Training regimen for a beginner

Hey everyone. I’m looking for input on how I should begin training in chess. My Elo on Lichess was 1100 at one point, but I stopped playing and now it is like I have just begun playing all over again. I tried books in the FAQ such as ‘Logical Chess Move By Move’, but it felt a little advanced and hard to grasp. What steps would you give a beginner such as myself to start their journey into progressing. Any step by step advice would be greatly appreciated.

The “Winning Chess” books by Yasser Seirawan is a nice, beginner-level series. Check your local library. Other than that, I think just keep playing, and practice your tactics. The usual advice is to play longer time controls (10 or 15 minute games). Good luck! 🙂

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"step by step advice"
++ Solve 4 tactics puzzles as a warm-up
Play a 15|10 time control game and use all your time before move 30, finishing on increment.
Always check your intended move is no blunder before you play it.
If you lose a game, then analyse it thoroughly to learn from your mistakes, else study an annotated grandmaster game.

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

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Hi! It is difficult to give a general step by step method for improving because it has to be customized to each player. It all depends on your preferences. For instance for people who like to make their own way, probably the best is learning from books. As this seems to be your case, I would suggest you to try Capablanca's "Fundamental Chess" first, then go back to Chernev's "Logical Chess Move by Move" that is more advanced.

In my case, I learned chess from real people the old way: my father, my teachers at School and at the Chess Club, and my collegues. This way in my opinion is a lot easier -because you can ask in case of doubt - and fun too - chess was a social activity. Only after having a reasonable grasp of the game - say intermediate level -I started to learn from books.

But not everybody follows this way nowadays  since you can learn and play chess comfortably from home -and I should add that pandemics definitively favored this trend. In my opinion it is very important for beginners and intermediates to have contact with experienced players or coaches so they can progress in a balanced and faster way. It's like learning any other difficult subject as mathematics or a foreign language: you can study by your own but a good teacher would be of great help. 

Should you be interested in a customized plan for you , please see my profile and send me a message. I'm a Chess.com Coach.

Regards

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