I'am fairly new to the game of chess i have been playing for a couple of years just for the fun.I decided to post this thread to see i i might be able to get some advice or help.I was just seeing if i might be able to be advised on where pressure is most effective when applied to a certain sections on the board,also as a beginner what pieces would be valued over others when forcing moves.Anything would be appreciated i'm not even sure if this advice can be taught or if it is a think on feet under the circumstances part of the game where only experience and practice will help.
thank you
Originally posted by max92I, too, am just a beginner. Though, based on your questions, I'm guessing that I'm a little way further down the path than you are. I think first you need to ask how serious you are about improving.
I'am fairly new to the game of chess i have been playing for a couple of years just for the fun.I decided to post this thread to see i i might be able to get some advice or help.I was just seeing if i might be able to be advised on where pressure is most effective when applied to a certain sections on the board,also as a beginner what pieces would be valued ov r the circumstances part of the game where only experience and practice will help.
thank you
If you are serious, you need to get at a book for starters. I was originally going to get, as my first book, one on openings. Instead, I'm glad that I opted for "The Complete Chess Player," by Reinfeld. Regardless of the book, you should get an entry level book that speaks to you.
If your level of interest is lower and you just want to improve via snippets from this forum, I think you can improve, but it takes more work.
As far as the pieces go, these are useful guidelines:
Pawn = 1 pt
Knight = 3 pts
Bishop = 3 pts
Rook = 5 pts
Queen = 9 pts
King = who cares :p
Of course, above is only a guideline and a strong position makes a material sacrifice more than worthwhile if the dividends are true and real. Bishops are better in open positions and end games with pawns on both sides of the boards. Knights are better in close positions.
Section of the board? Control the middle. Rooks, keep them mobile. Look for open files & ranks. Bishops, try to control the long diagonals. If adjacent, even better.
There, game mastered. Have fun. 😵
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I'am fairly new to the game of chess i have been playing for a couple of years just for the fun.I decided to post this thread to see i i might be able to get some advice or help.I was just seeing if i might be able to be advised on where pressure is most effective when applied to a certain sections on the board,also as a beginner what pieces would be valued ov ...[text shortened]... r the circumstances part of the game where only experience and practice will help.
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http://chessconfessions.blogspot.com/2008/05/advice-for-chess-beginners.html
Buy the book Chess Tactics by Paul Littlewood
From your games onhere: fight for the center,play with your pieces instead of your pawns,capture an enemy piece if you can safely do so.
Oh yeah,try to actually finish a game 😉
Your post is going to receive a lot of advice and I probably shouldn't be giving any, especially since I have not reviewed your games and I don't normally post in these forums. People are going to tell you not to focus on the openings and work on tactics. Others are going to tell you to study the end game first. From my experience, if, as a beginner, you are trying different openings you will be slaughtered and get frustrated. My advice would be to stick with one opening for white and one for black. Initially you won't do well, but over time, you will be comfortable with the opening moves, avoid the traps and get into the middle game. Tacatics, Tactics, Tactics - Get a good book on tactics or use CT Art 3.0 or anything about tactics. It's been my experience that most people resign before the end game if you are materially ahead. The endgame is what wins games. Summary: Use the same openings, study tactics and the end game. 😴
You definitely need to learn a basic opening. If you just want to get into a decent middle game postion then you might want to consider 1. d4 openings. I play the Colle.
I've had success with black using Davies' e book play 1. e4 e5. I'd say a good 80-90% of the people you'll play will open with 1.e4. If you don't know what you are doing and the other person does, you'll soon find yourself in a very bad situation. If someone gives you a strange opening, I'd suggest using it against the computer to see who it would handle it. That's how I figured out how to fend off those 1.e4 2.Qh5 people.
After you know what to do with your first handful of moves, then it is time to start learning tactics and end game.
Good luck.
Originally posted by max92hi max, i am ultra patzer of the universe but i will try to answer your question as it seems that the others while being well meaning and giving some good advice have failed to do so, your first point and i quote, 'where pressure is most effective when applied to a certain sections on the board', now when we look at the chess board before haven even taken a move there are two strategic weaknesses for either side, the c2 and f2 squares for white and the c7 and f7 squares for black, defended by the queen and king respectively, therefore play is generally directed towards these weaknesses at the beginning (e.g. .e4 e5, 2.Nf3 Nc6, 3.Bf4 targeting the f7 square or 3.Bb5 targeting the dark squares i.e the knight on c6 which is protecting those squares and thus the c7 weakness by extension.), then we have possession of the center by either pawns or pieces, and again there are two squares d4 and e4 for white, d5 and e5 for black and as i am sure you are aware possession of the center and of ones own 'space' either by pieces or pawns is a prerequisite for a successful strategy. i realize that this is quite general but we should never forget the maxim, to think in general terms and act in a concrete way - regards robbie.
I'am fairly new to the game of chess i have been playing for a couple of years just for the fun.I decided to post this thread to see i i might be able to get some advice or help.I was just seeing if i might be able to be advised on where pressure is most effective when applied to a certain sections on the board,also as a beginner what pieces would be valued ov ...[text shortened]... r the circumstances part of the game where only experience and practice will help.
thank you
Originally posted by max92Several basic books have been recommended in this thread, all very good books. I was going to add Cecil Purdy's out-of-print "Guide to Good Chess" to the list, as it gives some very useful positional guidance for novices. (All basic stuff, nothing advanced.) However, I just checked some used book prices, and apparently the sellers have all gone completely insane and are asking $100 and up for the last edition (2001). (The older editions are more reasonably priced.) I love this book, but it's not worth $100, or even $50. I doubt that many buyers are opening their wallets at those asking prices. But if you can find a copy at a reasonable price, grab it. I suspect even an older edition would be almost as good as the 2001 edition.
I'am fairly new to the game of chess i have been playing for a couple of years just for the fun.I decided to post this thread to see i i might be able to get some advice or help.I was just seeing if i might be able to be advised on where pressure is most effective when applied to a certain sections on the board,also as a beginner what pieces would be valued ov ...[text shortened]... r the circumstances part of the game where only experience and practice will help.
thank you