Noob

Sort:
Ivyfrog

Hi,
I just started chess today and its really fun but I'm trying to understand it the best I can.

Tee

I'm definitely not the best, but I'll give the best advice I can.

1: Learn opening principles. They're very important. Make sure you know them when playing. (I'm sure someone else can give more knowledge here, I'm terrible at explaining things.)

2: In your games, you moved your f2 pawn. Don't move it. It can lead to early checkmates, and it also opens up the king to diagonal attacks.

3: When starting for the very first time with no knowledge (at all), I would say get familiar with the pieces, and how they move. Try to also become familiar with the chess board itself. Learning the coordinates will be very helpful.

 

I'm sure other people have more helpful advice, but this is the best I can give. If you have any questions, I'd be glad to answer. ^^

 

Edit: This may be helpful: https://www.chess.com/learn-how-to-play-chess

Explains how the pieces move and has other info, like special rules.

Ivyfrog

Oh Ok thanks for the tips

Tee

No problem! ^^

Ivyfrog

^^

snow

try puzzles and watching chess tutorials for beginners etc. 

Ivyfrog

Oki thanks for the tip

KeSetoKaiba

@eighthwonderr gave a great post happy.png Here is something I hope is useful for opening principles (I should hope so, since I wrote this) 

https://www.chess.com/blog/KeSetoKaiba/opening-principles-again 

Some key points that can propel most players over 1000+ chess.com rating (given time and practice) are:

- chess opening principles

- tactics/chess puzzles because they help develop pattern recognition, but quality is more important than quantity and also more important is routine. Doing 5 puzzles 7 days a week (35 per week) is way better then doing 35 in one day and doing none the next six days.

-learn basic checkmate patterns; names are useful to know, but more important is recognizing this pattern if you see it in a game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmate_pattern 

-study basic theoretical endgames like Queen + King vs King or Rook + King vs King. Even King + pawn vs King is super useful to know when it is winning and when it is drawn; it will also give you confidence in your ability to convert endgames.

-analyze your games and ideally friend some stronger chess players you can feel free to ask questions to or inquire about analysis. The stronger chess player doesn't need to be super great at chess - just someone you respect and can learn from and ideally only 200 points or so better than you unless they are good at explaining things.

This list of things will probably get most players over 1200, but it might even take a few months of implementing to reach.

Good luck with your chess and feel free to message me if you want to chat a little chess or even play a little live unrated chess sometime I'm available happy.png

Ivyfrog

Oh ok thank you so much

Tamtaramtamtam
Ivyfrog schreef:

Hi,
I just started chess today and its really fun but I'm trying to understand it the best I can.

Use your Sharingan! wink.png

KeSetoKaiba
Ivyfrog wrote:

Oh ok thank you so much

You're welcome happy.png

Ivyfrog
Tamtaramtamtam wrote: Ivyfrog schreef:

Hi,
I just started chess today and its really fun but I'm trying to understand it the best I can.

Use your Sharingan!

oh ok thank you

Tamtaramtamtam

When I started a month ago... I learned the basics... on this site they give great info with a vid and then some exercises... wink.png
I started from no knowledge at all. 

When you know the rules and know how to play you can play against bots and do puzzles. 

And then you can of course play against other people. Which is the best way to learn.

Sometimes I blunder and I learn from my lost . I can use that against someone else later on. 

This site has a lot to offer. You can read blogs, people can give advice on the forum... just explore a lil’ and you will find your way! wink.png...

 

Also... Welcome! 👋🏻

ScorchedFlames

I can share some tips from my experience

- experiment with new openings
You can try making your games more interesting and find which opening suits you the best.

- do lessons and puzzles
These will help you a lot especially since you'll probably find yourself in a similar position every once in a while and will help you make more decisive moves in your games.

- take breaks
It's important to take breaks, i often take an hour long break so i dont stress myself out from losing a game, you can use this time to learn or study your own games.

If you want someone to practice with feel free to talk with me, good luck and have fun ^^

Ivyfrog

Oh ok well thank you guys so much for helping me out

Tamtaramtamtam

Oh yeah... and start with controling the centre ...

like @eighthwonderr allready said. You have to be careful with the opening. ‘Cause most people know how to checkmate in just four moves ...wink.png.

smr1thz

Try making friends and by clicking them you can see their games and learn.

Ivyfrog

oh ok

laurengoodkindchess

   Hi! My name is Lauren Goodkind and I'm a chess coach based in California.  

I have tips for you to help you get started in chess!

Before each move, I highly encourage you ask questions before every move such as, “If I move here, is it safe?”, “Can I safely capture a piece?”, and more.  

Also consider all checks and captures on your side and also your opponent’s side. 

Learn basic tactics such as the fork, discovered attack, pin, and more.  I offer interactive puzzles on my website: https://www.chessbylauren.com/two-choice-puzzles.php  

If you are serious about chess, I highly recommend you hiring a chess coach to help you.  

I hope that this helps.  

Ivyfrog

Oh ok Thank you so much ill check the website out