don't eat yellow snow.
2. Learn how to count
4. Read the number before the message,
And
3. Get better at chess
2. Learn how to count
4. Read the number before the message,
And
3. Get better at chess
Jun 30, 2017
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#39
1. never give a sucker an even break
2. Don't take any wooden nickels
3. Watch out where the huskies go, don't you eat that yellow snow!
Jun 30, 2017
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#40
1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A bird isn't worth any more or less than any other bird, no matter it's relation to bushes, ever since the Federal Reserve devalued the bird currency during the Carter administration. Oh, you didn't know that before 1974 the United States used birds as currency? You must not have been paying attention or taking drugs in history class like I was.
2. Straight from the horse's mouth
What, are horses some sort of truth beacon? No! Horses are a bunch of damn liars! Remember, a horse will say or do anything to get an apple. If this phrase were to make sense, it would only be applicable if someone didn't beleive your scheme to get apples would work
3. I once was blind but now I see.
Um, that is not how blindness works. My uncle was blind and he never started to see, he just died by falling into an empty swimming pool.
1. Assume your opponent is going to see his/her best move.
2. Remember, you don't have to respond to provocative moves if they don't present a real danger.
3. Create a favorable pawn structure and maintain it through the middle game.
3.5 If you can help it, don't make moves that help your opponent develop his pieces or strengthen their positions.