1. Read good chess books;
2. Read some more good chess books;
3. Don't stop to read good chess books until your last days.
(I am not kidding...)
Your three general rules
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1. Before making a move, always ask yourself, "What is the opponent's best response?" If you don't like the results of that response, don't hope that the opponent won't make it, instead look for a better move on your part.
2. Before making a move, always ask yourself, "What does this move accomplish? How does it improve my position or worsen my opponent's position?" If you can't come up with a coherent response, or if the benefits of this move are too slim, then disregard it and look for a better move.
3. Before making a move, always ask yourself, "Are there better moves than this?" Even if you like this move a lot, always look for better ones.
And the main advice, topping these 3: be honest with yourself. Never try to justify a bad move, or a move you made without any particular reason. If you messed up, admit it and try to figure out why you messed up. Only a thorough work on your mistakes can get you far in chess.
Of course, you can only fully exercise this advice in longer games - which is what a beginner should focus on anyway. 
Jul 1, 2017
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1. Sit on your hands when you are thinking on your move
2. Don't sit on your hands when you are thinking on your move when playing blitz
3. When playing OTB, press the clock in a very discreet way, so your opponent will not note tat it is his turn to move
2. Don't sit on your hands when you are thinking on your move when playing blitz
3. When playing OTB, press the clock in a very discreet way, so your opponent will not note tat it is his turn to move
Jul 1, 2017
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#45
1. Make a move any move
2. Hope it's a good move whatever you did
3. If nothing else works use some form of mind control and get your opponent to sacrifice all their pieces for no reason.
2. Hope it's a good move whatever you did
3. If nothing else works use some form of mind control and get your opponent to sacrifice all their pieces for no reason.
Jul 4, 2017
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#46
MitSud wrote:
1. Make a move any move
2. Hope it's a good move whatever you did
3. If nothing else works use some form of mind control and get your opponent to sacrifice all their pieces for no reason.
2. Hope it's a good move whatever you did
3. If nothing else works use some form of mind control and get your opponent to sacrifice all their pieces for no reason.
1.- Learn basic opening and endgames.
2.- Do a lot of tactics
3.- Analyse your own games and memorize what you did wrong (Not the movements, but the idea)
intermediatedinoz escribió:
Do nothing if you don't get paid.
Are you jewish?
What are you even talking about?
Playing for who?
Pay you for what?
You get money for playing here? Of course not! You play for fun.
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.