07 Mar 06
Originally posted by powershakerOpps I forgot to mention that. Yes, don't spend much time on openings right now till you get to 1800ish. Just play reasonable openings, move your pieces out, castle, etc...
Simply buy Lev Alburt's Comprehensive Chess Course Series Volumes I & II, and you should easily surpass 1500 with only an hour of study a day in about six months. If you go hardcore and play through all 100 annotated games to the point you understand every move like I did, then you should approach 1700-1799. In that area. The second choice of being ha ...[text shortened]... oking for tactics combinations and themes. Anyway, just a piece of advice for you guys.
I was trying to provide some free resources.
But ya, if you got the money go for chess books. They are great and they helped me out a lot but good thing I didn't have to buy them 🙂
07 Mar 06
Originally posted by HellianI use this one: http://www.eudesign.com/chessops/ch-clear.htm (got the tip here in the forum). I am sure there are others which are far bigger, but the nice thing with this one is that it explains the idea behind the moves. It uses descriptive notation, but algebraic notation is added in parenthesis for some moves.
Any good suggestions where to find one?
07 Mar 06
Originally posted by RahimKLook at it this way. Every time they continue their pointless argument, they bump your thread. However it would have been better had you put the post in the first message as people are more likely to read it.
I did already give the resources. People might have question. You guys were discussing some off topic thing which wasn't contructive to this thread that's all.
07 Mar 06
Originally posted by zebanoI don't like wasting my time. I wanted to see if people were interested in this topic first. Plus if they really want help, then they can search through the pages.
Look at it this way. Every time they continue their pointless argument, they bump your thread. However it would have been better had you put the post in the first message as people are more likely to read it.
07 Mar 06
Originally posted by RahimKI keep reading that advice at this forum. But I never read Why Not? It seems counter-intuitive Not to study openings, because naturally, we all want to get off to a good start. So Why Not Study Openings (till you get to 1800ish)?
Opps I forgot to mention that. Yes, don't spend much time on openings right now till you get to 1800ish.
08 Mar 06
i love chess but can't seem to gt any better, frustrating, i bought some books ( actually alot of them, chess strategies etc and they all seem to start out in the middle of a game, i bought a bobby fisher soft cover that is really old but i like its format it starts you from the beginning of a game and allows you to develop through , it seems to make more sense to me , but.. i was hopeful for other ideas since obviously i am getting nowhere, iseem to lose towards the middle to the end of every game.. and i am not quitting this very addictive game of all games . please help any and all. regards, Big b.
08 Mar 06
Originally posted by big barHey bb, you wanna play an unrated game or two and analyse them after?
i love chess but can't seem to gt any better, frustrating, i bought some books ( actually alot of them, chess strategies etc and they all seem to start out in the middle of a game, i bought a bobby fisher soft cover that is really old but i like its format it starts you from the beginning of a game and allows you to develop through , it seems to make more se ...[text shortened]... m not quitting this very addictive game of all games . please help any and all. regards, Big b.
08 Mar 06
Originally posted by big barLook on page 2 where I post my advice and links. That should help you. Books are only good if you read them 1 at a time and read them seriously. There is not point in having tons of books if you read them 3 of them at a time or something like that.
i love chess but can't seem to gt any better, frustrating, i bought some books ( actually alot of them, chess strategies etc and they all seem to start out in the middle of a game, i bought a bobby fisher soft cover that is really old but i like its format it starts you from the beginning of a game and allows you to develop through , it seems to make more se ...[text shortened]... m not quitting this very addictive game of all games . please help any and all. regards, Big b.
08 Mar 06
Originally posted by bassoWell in you case you are around 1600ish so you obviously know the general opening principles and you must play reasonable opening moves.
I keep reading that advice at this forum. But I never read Why Not? It seems counter-intuitive Not to study openings, because naturally, we all want to get off to a good start. So Why Not Study Openings (till you get to 1800ish)?
Most our games below 1800ish are not won or lost in the opening. They are because of tactics. So that time is better spent on studying tactics and endgames then on openings.
People spend hours and hours memorizing the opening moves or some system 20 moves deep and then thier opponent doesn't play that opening or they deviate and that person has no idea what to do. So basically they wasted their time learning that opening.
Or they get a slight advantage out of the opening, but they don't know what to do after that because they haven't learn stategy, endgames, tactics etc... and lose during the middle game, endgame.
So yes, play reasonable opening moves and study tactics etc...