Depends on what you mean by "learning" different openings and endgames.
Memorizing sequences of moves is usually useless unless you understand WHY those moves are being played, and which alternative possible moves might be good or bad.
Increasing your understanding is one of the main ways to improve your chess game. Improving your alertness and situational awareness is another.
It's tough for new players because it's not possible to understand moves, so you have to memorize a little to learn some basics.
But like emus aid, GMs are not just mindlessly memorizing moves, when they learn an opening they work to understand why the good moves are good, and why the bad moves don't work. They also look at a large number of games and play a large number of games, so they have a huge amount of experience seeing how certain middlegames and ideas develop, work, and don't work.
Anyway, for new players, it's very useful to read a book on strategy (for example).
It's tough for new players because it's not possible to understand moves, so you have to memorize a little to learn some basics.
But like emus aid, GMs are not just mindlessly memorizing moves, when they learn an opening they work to understand why the good moves are good, and why the bad moves don't work. They also look at a large number of games and play a large number of games, so they have a huge amount of experience seeing how certain middlegames and ideas develop, work, and don't work.
Anyway, for new players, it's very useful to read a book on strategy (for example).
I've played chess for over 10 years, and I've been to coaching institutes and classes and tournaments and all. At some point I stopped because of covid, and then loss of interest as well. I do play a lot if anything, so not new, just dumb at the game
But thanks. I dont know if I would want to read a book on chess openings and all, I mean I can memorize a sequence of moves but it would be heavily boring for me. Understanding the reason for those moves would be way more interesting for me
I probably wont get a book that just gives a few sequences of moves. got any book recommendations?
If you're not serious, why bother? You should switch to Pickleball; less memorization.
I'm not serious about it, but I still want to improve my game because I like the game. I dont mind memorization but then again it has to be interesting for me to bother
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"different kinds of openings" ++ No. It is a waste of time and energy.
"end games" ++ Yes. It is useful to know what endgames are won or drawn, and how.
Yes memorizing 10-12 moves of every variation of selected openings which u play is sufficient for a class A player , learning 4-6 moves of All openings is also beneficial for Class B players as their openings repertoire is vague, learning general ideas like piece development should be sufficient for class C and below
Openings are tools to get a good position in the game. Tactics and strategy is also important. I am not high rated player but I study chess everyday. My improvement has come by playing alot and also watching others play. But the most important lessons for me are basics. The fundamentals of chess. Thats similar to any other sport or art form. One needs to study the basics to get better at anything. I have not read a single book on chess. But I have listened when GM talk about chess and also coaches. My improvement has come by studying basics and try to implement that to my play. But its hard work and I dont always succeed. I stick to now to 2 openings. One for black and one for white. In the past i played many openings until i found the once that work for me. Learning openings is also important. But understanding basics is much more important.
It's tough for new players because it's not possible to understand moves, so you have to memorize a little to learn some basics.
But like emus aid, GMs are not just mindlessly memorizing moves, when they learn an opening they work to understand why the good moves are good, and why the bad moves don't work. They also look at a large number of games and play a large number of games, so they have a huge amount of experience seeing how certain middlegames and ideas develop, work, and don't work.
Anyway, for new players, it's very useful to read a book on strategy (for example).
I've played chess for over 10 years, and I've been to coaching institutes and classes and tournaments and all. At some point I stopped because of covid, and then loss of interest as well. I do play a lot if anything, so not new, just dumb at the game
But thanks. I dont know if I would want to read a book on chess openings and all, I mean I can memorize a sequence of moves but it would be heavily boring for me. Understanding the reason for those moves would be way more interesting for me
I probably wont get a book that just gives a few sequences of moves. got any book recommendations?
Well, like I said, it's more useful to learn basic strategy before working on openings (other than memorizing very-very little).
There are a few famous books on strategy, for example Pachman's, but you can google and read reviews to see what interests you.
does learning different kinds of openings/ end games make you better at chess or is it just about how well you evaluate the position in the moment?
(i've never played chess seriously in my life, it's always been a hobby and i take pleasure in defeating people around me as they're way less skilled than people online or in tournaments. but i've gotten back in the habit of playing chess and feel like improving my game, thats the context)