This is mky first actual win by checkmate!!! and it was very come from behind win!! i was way down in material!!! everyone look!!! post your thoughts!!!
Game 1611846!!!!!!!!!
Originally posted by trallphazOh my god!!! You are really good!!! congratulations!!!!!!
This is mky first actual win by checkmate!!! and it was very come from behind win!! i was way down in material!!! everyone look!!! post your thoughts!!!
Game 1611846!!!!!!!!!
What a crappy game!!!!!!!!
Originally posted by trallphazOoh! Ooh! Me! Me!
This is mky first actual win by checkmate!!! and it was very come from behind win!! i was way down in material!!! everyone look!!! post your thoughts!!!
Game 1611846!!!!!!!!!
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I'm pretty sure all of us were beginners at some point, and we probably all got excited when we outsmarted an opponent even if the game was not objectively well-played. Show some class, congratulate the guy, and encourage him to continue to study, play, and enjoy chess.
Scott
Originally posted by trallphazThis game shows that you need to learn to look one move ahead. Before you move, ask yourself:
This is mky first actual win by checkmate!!! and it was very come from behind win!! i was way down in material!!! everyone look!!! post your thoughts!!!
Game 1611846!!!!!!!!!
- Can my opponent capture anything?
- Does he have any checks?
Also note that you would not have won if your opponent followed the same advice.
By the standards of many people, you did play a sloppy game. But then, by the standards of the people you play with, it was not bad. To clarify, I'm not demeaning you; actually, by a grandmaster's standards, nearly all my games are pure crap. So it's relative. A game is crappy or brilliant only when compared with something else. Remember that when somebody tells you you play crappy, somebody else would think HIS play is crappy.
I took a quick look at your completed games. You would benefit most not from trying to visualize without seeing the board, or junk like that, but by learning some basic priciples about:
1. Openings. Don't memorize any beyond a few moves. And if you do decide to memorize some, focus on one for white, and no more than two for black. In the beginning, though, just learn what the objective is in the opening.
2. Tactics. It's like football or basketball. It's all about patterns and how certain formations lead to good things. But you have to see the patterns to know that you have a winning tactic. Learn about pins, forks, double attacks, and discovered attacks.
3. Defense. While learning, don't forget defense. If you don't have defense, you won't ever get your offense moving.
4. Patience and caution. I once read a very small chess book where the author recommended "avoiding mistakes." He said if you don't make mistakes, you will never lose, and will win many games. This may sound silly, but sometimes we get so focused on what we are trying to do to our opponent that we forget our opponent is trying to do something to us too. For example, it's nice to look to see if you have a fork, but it's also important to look to see if your opponent is about to fork you.
5. Don't lose pieces and pawns without a reason. If your army becomes smaller than your opponent's army, you are going to have a rough game.
6. Don't move too quickly. Look around the board. Even when you decide on a move, train yourself to stop and think "wait, did I decide this move too quickly? I better have another look around...."
Most of all, keep playing and try to apply what you learn in your games.