Any good resources for learning Checkmate outside chess.com

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florisprins

I have no concept of how to checkmate, atleast i can barely see it 99 percent of the time but i will say that its not exactly my fault since most of the learning resources just tell you either "you are wrong" or in the case of chess.com endgames where all you do is just end up just moving a bunch of pieces without any strategy for minutes on end. "Try to checkmate the king" "oh thank you didnt think of that" i practiced on chess.com and others  for hours and learned nada except that i suck at it. Im sorry but i need a bit more analyzing done for me otherwise im not learning anything. Are there any apps or websites that analyze text such as "if you moved this here then this A and therefore B", paid services is ok too if not too expensive?

Hope so, thanks in advance

Alquds75

Connect with me in telegram @marhaba0012 will teach you. If you wish we can be friends.

1969beginner

Outside of Chess.com, well there's Lichess, which is pretty good. But seriously, the checkmate puzzles on this site are usually excellent.

GMegasDoux

Chess vibes has a video on checkmates on youtube. I think you can find others as well. Once the mate is shown you, pause the video and imagine something highlighting the squares around the king, this should help you understand the control of the squares by the pieces involved and the concept of a mating box, or even safe squares. Rewind to the start of the mate and repeat that process, you should see the mate evolve. Hope this helps.

landloch

If books are an options consider Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, How to Beat Your Dad at Chess, or Winning Chess: How to See Three Moves Ahead.

florisprins
1969beginner wrote:

Outside of Chess.com, well there's Lichess, which is pretty good. But seriously, the checkmate puzzles on this site are usually excellent.

im not sure if they are helpful in the beginner skill level, most of the time i am just mindlessly moving my pieces around until i kinda see 1 singular checkmate in the future such as the 2 rookson the top of the board, but that just trains that specific one combination certainly not how to see it earlier. They tell me my moves are not strategic but not the "why" and thats what i want.

KeSetoKaiba
florisprins wrote:

I have no concept of how to checkmate, atleast i can barely see it 99 percent of the time...

Do you mean in the endgame like King + Queen vs King or King + Rook vs King, or do you mean in the middlegame when checkmate opportunities arise, but you miss them?

florisprins
KeSetoKaiba wrote:
florisprins wrote:

I have no concept of how to checkmate, atleast i can barely see it 99 percent of the time...

Do you mean in the endgame like King + Queen vs King or King + Rook vs King, or do you mean in the middlegame when checkmate opportunities arise, but you miss them?

If there are many pieces on the board its conciderably easier, not to checkmate but find ways to do so as pieces can only move a certain direction. at max the king in opening can move 2 and in middlegame 3 or 4. Though when the board is almost empty like endgame, thats when it becomes completely incomprehensible to me. The king can move 9 squares in combination with other pieces that the other has left over. If i am lucky, or if there is an exception i can move my remaining two rooks or a rook and a queen at the top two ranks. Most other times i am just moving my pieces at random hoping to stumble on a checkmate.

magipi
florisprins wrote:
KeSetoKaiba wrote:
florisprins wrote:

I have no concept of how to checkmate, atleast i can barely see it 99 percent of the time...

Do you mean in the endgame like King + Queen vs King or King + Rook vs King, or do you mean in the middlegame when checkmate opportunities arise, but you miss them?

If there are many pieces on the board its conciderably easier, not to checkmate but find ways to do so as pieces can only move a certain direction. at max the king in opening can move 2 and in middlegame 3 or 4. Though when the board is almost empty like endgame, thats when it becomes completely incomprehensible to me. The king can move 9 squares in combination with other pieces that the other has left over. If i am lucky, or if there is an exception i can move my remaining two rooks or a rook and a queen at the top two ranks. Most other times i am just moving my pieces at random hoping to stumble on a checkmate.

You should take a look at this:

https://www.chess.com/lessons/winning-the-game/checkmate-with-two-rooks

If you don't gave 2 rooks (or queen), promote a pawn or two.

1969beginner
florisprins wrote:
1969beginner wrote:

Outside of Chess.com, well there's Lichess, which is pretty good. But seriously, the checkmate puzzles on this site are usually excellent.

im not sure if they are helpful in the beginner skill level, most of the time i am just mindlessly moving my pieces around until i kinda see 1 singular checkmate in the future such as the 2 rookson the top of the board, but that just trains that specific one combination certainly not how to see it earlier. They tell me my moves are not strategic but not the "why" and thats what i want.

For me, doing hundreds of puzzles has helped me to recognize patterns on the board during play more easily. It has also shown me interesting "new" checkmates that I hadn't considered before. It's sort of 'self-taught' learning as I have to figure out the "why" part of it. I've also found learning about 'traps' to be very informative. The traps may be like playing 'hope chess', but the ideas behind them have helped to try creating my own "traps" during the game. Check out this thread https://www.chess.com/forum/view/for-beginners/beginner-to-intermediate-5-dubious-traps-you-need-to-know?page=1#last_comment which may lead to more learning about checkmating. That's my 2 cents anyway.

Swamp_Varmint

I just got "The Checkmate Patterns Manual" on Chessable. Pretty happy with it.