the only thing, like #5 said, is if you have to write your moves
another thing is when players play without a board and pieces and just call out moves- then it might be a problem too?
Should I bother learning chess coordinate?
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if you can identify the squares and visualize them, even if you dont know the coordinates, then you might be fine
the only thing, like #5 said, is if you have to write your moves
another thing is when players play without a board and pieces and just call out moves- then it might be a problem too?
the only thing, like #5 said, is if you have to write your moves
another thing is when players play without a board and pieces and just call out moves- then it might be a problem too?
This seems like a humblebrag. Hey guys! I don't know chess coordinates but I can see the moves in my head so I don't need them!
Two things:
1. Coordinates are pretty self explanatory, if you have played chess long enough to reach 1500 and don't know them by now then chess is not your biggest problem. If you meant annotation then still, pretty self explanatory.
2. If you want to actually improve at chess, rather than brag about your skillz, you will need to learn the coordinates and annotations in order to study any chess book.
I don't understand why memorizing a coordinate system would be more useful for playing than just relying on the existing move labelling system, which is the purely visual label of the squares and pieces on the board. The coordinates are mainly useful to learn for reading chess books.
ghost_of_pushwood wrote:
CrazySilhouette wrote:
choksiribeam wrote:
Btw, what's your rating? No offense, but it seems to me those are simple and elementary blunders made by very new players.
Btw, why are you arrogant and ignorant? No offense, but it seems to me those are simple and elementary blunders made EVEN by strong players.
lol Yeah, the moment you see the phrase "no offense" nowadays, you know you're about to get clobbered... 
Didn't mean to insult him. Anyways, most players can instantly find a square like E4 while I have to count from a-e then 1-4 to find where it meets. Should I improve this skill? What are your thoughts on this?
ghost_of_pushwood wrote:
Well, if you're going to do any reading about the game, it's hard without the coordinates. But if not...well, I guess you don't really need it. It's kinda like the old thing about having the white square on the right-hand corner...which only really matters in discussions of the "dark-squared bishop" and so forth.
Seriously though, is it really that hard to learn algebraic? How long have you been at it?
It's not difficult, but it isn't intuitive to me. Like I said, most people know exactly where to look when someone says Bxe4 whereas it'll take me several seconds to register and process the information.
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It was the same for me before learning and practicing it. It applies for almost everything I suppose.
CrazySilhouette, I didn't mean to offend you, and I apologize if it came out wrong the first time.
You seem like an enthusiast who enjoys watching and analyzing grandmasters' games. Am I correct to assume that you don't enjoy playing the game as much? Based on your analysis, I have the feeling that you don't have as much first hand experience, but you seem to be very knowledgeable on many games played by grandmaster.
The analysis you provided is certain useful - and it's true many strong players sometimes blunder - but to an intermediate player, these kinds of blunders are kinda obvious and they rarely happen in higher rated games.
It is useful to fill you scoresheet, and to go over games on a book.