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GeneralPawnMan

I am improving quickly because of your support in my other topic ( stuck at 300 elo for weeks now ) but now since getting elo is now not really my #1 priority. My #1 priority is to improve at chess as a beginner.

Here is my study sched i do to try improving :

1. Play games

2. Do puzzles for 15-30 min to improve tactics

3. Watch some ed vids

And yeah, thats technically it. If possible, can you guys give me any tips or tricks or stuff i should add to my study schedule to make me improve quickly, Thank you guys.

1B35Wil
I am a 12 years old guy and I started playing chess four months ago, and I improved my rapid skill from 300 to 1000 in this four months. My way is to watch a lot of YouTube chess videos like top chess, Gothem chess, and other computer’s competition. I don’t have any chess plans but I understand chess. And the most important thing is you need to know what move you should play and why you play that. This makes my style a bit strange but it is a quick way to improve.

Another way is to do puzzles, this makes you can find tactics and winning chances more faster and accurate and I am 2100 rating so don’t worry.

I am also a crazy player that I played 2 hours a day averaging to improve. And my schoolmates can give me free game reviews that I can learn from my mistakes. So try to find someone that can help you review.

I hope my suggestions can help you.
:)
1B35Wil
Having a chess friend can help you a lot
Bgabor91
GeneralPawnMan wrote:

I am improving quickly because of your support in my other topic ( stuck at 300 elo for weeks now ) but now since getting elo is now not really my #1 priority. My #1 priority is to improve at chess as a beginner.

Here is my study sched i do to try improving :

1. Play games

2. Do puzzles for 15-30 min to improve tactics

3. Watch some ed vids

And yeah, thats technically it. If possible, can you guys give me any tips or tricks or stuff i should add to my study schedule to make me improve quickly, Thank you guys.

Dear GeneralPawnMan,

I'm a certified, full-time chess coach, so I hope I can help you. happy.png Everybody is different, so that's why there isn't only one given way to learn and improve.

First of all, you have to discover your biggest weaknesses in the game and start working on them. The most effective way for that is analyzing your own games. There is a built-in engine on chess.com which can show you if a move is good or bad but the only problem is that it can't explain to you the plans, ideas behind the moves, so you won't know why it is so good or bad.

In my opinion, chess has 4 main territories (openings, strategies, tactics/combinations and endgames) and if you want to improve efficiently, you should improve all of these skills almost at the same time. That's what my training program is based on. My students really like it because the lessons are not boring (because we talk about more than one areas within one lesson) and they feel the improvement on the longer run. Of course, there are always ups and downs but this is completely normal in everyone's career. happy.png

If you would like to learn more about chess, you can take private lessons from me (you find the details on my profile) or you can visit my Patreon channel (www.patreon.com/Bgabor91), where you can learn about every kind of topics (openings, strategies, tactics, endgames, game analysis). I'm planning to upload at least 4 new videos per week, so you can get 4-8 hours of educational contents every month. I also upload daily puzzles in 4 levels every day which are available with a FREE subscription.

I hope this is helpful for you. Good luck with your games! happy.png

Tinypawn456
Chesspage1 better
ChessMasteryOfficial

Learn and apply the most important principles of chess. - (core of my teaching)
Always blunder-check your moves.
Solve tactics in the right way.
Analyze your games.
Study games of strong players.
Learn how to be more psychologically resilient.
Work on your time management skills.
Get a coach if you can.

GeneralPawnMan
1B35Wil wrote:
I am a 12 years old guy and I started playing chess four months ago, and I improved my rapid skill from 300 to 1000 in this four months. My way is to watch a lot of YouTube chess videos like top chess, Gothem chess, and other computer’s competition. I don’t have any chess plans but I understand chess. And the most important thing is you need to know what move you should play and why you play that. This makes my style a bit strange but it is a quick way to improve.
Another way is to do puzzles, this makes you can find tactics and winning chances more faster and accurate and I am 2100 rating so don’t worry.
I am also a crazy player that I played 2 hours a day averaging to improve. And my schoolmates can give me free game reviews that I can learn from my mistakes. So try to find someone that can help you review.
I hope my suggestions can help you.
:)

Wow ok, thanks for the help. Just one question, how long do you do puzzles for?, and what types of puzzles? like all types like forks, skewers, desperado and all of those or you focus on one type of puzzle. In 2 weeks my puzzle rating skyrocketed from 380 to 830 and if you are wondering, i have been here for 1 year but no, i made this acc 2 years ago and and i got bored and forgot abt this acc, and then i came back to chess and started grinding on this again. So yeah hopefully you can answer the questions happy.png

GeneralPawnMan
Bgabor91 wrote:
GeneralPawnMan wrote:

I am improving quickly because of your support in my other topic ( stuck at 300 elo for weeks now ) but now since getting elo is now not really my #1 priority. My #1 priority is to improve at chess as a beginner.

Here is my study sched i do to try improving :

1. Play games

2. Do puzzles for 15-30 min to improve tactics

3. Watch some ed vids

And yeah, thats technically it. If possible, can you guys give me any tips or tricks or stuff i should add to my study schedule to make me improve quickly, Thank you guys.

Dear GeneralPawnMan,

I'm a certified, full-time chess coach, so I hope I can help you. Everybody is different, so that's why there isn't only one given way to learn and improve.

First of all, you have to discover your biggest weaknesses in the game and start working on them. The most effective way for that is analyzing your own games. There is a built-in engine on chess.com which can show you if a move is good or bad but the only problem is that it can't explain to you the plans, ideas behind the moves, so you won't know why it is so good or bad.

In my opinion, chess has 4 main territories (openings, strategies, tactics/combinations and endgames) and if you want to improve efficiently, you should improve all of these skills almost at the same time. That's what my training program is based on. My students really like it because the lessons are not boring (because we talk about more than one areas within one lesson) and they feel the improvement on the longer run. Of course, there are always ups and downs but this is completely normal in everyone's career.

If you would like to learn more about chess, you can take private lessons from me (you find the details on my profile) or you can visit my Patreon channel (www.patreon.com/Bgabor91), where you can learn about every kind of topics (openings, strategies, tactics, endgames, game analysis). I'm planning to upload at least 4 new videos per week, so you can get 4-8 hours of educational contents every month. I also upload daily puzzles in 4 levels every day which are available with a FREE subscription.

I hope this is helpful for you. Good luck with your games!

Sure i will use these tips in my games, thanks for the help!

Bgabor91

You're welcome. happy.png

GeneralPawnMan

Side Question : How many games is good for beginners to improve at chess like me?, 2-3? 4-5? or more, i dont really know. Can anyone tell me about it?

Bgabor91

The quantity is not so important, the quality is the point. You don't have to play games every day. Learn more, play less and you'll be more successful. happy.png

GeneralPawnMan
Bgabor91 wrote:

The quantity is not so important, the quality is the point. You don't have to play games every day. Learn more, play less and you'll be more successful.

Oh ok, thank you for telling me happy.png

Bgabor91

You're welcome. happy.png

Farhad523456

Solve easy chess puzzles. And analyze your Chess game. Seeing tactics is like an experience that the position is losing

Farhad523456

As Bgabor said you don't need to play every day. But solve puzzles everyday.

Farhad523456

I solve 5 hours chess puzzles everyday.

RussBell

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond

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