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what makes a good chess player?

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I'll take anyone of you with the true intellect and wisdom to give some good advice to offer this young chess warrior...I ask humbly

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Originally posted by souljah1967
I'll take anyone of you with the true intellect and wisdom to give some good advice to offer this young chess warrior...I ask humbly
Passion for the game
Practice
Study
Russian genes

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No social life?

😉

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Make lots of random moves.

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Creativity, wisdom, willpower, dedication, and definitely a good deal of passion for the game.

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Originally posted by Vengoropatubus
Creativity, wisdom, willpower, dedication, and definitely a good deal of passion for the game.
Wow! And you've only played 8 moves!

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Originally posted by souljah1967
I'll take anyone of you with the true intellect and wisdom to give some good advice to offer this young chess warrior...I ask humbly
Study games from better players.
Play against every level of player.
Never stop studying tactics.
And every now and then get the crap beaten out of you. That'll keep you hungry for improvement. 🙂

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A fear, dread, terror of losing. A drug-like euphoria in beating your opponent, which, alas, lasts only moments before the fear and nausea of losing once again sets in.

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Originally posted by buddy2
A fear, dread, terror of losing. A drug-like euphoria in beating your opponent, which, alas, lasts only moments before the fear and nausea of losing once again sets in.
LOL. True.

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A good chess player is kind to animals, to other human beings, and prays more than he or she preys.

If you wish to be good at chess, you need talent and lots of hard work. Study endgames, and the classics first. The first volume of Garry Kasparov, My Great Predecessors is excellent training material.

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Originally posted by Wulebgr
A good chess player is kind to animals, to other human beings, and prays more than his or her opponent.

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Oh brother... 😴

After seeing the characters that have dispensed you advice I can only laugh...

Come on y'all!

We are hackers!

We don't know anything about chess!

I do have one piece of advice despite being a mediocre player:

Don't listen to this people!


🙂

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What makes a good chess player?

Not losing - as you can tell i'm a terrible player 😉

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A lot of very hard work.

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Remember, the winner of a game is the player who makes the last but one mistake.