I'm a perfect coach for you. This is exactly what I teach: few principles for all stages of the game. After you learn them, it's up to you to practice them until they become a second nature.
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Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond.....
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell
Look at games played at your level and play spot the hanging piece and missed mates in ones. If the game was already analyzed, then the computer will help you out. The less likely you do those things in your own game, the higher rated you will be.
Hi! My name is Lauren Goodkind and I’m a respected chess coach and Twitch streamer!
Here’s more ideas to help you get better.
-I recommend two books for you: “50 Poison Pieces” and “Queen For A Day: The Girl’s Guide To Chess Mastery.” Both books are available on Amazon.com. Both books are endorsed by chess masters!
- Check out the 500 puzzles for beginners. These puzzles are unique and cannot be found anywhere else: . These puzzles are endorsed by chess masters!
-If you are serious about chess, I highly recommend you hiring a chess coach to help you.
-Also consider all checks and captures on your side and also your opponent’s side. Always as, “If I move here, where is my opponent going to move?”. Do this for every single move!
-Play with a slow time control, such as G/30 so you have plenty of time to think before every move.
-Beginners tend to move too quickly, so in general, think for at least 10-15 seconds before moving.
Your job is to never make any silly blunders!
In addition, chess game analysis is a great way to get better since I’ll identify the good and bad moves you made.
If you are interested in getting your chess game analyzed by me for FREE on my Twitch livestreams, message me your game(s). Getting your game analyzed is a great way to get better.
I livestream every Monday night around 9:30pm PDT, Wednesday night around 8pm PDT, and Friday afternoons around 2pm PDT on Twitch:
laurengoodkindchess wrote:
Hi! My name is Lauren Goodkind and I’m a respected chess coach and Twitch streamer!
Here’s more ideas to help you get better.
-I recommend two books for you: “50 Poison Pieces” and “Queen For A Day: The Girl’s Guide To Chess Mastery.” Both books are available on Amazon.com. Both books are endorsed by chess masters!
- Check out the 500 puzzles for beginners. These puzzles are unique and cannot be found anywhere else: . These puzzles are endorsed by chess masters!
-If you are serious about chess, I highly recommend you hiring a chess coach to help you.
-Also consider all checks and captures on your side and also your opponent’s side. Always as, “If I move here, where is my opponent going to move?”. Do this for every single move!
-Play with a slow time control, such as G/30 so you have plenty of time to think before every move.
-Beginners tend to move too quickly, so in general, think for at least 10-15 seconds before moving.
Your job is to never make any silly blunders!
In addition, chess game analysis is a great way to get better since I’ll identify the good and bad moves you made.
If you are interested in getting your chess game analyzed by me for FREE on my Twitch livestreams, message me your game(s). Getting your game analyzed is a great way to get better.
I livestream every Monday night around 9:30pm PDT, Wednesday night around 8pm PDT, and Friday afternoons around 2pm PDT on Twitch:
I have 50 Poison Pieces and use it with my students. Innovative approach!
orlock20 wrote:
Look at games played at your level and play spot the hanging piece and missed mates in ones. If the game was already analyzed, then the computer will help you out. The less likely you do those things in your own game, the higher rated you will be.
Mate in one problems are especially useful if you do enough of them. This iOS app is the best resource that I know.
Your username doesn't really inspire confidence. I've never been a strict adherent to the Norman Vincent Peale school of thought, but if you start out with a name like ImTrash, you'll set yourself up for disappointment.
DrSpudnik wrote:
Your username doesn't really inspire confidence. I've never been a strict adherent to the Norman Vincent Peale school of thought, but if you start out with a name like ImTrash, you'll set yourself up for disappointment.
It's just a joke. Unless you can provide facts and evidence on how my name relates to my chess skills. I'm really not going to entertain such ideas. I know why I'm bad at chess, I'm just unable to see what my opponents blunders are and can't find things to exploit.. I guess I'm just. complaining.
ImTrashLOL_91 a écrit :
It's just a joke. Unless you can provide facts and evidence on how my name relates to my chess skills.[...]
That would be within a lawsuit in court. In more common situations, for things that seem hard to prove, learned people usually use the Occam's razor. And well, guess what the razor says about your case...
Watch yt
Kaeldorn wrote:
ImTrashLOL_91 a écrit :
It's just a joke. Unless you can provide facts and evidence on how my name relates to my chess skills.[...]
That would be within a lawsuit in court. In more common situations, for things that seem hard to prove, learned people usually use the Occam's razor. And well, guess what the razor says about your case...
Not to be offensive, but I only believe in facts and evidence. Not unproven mysterious forces.
lucamannens wrote:
Watch yt
I have watched countless videos on Youtube.
ImTrashLOL_91 wrote:
lucamannens wrote:
Watch yt
I have watched countless videos on Youtube.
Some are very good. Most are not.
Hi
Kingsman849 wrote:
Hi
Hello
Ziryab wrote:
ImTrashLOL_91 wrote:
lucamannens wrote:
Watch yt
I have watched countless videos on Youtube.
Some are very good. Most are not.
True.
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"I need to find a way to actually understand basic principles and study them"
++ Study annotated grandmaster games and look how they apply principles.
"knowing basic principles in chess is not ACTUALLY knowing them"
++ Chess is no game of knowledge, it is a game of skill.
"I often make the same mistakes" ++ Analyse your lost games and learn from your mistakes.
"Playing nearly a thousand games did not help"
++ Play alone does not help, but analysis of lost games helps.
"I reached 500" ++ Then the key point is blunder checking before you move.
That little mental discipline alone is enough to reach 1500.
"lose like 5 in a row" ++ Whenever you lose a game, stop playing and analyse it first.
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Ok, I'm struggling. Yes, I know all my flaws and you will see my games and find things I may have not seen. Other than that I need to find a way to actually understand basic principles and study them. I know what they are, but my implementation is a fail. I need to actually create a study plan on getting better. It seems knowing basic principles in chess is not ACTUALLY knowing them. I'm doing the wrong things and I often make the same mistakes. I'm not looking for magic answers, just something to build on. Playing nearly a thousand games did not help and playing more is not going to make me better. After I reached 500 rated I am getting obsoletely steam rolled. I will win a few games then lose like 5 in a row. I'm going to get knocked back down to 400's again after hitting 580. I keep scratching my head. I'm losing to people with brand new accounts all the time.