How can you go from a beginner to the best
You can't. These two words apply to almost every human being. But if you play lot's of games, work on your tactics, and eventually read up on opening theory you might become a good player. As in a CM, IM, FM, if you're good enough GM.
Tactics, and work on your weaknesses.
It also helps to find a well annotated game collection from a player you like, and to "pick their brain" so to speak. It can take me anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours just to get through one Karpov game...
As a start I reccomend you start 5 or 6 correspondence games and take your time. That actually really helped me. Oh, and stop playing bullet for a while, try playing more standard. With careful play I managed to hit 1500 the first few months I was playing standard, but I couldn't do the same for blitz.
sammynouri wrote:
brumtown wrote:
How can you go from a beginner to the best
You can't. These two words apply to almost every human being. But if you play lot's of games, work on your tactics, and eventually read up on opening theory you might become a good player. As in a CM, IM, FM, if you're good enough GM.
Surely the best players started out as beginners
sammynouri wrote:
brumtown wrote:
How can you go from a beginner to the best
You can't. These two words apply to almost every human being. But if you play lot's of games, work on your tactics, and eventually read up on opening theory you might become a good player. As in a CM, IM, FM, if you're good enough GM.
Surely the best players started out as beginners
Logically they would have to, what I meant was not every beginner will have the will or the talent to become a good player, much less the very best. I don't think of myself as a cynical person, so I will say that a difficult goal should only make you more determined to succeed.
Surely the best players started out as beginners
Ok, so you'll want to play in tournaments (OTB tournaments) at least once a month (better is once a week) and get a coach. The coach will recommend certain books and methods depending on your needs. Spend a few hours a day studying and at least that many hours playing / analyzing. And I don't mean 50 blitz games. Games that last at least an hour.
If what you actually want to know is how to be good enough to beat most (or all) of your friends and family who play casually, then (along the lines of what sammynouri said) do some tactics puzzles every day, and play a few games every day (fast games are fine). After the games look up who left opening book first (and what the normal books moves are) and look for your biggest mistake or two in the game (even if you won). A book would be good too. Logical Chess Move by Move and any out of Seirawan's Winning Chess Series are good. Dan Heisman's Novice Nook articles are very good too (and are free). Some are even on chess.com I think (just use google).
You can learn faster reading and absorbing one good book than years of fumbling around playing live chess. I looked at a few of your games and you miss simple tactics. Get a copy of "Learn Chess--A Complete Course" by Alexander & Beach. Read it. Then you'll be able to beat-up your friends.
I only started to play chess 2 or 3 days ago. I played checkers before that, and I've been playing it for 8 years. I read the chess rules 7 years ago, but I only started playing and reading about it a couple of days ago
Chess skill is made up of two things: 1. the ability to calculate & 2. the ability to recognize patterns. Calculation comes with practice solving tactical problems. Patterns are learned fastest by reading about them. There is nothing secret about chess, you can learn.
Chess skill is made up of two things: 1. the ability to calculate & 2. the ability to recognize patterns. Calculation comes with practice solving tactical problems. Patterns are learned fastest by reading about them. There is nothing secret about chess, you can learn.
That's true, but everyone has a limit and some people have higher limits and natural talent.
sammynouri---Quite true, but how will you know your limits until you reach for the stars.
how will you know your limits until you reach for the stars.
Metaknowledge, introspection, simple deduction etc 
Playing and post analysing long chess games.This team helps with this.Give it a try.
http://www.chess.com/groups/home/otb-sim-team
Watching pro chess could be good
What other ways are there though?
well you can always start watching coach heissman videos here!!! He usually have a lot of good tips for a beginner mate
Thanks mate
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How can you go from a beginner to the best