Hey guys,
The blog I wrote on getting to 1200 in rapid in one year got popular, so I decided to make a YouTube video version of it…
I am sure it’s not perfect but I just wanted to put out a useful and informative resource for chess beginners. I find intermediate / advanced players here a bit dismissive over quite how much of a struggle at can be for some players (myself included!) to break out the lower ranks. So, I wanted to collate the advice I got on these forums and my experiences into a concise guide. Many people here have contributed here that it would take ages to list everyone (though I did specifically shout out PawnTsunami in the video!)… but to everyone who has given me advice over the past 18 months: THANK YOU!!
I hope you find this video useful (and entertaining 🙂)
Francis
a.k.a PsychoPanda13, a.k.a The Talent Hacker
Here are all the resources that I refer to in the video:
How do chess pieces move? https://lichess.org/learn#/
Michelle Khare trained like a chess grandmaster https://youtu.be/t8IVLOM1fXI
10 Chess Tips Every Beginner Should Know https://youtu.be/aavP_NnrXS8
IM John Bartholemew’s “Chess Fundamentals” Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao9iOeK_jvU&list=PLl9uuRYQ-6MBwqkmwT42l1fI7Z0bYuwwO&index=5
GM Yasser Seirawan’s “The Chess Elements Explained” https://youtu.be/L2CK5FKC5Zs
Free beginner Chessable courses:
1. e4 for white https://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-1-e4-for-beginners/course/103336/
1. e4 e5 for black https://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-sethuramans-1-e4-e5/course/53131/
1. d4 d5 for black https://www.chessable.com/short-sweet-sieleckis-queens-gambit-declined/course/95878/
All free beginner courses in Chessable https://www.chessable.com/chess-openings/for-beginners/all/free/
GothamChess “10 minute openings” https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBRObSmbZluTpMdP-rUL3bQ5GA8v4dMbT
Chess King Training CT-ART Tactics https://chesskingtraining.com/products/chess-king-learn/ct-art-10-chess-tactics/
IM John Bartholemew climbing the rating ladder https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl9uuRYQ-6MCBnhtCk_bTZsD8GxeWP6BV
GM Daniel Naroditsky speedrun https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT1F2nOxLHOcmi_qi1BbY6axf5xLFEcit
Lichess maia1 bot https://lichess.org/@/maia1
Analysing your games:
GothamChess https://youtu.be/ylpAHvPlafc
Eric Rosen https://youtu.be/QzNzqBJVKEY
Anki https://apps.ankiweb.net/
Constructing flashcards in Anki https://youtu.be/mzCEJVtED0U
