Just started using lichess and playing a fair bit more but am still rubbish. Been watching some YouTube videos by Ben Finegold but does the wise SMB have any tips on being less rubbish?
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Just started using lichess and playing a fair bit more but am still rubbish. Been watching some YouTube videos by Ben Finegold but does the wise SMB have any tips on being less rubbish?
Ta.
I'm playing every day now, just seems progress is very slow. I get those tactical ideas during the videos then rarely get to apply them. Have neglected playing the computer so that's a good shoutLook up examples of common tactics such as pins, skewers and forks. Try to use them in your game to gain advantage. Play players that are better than you, including higher computer levels. Most important of all practise.
Samurai ChessJust started using lichess and playing a fair bit more but am still rubbish. Been watching some YouTube videos by Ben Finegold but does the wise SMB have any tips on being less rubbish?
Ta.
Nowt more frustrating. I play on an app and its class twatting a beginner and thinking youre Kasparov.Look up examples of common tactics such as pins, skewers and forks. Try to use them in your game to gain advantage. Play players that are better than you, including higher computer levels. Most important of all practise.
Just keep playing. You'll get to a stage where you'll be working out tactics and strategies in your sleep.Just started using lichess and playing a fair bit more but am still rubbish. Been watching some YouTube videos by Ben Finegold but does the wise SMB have any tips on being less rubbish?
Ta.
Weirdly I've just started playing chess for the first time since I was a kid. Got an online chess app on me phone. I usually start with a standard move king pawn and knight pawns to get some angles for queen/bishops to roam.Just started using lichess and playing a fair bit more but am still rubbish. Been watching some YouTube videos by Ben Finegold but does the wise SMB have any tips on being less rubbish?
Ta.
If it helps at all, my brother in law taught me to play chess when I was about 10 yr old. Took me two years to get good enough to beat him for the first time!Just started using lichess and playing a fair bit more but am still rubbish. Been watching some YouTube videos by Ben Finegold but does the wise SMB have any tips on being less rubbish?
Ta.
Finally read it as it's a real quick read. I'm not a chess player by any means, so I did find it interesting. It is a book for beginners, though, as I don't think experience players will get much use out of it. And maybe you can beat others who are new to the game or don't play often, but I think some of the tactics are a bit too elementary to beat any seasoned chess players. That's just my opinion.Samurai Chess
I beat some good players after reading that book.
I played chess since a boy and got stuck in a rut. Got a beginners book about 10 year ago and it changed my game. I’m quite good now. Not played for a bit like.Finally read it as it's a real quick read. I'm not a chess player by any means, so I did find it interesting. It is a book for beginners, though, as I don't think experience players will get much use out of it. And maybe you can beat others who are new to the game or don't play often, but I think some of the tactics are a bit too elementary to beat any seasoned chess players. That's just my opinion.
A good book for beginners, though, for sure.
I never got into the game. My dad plays all the time. He taught me how to play but we didn't play often because I would prefer to go outside and play basketball with him instead. However, he taught my son and my son loves to play. He and my dad can play for what seems hours on end.I played chess since a boy and got stuck in a rut. Got a beginners book about 10 year ago and it changed my game. I’m quite good now. Not played for a bit like.
The best thing I took from the book was the way of the Samurai, it was fascinating to use the principle of sacrifice to win a game of chess especially against a worthy opponent. I beat the best chess player I know after reading that book and it felt good.Finally read it as it's a real quick read. I'm not a chess player by any means, so I did find it interesting. It is a book for beginners, though, as I don't think experience players will get much use out of it. And maybe you can beat others who are new to the game or don't play often, but I think some of the tactics are a bit too elementary to beat any seasoned chess players. That's just my opinion.
A good book for beginners, though, for sure.
That’s not really saying much though is it?@alexander and @Cowvahlo dabble in a bit of online chess I seem to recall.
I've never really played but undoubtedly would beat the majority of those on here such is my intellect.