Study Guide
1. The player should study all parts of the game, opening, middlegame, and ending. Beginners should concetrate on tactics.
2. Play slowly and take your time. You should not move your piece until: a. You figure out the purpose of your opponent’s last move b. You figure out your opponent’s BEST response to your next move.
3. Play a lot of games OTB in a chess club or on the internet. It is very important to review these games afterwards. Do not make the same mistake twice. If you are serious about chess, you should join USCF, play rated games and get a USCF rating.
4. Work with a coach. The coach can help you improve quickly.
5. Wining is the easy part and losing will be hard. When you have a bad tournament, learn from your mistakes and try to do better next time.
2. Play slowly and take your time. You should not move your piece until: a. You figure out the purpose of your opponent’s last move b. You figure out your opponent’s BEST response to your next move.
3. Play a lot of games OTB in a chess club or on the internet. It is very important to review these games afterwards. Do not make the same mistake twice. If you are serious about chess, you should join USCF, play rated games and get a USCF rating.
4. Work with a coach. The coach can help you improve quickly.
5. Wining is the easy part and losing will be hard. When you have a bad tournament, learn from your mistakes and try to do better next time.
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Opening1. Pick a good, solid opening to begin with, so that you will not have to change it later on.
2. My suggestion is that you go online and find a database. Chessgames.com is a great online database. 3. Find a good player that you like and see if his or her openings suit you. 4. Learn the theory for those openings. Make sure you know why each move is played! 5. Practice the openings online. Blitz games are great for practicing openings! 6. Play the openings over the board and learn from your mistakes. |
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Middlegame1. Do tactics, tactics, and more tactics. Especially for beginners, they help aviod bad losses and they might even be able to help squeeze out some wins!
2. Study your own games, online or over the board, to see where you or the opponent made a mistake. 3. For more advanced players, study master games so you can see their strategy and plans. 4. Simply play! Playing helps a player get a feel for the game. |
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Endgame1. Find a book. I highly recommend Jeremy Silman’s book Silman’s Complete Endgame Course
2. Look at master endgames. See their plans and ideas. 3. Find interesting ending positions and play against an engine. Shredder is very good at endgames. 4. Analyze your own endings from your own games. |