You're playing 5+0 as a beginner which is insane. You need to play longer games as a beginner so you can think a bit more about the moves you're making instead of playing quickly. Also learn the basic chess tactics, like pins, skewers, and forks. Learn the basic checkmate patterns too. You got this!
yes, and the quality of player who does blitz or bullet (shorter game times) is generally better compared to longer time controls (since beginners tend to play longer time games). I'm 900-1000 rated in rapid but only 400-500 in blitz. I would recommend 15 minute games with 10 second increments (meaning every time you move a piece, 10 seconds is added to your clock so you can avoid losing due to time)
Absolutely agree. As a beginner, you want more time to be able to think. 10-15 min games minimum when first starting. I enjoyed the daily games when I first started, I can get a whole day per move if I needed it.
yep, you must get accustomed to how the pieces move (a really good training are the "puzzles"), also their approximate value to know whether an exchange is good for you or not (pawns = 1, knight = bishop = 3, rook = 5, queen = 9 or 10).
Instead of learning specific openings I would focus on learning opening principles at the start like taking central control and developing knights first This will open up your play book allowing you to play against stuff you don’t know
Yep as an 1850 FIDE, I always teach beginners principles and ideas mostly first. The first week or two I don't even let them think about an opening. You'll find even a lot of players up to 2000 elo are just good at the few openings they know, but otherwise aren't very good at chess. As soon as you get them out of their opening and comfort zone, they crumble.
I'm in no way a pro, but my top 3 tips when starting: 1. Play Rapid, not Blitz, so you can think about your moves 2. Learn opening principals 3. Make sure your pieces are defended (if a piece is taken you can take back) Great video, you got a sub
The best tip I can think of, which is especially useful for beginners, is that you should not only think about what you can play, but also what your opponent can play in response.
@@Milo1267 The concept of blundering a piece requires that you think about what your opponent can play in response. You're essentially agreeing with fetteente987's original point
@@Smudge4C true but I saw his as considering other moves the opponent could consider, but I suppose ur right that just taking is a move that needs to be considered. I guess I seperate it because before doing a move I usually just look at where my piece is and then scan for any enemy pieces seeing that square.
It's crazy how reasonable your first few moves on your first game were. Until you lose the bishop. Most of us remember being this bad. As a kid, I learned by playing against a friend who explained the game as we played. There's more basics to learn besides how the pieces move.
I learned a lot more, playing multiple games of bullet, then I did playing 1 to 3 games of longer time frames. When I went back to longer time frame, I was able to do a lot better in a lot faster time then if I was just doing long games the whole time.
Hey, I'm 15 years old and I started playing chess 11 months ago. What helped me personally, was watching Gothamchess, doing easy/basic puzzles and most importantly: play regularly! I only did that and now I can proudly say that I am in the top 4% of Chess players. I know that it's very hard at the beginning, but if you stay consistent you'll get there. I believe in you. Greetings from Switzerland
i started chess a few months & also had never heard of magnus or anyone beyond the news headlines from my childhood of the cold war battle between fischer & spassky & later i read about kasparov losing to the ai mind of deep blue while in grad school. according to shared knowledge i’m about 62 years or so too late to begin chess. BUT, it’s a great challenge, it makes my mind work in unaccustomed & demanding ways. thank god for neuroplasticity, because i see things developing on the board quicker, clearer & in greater depth. & although progress is really really slow (and i soooo suck after months of practice), i think is way cooler than i even hoped. but, common knowledge is that it’s a very complex undertaking, boy, it is beyond that. little kids from across the globe gleefully stomp on my hopes, & of course that’s ok. just a quick shout out for lichess. online game play, lessons, news, tournament coverage etc etc and all for free, for everywhere, for always. I also use other accounts but deeply admire the globally distributed team at lichess.
@@khodion thank you. i look forward to losing to you online sometime (i keep learning & yet my rating keeps falling!?…) anyway, if i have a chance of learning from it, let’s go.
@aitchtea that's the spirit. Your losses improve you more than your wins. All Masters have lost a gazillion times before becoming better but they stuck with it for the love of the game. Us mortals need to play enough and learn from our losses to improve. Most of all it's the enthusiasm that keeps us going. As Tarrasch said "Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy". And to make you sad too I might add.
I'm a professional chess coach and Candidate Chess Master. With that understood i can tell you you have correctly identified chess as easy to learn how to play, but immeasurably difficult to learn how to win. Masters have dedicated many years devoted to the study of chess perfection. Ups and downs are everywhere, stick at it, have fun and remember that when it comes to chess its the journey that counts. Set yourself an ELO goal, 1000 is a great first goal. Keep in mind that less than 1% of players break 2000 and titled players begin at 2200. Chess is fun, remember to keep it that way. Good luck and i look forward to your follow up video
im 2100 elo rated,but i think there are more than 1%. main reason is the not invested time ,no matter if they havent time or want to invest them. i would say about myself i really know nothing and the stockfish engine agrees with me
@@iangossett7450when i write something its true . maybe on the ranking list im better than 99% ,but i spoke about the potential . most humans dont play chess ,only a few of 8 billions . and in this little part of players many does not even invest one second into a book or studies. i think every human can easy break 1600-1700 if interested and practice some years. but for now ,maybe its right. but hard to believe for me,because 2000 isnt too much and i know how weak i am really when i blitz GMs . and even GMs are nothing in front of engine AI
Hey man! I’m playing chess at club level. I really enjoyed the video. I hope you’ll have as good of a time with chess as I do. As tips I’d say just play as much as you can and (of course) want to. Playing lots of games in my opinion is the easiest way to improve as a beginner. I wouldn’t recommend learning endgames or too many openings in the beginning. Tactic puzzles are also quite good to improve your pattern recognition (in faster time controls like blitz or even bullet it’s all about pattern recognition, so you don’t have to think about every move for too long). If you have any questions or want some advice feel free to reach out to me, I’d be more than happy to help you along. If you want we can also do a game analysis or Sth like that
Loved this video! Don't feel bad at all. Chess is something that takes a lot of time to get good at. No judgement from me I can tell you. I appreciate you posting this. It was interesting to see the perspective of a person who hasn't played chess.
I started learning from nothing 3 years ago and I can tell you my first games were just like this. Now I've managed to get to 2400 online and 2000 over the board. Keep on learning and you can become a great player!
2000's in 3 years is really impressive! I started about 11 months ago & am stuck in the 1400s online. I hope to get good enough to play some OTB events, but that feels a long way off.
Wow in 3 years I only managed to get from 1700 to 2000, how the hell you did it from 0 to 2400?🤷♂️😬crazy talent, you shoud keep grinding to GM lvl with that talent
Honestly cool to see how someone completely new learns and plays looking forward to your journey with chess best of luck! Learn the basics of the game (development of pieces and where your pieces should be) (control the center remember to be aware of opponents moves and threats!)
🔥 Stay at it. Play longer time controls, do puzzles and watch/study games rather old or new. But most of all have fun learning and don't be afraid of losing.
I've been playing chess for a few years now, not that I'm an expert but I've tried to teach some of my friends to play chess and here are some of my advises. Chess is actually more like memorization than anything (and then come the creativity). One thing I see that new players tend to play more than study chess (which I understand cause playing is fun), but if you never study then you can never get better and easily quit the game (mostly due to loses a lot). I would suggest you first learn and remember all the moves in chess: basic move of every pieces and special moves (castling, promotion and en-passant), then learn the piece's value and learn some basic principles. I know that sounds like a lot of work, but keep in mind, learning chess is a long journey. Hope you enjoy the game and I see you in the next one!
On the other hand, it's also great to just play and realize how much it sucks getting slapped around everytime, losing your pieces, getting mated etc. That can be a great motivation to sit down and think: "Right, so what do I do to prevent this and turn the tables" This is how I learned as a kid and worked great. The first phase is just about getting comfortable with how the pieces move. Studying comes later
castling and en-passant are pointless to complete beginners, without the computer preventing illegal moves it just causes more confusion than anything else. i cringed when the guy started teaching it over the real board.... when you teach chess you have to realize how far they are in their journey and not overwhelm them with things they will learn later anyway. It's perfectly reasonable to mention the moves exist but it should be followed up by "you dont need to worry about these things until you get better"
@@witheringhs7766 you're right. As a beginner you SHOULD just play a lot of games and get a feel for the game and understanding the moves before studying lmao
This was fascinating to watch as someone who's been playing for quite a while now. Some tips I'd give to get you started would be: 1) Learn basic checkmates. Like with only a queen, with two rooks, and with only a rook. 2) Learn the relative values of pieces. This will help you evaluate when to give up one piece for another. 3) Learn some basic tactical patterns. Solve puzzles on Lichess to improve this. Tactics are essentially plays you can do in order to achieve an advantage. 4) Always think what your opponent wants to achieve when he plays a move. 5) Play longer time controls so that you have more time to think. I'd suggest 15+10 if you have the time. This means each player gets 15 minutes for the whole game plus 10 seconds for every move you make. 6) Most importantly, don't forget to have fun! It's quite easy to get tilted and frustrated, especially in the beginning when you feel like you don't know what you're doing. Also just wanted to add that the quality of the video is fantastic for someone with only 1.67k subs. You're earned yourself a subscription, keep up the good work!
A piece of adivice from me( someone who has been in this field for quite some time):- Try to engage more in thinking and play longer format games and always have a clarity on the why of a move what I mean is you should always actively try to have plans always... Also try to solve more and more tactics bcz tactics are more important than openings in the beginners to intermediate player level .. For some reason I just feel like subscribing you❤❤
1. Do a couple puzzles on lichess daily to develop your intuition and be able to "read" the board 2. Learn to apply the most basic opening principles: - move central pawns by 2 squares if you can, don't move other pawns - then place your knights on c3/f3/c6/f6 - then find a sensible place for the kingside bishop; you can fianchetto it if other things dont work - castle short (kingside) - move your other bishop - move one rook to the centre file - move queen one square up (can be on diagonal) - move other rook to the centre file - push pawns to attack opponent's pawns Don't learn anything remotely advanced about openings. Accept that there are traps you will fall into; it can feel bad, but it doesnt matter. 3. knight and bishop are more valuable then a pawn, but less so then a rook. Use the tactics you learned from puzzles to exchange favourably. 4. Learn how to checkmate with king and rook, with queen and rook, and to remember about pushing pawns to promote them in the endgame. Your king likes to take part in the centre as long as your opponent has very few pieces (pawns don't count). These rules seem very easy, but actually implementing them is hard for beginners, especially because sometimes you have to break them to react to threats Oh, and 5. It's pronounced lee-chess, and is indeed the best way to play chess online :)
Ok, a couple of things about chess: 1) Start with longer time controls: 10 or 15 minutes would be better to give you some time to think about your moves until you have a better board vision and can play more intuitively. 2) Opening principles are more important at first than knowing actual openings. i) Control the center. put one pawn (or if the opponent lets you two pawns) in the Center ii) Develop your pieces: Bring out your knights and bishops first, to active, safe squares. Ideally they help you gain control of the center of the board. Try not to move a piece more than once in the opening, but of course you might need to do that if you opponent attacks them. iii) King safety: Castle as quickly as possible. Try not to move the pawns in front of your castled king, as that generally weakens it. iv) Move pieces, not pawns: In the opening development is key. Don't waste time with unnecessary pawn moves that do not either help your pieces to develop or your center control or parry a threat by your opponent. 3) Generally, the pieces are considered to be worth 1 point for pawns, 3 for knights and bishops, 5 for rooks and 9 for the queen. Avoid to trade a piece for less than it is worth, unless it leads to a concrete advantage (like mate in one or two moves etc.) 4) Tactic puzzles: Do plenty of puzzles. Start with easy ones like mate in one, mate in two etc. Lichess has those puzzles and chooses them automatically for your level. Use that extensively. There is no good chess player that doesn't know the important tactical patterns. And pretty much all low level chess games are completely decides by tactical mistake. 5) Learn the easiest endgames: The laddermate, checkmating with only King and Queen, checkmating with only King and Rook Now the Beginner's chess match plan looks something like this: Control the center, develop your pieces and castle in the first 10-12 moves. In the middlegame, avoid losing material. If you can gain a material advantage do it. Once you have the material advantage use equal trades of your pieces to trade down into an endgame. Always be on the lookout for mates in one or two moves (both for you, and your opponent: You don't want to walk into mate yourself, after all) In the endgame, try and promote one or two pawns (this shouldn't pose big difficulties if you were able to gain and keep a material advantage) into queens and ladder mate, or checkmate with only one major piece.
Oh, and analyse your games: Look where you made mistakes or blundered. Where did you overlook a winning move etc. There is no getting better by always making mistakes over and over again because you never realised that you're making those mistakes in the first place. Lichess gives you access to computer analysis, so use it.
The way that I learned how to play chess (my current rating is 1472 in the ECF) was to learn a few very common openings and get quite good at them. This will help you learn how all the pieces move so you don't have to think about it and will help you understand where your pieces should be for a good position. The other part is learning puzzle tactics and checkmating nets. These will help you with thinking of ideas when you are in the game so you start to get rid of the feeling where you don't know what to do and instead start playing to try to get yourself in a position with a tactic, whilst also stopping your opponent using their tactics against you. Most importantly don't try learning everything as it will be overwhelming, instead stick to the basics and slowly build on your weaknesses. I wish you the best of luck with your journey!
Thank you very much, I’m still a little bit confused sometimes on how to check mate but I have been practicing puzzles in recent weeks so hopefully in the next chess video you’ll see a big improvement 🎉
@@HOWHARDTV No problem! Check out GothamChess' video "6 Checkmate Patterns YOU MUST KNOW", it will help a lot with checkmates. Once you understand basic tactics and checkmates and still really want to improve I would recommend picking up what I would consider the best book for chess - "The Complete Book of Chess Strategy" by IM Jeremy Silman (~£10 2nd hand on world of books). It details every opening you would ever want to play and explains common and advanced tactics for each phase in the game, just make sure you're working through it at your own pace and give yourself time to learn it all. I have had the book for over a year and haven't learned it all yet! I will be subscribing to follow your journey :)
Fun video! 1. Start with basic checkmate puzzles and tactics puzzles so you see how to finish a winning game. 2. Play level 1 of any computer. 3. Watch a video on opening principles. Focus mostly on getting pieces out and castling. Repeat these three steps until you beat Level 1. 4. For each computer level you clear, go back and try people on lichess again. 5. Once you can beat actual people, it’s just a matter of studying if you wish to get better, but have fun.
This is a good beginning. My advise for you to get better that every about 3-4 games, you review the games with someone whose rating is higher (preferably at least 300 points higher but minimum rating of 1200) to explain your mistakes, missed opportunities etc. until your able to use an analysis engine for self improvement. Wishing you the best of luck.
well, the "simplest" is to check for "checks, captures, threats". So, check if you can capture a piece or a pawn that is not defended, or if it is being attacked by more pieces than defended, so you will end with a pawn up/an exchange up. Check your own pieces if they are not to be captured on next move, if they are not defended, or are being attacked by more pieces than defended. And checks. You can't win a game by checking, but check is a forcing move, so the opponent has to defend or move the king, and in some cases you may "fork" the king and capture a more valuable piece.
Honestly I think 10+5, or 15+10 are the best time controls for beginner and intermediate players. Playing faster time controls like blitz or bullet *don't* let you actually calculate things through, come up with good plans or spot tactics. *Rapid is the way to go for sure*
Great video, I remember being a beginner myself years ago. If you would like some tips starting out here are a few I believe to be the most important. 1. Practice how pices move. This pice moves like this and can go to square 1,2,3 ect. This will help you ‘see’ what is happening on the bord and what might happen on the next move. 2. Learn a few basic checkmates; queen+king vs king, two rooks vs king and rook+king vs king. No matter how good you get at the other stuff, you need to play the final move in the end. 3. Learn the normal value of each type of pice. Pawn=1, Knight or Bishop=3, Rook=5, Queen=9 and king is special since you can’t loose him. Knowing what a pice is worth let’s you evaluate trades. Giving a rook for two pawns would be -5 for you and only -2 for your opponent, so bad for you. Trading a knight for a rook (-3 for you, -5 for them) is a good trade👍. 4. Play slower games, like 15 min for each player. You need to think a lot as a beginner, since you have no experience to rely on yet. You learn little from a 5 min game, so just go slow and take a mini lesson from each game. Analyzing the game after is also a great idea, a computer (or better a skilled human) can give you feedback on the game and on how to improve. Final thing is not to spend all the energy on openings and especially not ‘just memorizing’. That falls apart the moment your opponent plays something you have not seen before. It’s better to learn how to swim than to cling on to a pice of drift wood. It’s the principles and plans that matter, not the exact move, otherwise your not really playing and learning how to play. You can of course look at some openings, but just know it’s only 1 part of improving😊. Take it, leave it or anything in between. I wish you the best of luck on your adventure👏
Hey man! Cool first game. Chess isn't about "thinking hard" it's about pattern recognition. You gotta drill the patterns like you did the times tables when you were a kid. Start with some puzzles! And if you play against a level 1 computer you can take your time. Mix slow computer games where you think and puzzles. Then, jump into fast 5+0 games.
Tip: when you take somthing think "how can they take me back" and "can i take him back after that" and on and on and on to try and see who comes out on top
@@HOWHARDTV yea i just won a completely losing game because my opponent let me attack his king and rook at the same time with my horse, and because it's his king he has to move it and i could take the rook! That sort of stuff is called a fork, where the horse attacks multiple pieces at once.
the simplest way to go about this is to teach yourself openings, have at least two or three for each color and build from there, I'd recommend the king's pawn opening for white for beginners and the caro Khan for black, they're easy and straight forward but as you get better you'll find more aggressive playstyles too
Couple things to think about are: What can all my pieces and all the enemy's pieces see? Where can all my pieces and all the enemy's pieces move? It's also good to understand the concept of pins, skewers, tempo, piece value, counting trades, and controlling the center. Things like openings are much harder to get into and understand easily, especially as a beginner. I'm currently having trouble trying to understand them myself.
Board vision is a huge thing, you have to be able to look at the board and see where the pieces are and understand where they could move at a glance, which is really hard to get down. Whenever you make a move make sure you understand how the board will look afterwards. Also make sure to keep track of whether your pieces are attacked by enemy pieces and defended by your pieces. If an undefended piece is attacked either defend it or move it somewhere safe. For now I think you just need to play and get a feel for how the pieces move and interact with each other, it's a real brain workout but I think it's really fun and if you stick with it you'll get it soon :)
I second this! to add on, the concepts he goes into can be hard to understand for a complete beginner but he's still one of the best chess teachers on the internet, and I think you can still learn so so much from him!
I am an average chess player, this is a wholesome video, your reaction to your own moves and everything, I wish I could relearn chess from this level again. Thank you for posting this video.
That first game as black, was actually really impressive for a first game. You managed to avoid a lot of the traps that beginners usually fall into. Those being 1. Making too many pawn moves 2. Moving the same piece too many times 3. Putting pieces in awkward positions (The center in chess is very important, so generally you want your pieces near there. So for your level by 'awkward positions' I mostly just mean the outside of the board 4. Exposing your King As others have said, 5+0 is too quick. I would recommend 15+10 as a minimum, but the problem with going too much beyond that is you can get into analysis paralysis and it is meant to be a fun game after all, so spending hours agonizing over every move is not fun (for a beginner) In terms of next steps, Lichess has a puzzles section that can help you get used to being able to recognize when a piece or square is under attack so that you can learn to recognize when there's a threat you need to address Also, in the opening, rather than trying to memorize specific sequences of moves, it would be better to learn the basic principles of the opening which are to try to: 1. Control the center of the board. If you imagine a game where both players spend their first two moves pushing the pawn in front of their king and queen forward 2 squares. The 4 squares those pawns now occupy are called the center of the board. Now because your opponent will also be fighting for the center of the board, you can't always just put a big piece there, but trying to ensure you have pawns there and pieces protecting those pawns will set you up for a good middlegame 2. Develop your pieces. This means getting your pieces into the game. You did this very well in your first game. You have 16 pieces in chess, but most of them can't do much from their starting squares. So getting your pieces active (especially your bishops and knights) will give you opportunities to make threats of your own and to control space so that your opponent isn't the only one dictating what happens in the game 3. Castle early and often. At your level Castling is almost never a bad move unless there's an immediate threat that needs to be addressed. It gets your King to safety and develops your rook. If you've developed your knights, bishop and queen, as well as castled, then you've safely made it out of the opening
Hey man just wanted to say this was a great watch! I subbed. I semi recently started playing chess as well a few months ago. My best advice to give you would be to 1) learn opening principles and the main general principles rather than trying to memorize moves 2) Do puzzles every day and don't just make moves hoping they're correct. Try to think about as many possible outcomes as you can before you make a move. 3) watch long form chess videos where people are explaining their reasoning behind every move. It can really help you learn how to think. (Chessvibes is great)Also just watching any kind of educational chess video will be helpful. 4) play longer time controls. At LEAST 10 minutes or more. Short time controls are fun but don't help you get better aside from time management. 5) play a LOT of chess. I really look forward to seeing an update video on your chess progress have a good one brotha. 😊 Ps dont get discouraged. chess is a hard game and its okay to be bad. Its all about trusting the process
Don't worry we all start like "what the genuine hell is going on" but you'll learn, remember chess is a game that requires a lot of patience, you need to take it slow, first step is to think always about your move: "if I move there which pieces can capture my piece?" "if I move my piece there is it protected?" "Does my opponent have any unprotected pieces? if so, how can I take them?" stuff like that, also do NOT play 5+0, as a beginner that's too short, you need to think and as I mentioned before you need to take it slow, so it's better if you start with Rapid (10+0), with an account you will slowly build your ranking so you don't get constantly paired with people who is too strong for you just yet, that ranking is what we call "ELO", ELO = strenght, so the bigger your ELO gets the stronger you are. Now, you do need to start to have some comprehension about the game, I recommend going for the rules now and then, trying to know the board and your pieces, for example you can learn how to find the name of every square and how to move your pieces from "square a(any)" to "square b(any)", that's going to help you improve your vision and your general understanding over the moves. Do NOT touch chess theory and openings too fast, yes, they are very important, but also most chess openings have very complex and advanced ideas that for the experimented player can be really unclear even if explained, so much more for a beginner. One you feel more confident about your understanding over the pieces and your board you can now take the next step wich is looking at some basic concepts like what the center is, what is king safety, and all of the strategic stuff, you can then go for your first openings (still kind of superficial) once you have all that basic understanding and you keep going like that. Also chess requires mental stability, remember to take water and to take breaks while you study or play, your brain needs to be fresh or else you could start to stress and lose interest, because yes, it is extremely hard. Anyways, great job! We'll wish you the best♟♟♟
Its a game that requires pattern recognition and as a beginner, you are not familiar with these patterns. So dont be discouraged. Just keep playing. It is worth learning because once you get to a solid intermediate stage, the game gets even more fun! Things like strategic positioning, visualisation for the ideal positions and careful assessment of the positions in the next 2-3 moves come to be of importance and that is when things get really interesting
interesting, i would say the exact opposite. The higher you get the less fun it is, since it quickly becomes more and more a memory game and less and less a creative game.
seeing how hard this game is from the perspective of a beginning makes me appreciate the level I am now, even though it's considered to be pretty low. It involves hours of practicing and pattern recognition to even get this far. You'll get better pretty soon and at the beginning the progress curve is not steep and it's a very nice sensation actually feeling tangible improvement day by day.
For chess. Get every piece moved once in a somewhat ideal square and don’t move them again if unnecessary until you castle. If you get all of your pieces moved once, can castle and connect the rooks you can essentially blast away the center with pawn advances under 1000 elo and win the game. Simple strategy. You eventually learn counting instead of visually takes, you’ll learn piece values, maybe a few traps to avoid and overall just have fun. Always study your games after and don’t get frustrated as it’s a game that even AI hasn’t solved
In game 2, there is a move called en passant. En passant means passing pawn in French. If the opponent's pawn moves into the 5th rank and is next to a pawn in your territory, it could take the pawn by going diagonally.
The opening was pretty nice (you could have recaptured the pawn on move 4, but not that big of a mistake) until you hung your bishop, the horse and your queen in a sequence Also you should play rapid to improve Also in the 2nd game, the main line is to move your left knight out to attack the queen, not the f pawn, since that leaves the king a bit exposed
Watch some videos on beginner principles. There are some good one-off videos on basic principles (controlling the center, developing minor pieces, etc.). I also recommend Chessbrah’s “building habits” series where they play tons of low-level example games.
For the beginning I'd recommend: 1. Take your time: Play some games with longer time control(30 minutes) to get comfortable with how the pieces move and you might even find some first dynamics or little tactics by yourself. 2. DO tactics: Probably the most common way to raise the chance of winning games, especially in your elo range. Combine this with some checkmate pattern training 3. After some time you might learn your first opening, stick to it and explore more. 4. Be consistent: for example 1 hour every day with some games, some tactics helps more then 10 once a month. 5. Have fun :D
All I would say is; 1. Practice one opening for each side(get really good at it)learn it’s traps and ideas 2. Solve puzzles regularly 3.Learn basic endgame techniques and checkmate patterns 4. And last but not least, watch games from players that are better than you ( Not grandmasters so you don’t confuse yourself..intermediate players)
Best technique is to protect all your pieces so they are always defended by at least one other piece, don't leave anything hanging. If a piece is attacked twice, defend it twice. Generally try to move out the bishop and knight early so you can short castle and don't push the pawns in front of the castled king too much. To win material look for forks and pins.
I used to play chess a lot and i think i can give you some advice 1 The most important, your mental be patient and understanding to yourself. A lot of new players have this attitude that they NEED to progress and win, no. This thinking hurts more than helps. 2 You played 5+0 First number indicates starting time (in minutes) second number indicates seconds added to your time after every move (i suggest playing 15+10) 3 At beginner level you don't need to learn any openings, knowing opening principals will serve you better. 4 Analyze your mistakes and try to understand why something happened and how you could prevent it 5 Chess puzzles: great for warmup and learning some patterns so try to do them time to time 6 Always think about what your opponent move does. Then think of what you want to do. 7 Lichess is probably best site it gives you every tool you need for free 8 Learn some tactics I thinks that's all. Fun is all that matters about chess. And maybe it's good idea to ask one of your viewers to teach you some basics like simple tactics
The most important thing that I'm not seeing other people mention is this: The relative value of the pieces. Unless you understand that the bishop is worth more than a pawn, you will never get very far with learning strategies, tactics or openings. Pawn = 1 Knights = 3 Bishop = 3 (although, generally speaking, slightly more valuable than a knight) Rook = 5 Queen = 9
As a beginner, the important principle to learn is how to protect your pieces, especially the higher value pieces (king, queen and rooks). As you move them, think about how it is defended to keep it safe. Your pieces will eventually be captured but you want to make sure that you can capture an opponent's piece of equal of greater value every time. Also, as others have said, go for longer timed matches. 5 minutes is way too quick. You need more time to think through the consequences of each move.
17:40 "One thing I'm noticing with chess so far is that every single move has a consequence." You are already halfway to being better than most chess players. Understanding that every move changes the position and creates new potential threats is something many casual players never really key in on. A lot of getting good at chess is about practice. Once you're comfortable with how the pieces move you should play more games and learn how they interact with each other. Doing puzzles can be a great help too. But priority one should be getting comfortable with how the pieces move, understanding when they can attack your pieces and when you can attack theirs, and knowing when a piece puts you in check. I'd also recommend slightly longer time controls. At least ten minutes (but not so long that you get bored) so you can take time and think about your moves.
On castling you also cannot pass through a check any piece that the opponent has that covers a square through the castling will stop it from happening. I'm pretty sure that's a terrible description but it's very important to know.
I would recommend that you play with a longer thinking time and see what your opponent's idea is with each move. I would recommend 10+5 as a good time to think about it
My number one tip is to play a longer time format as blitz is brutal and will just demoralise you as a beginner. I advise starting with 15/10 and staying there until you've learned a bit about the game and feel comfortable playing it. And don't give up!
The ability to recognize your weakness is always the first step to greatness. We were all complete beginners at some point. You've got this!! I also recommend watching Gotham chess. His beginner tutorials and explanations are really good.
This is very inspiring content. Here's my advice: The best way to learn is by picking a position and studying it. Don't have an opponent or a timer. Psychology tells us that learning is easier in a low pressure environment. A good exercise for a beginner is to look at each piece one at a time and see where it can go. Count how many captures are possible for each side. Having a friend is beneficial, you can compare answers and compete with each other. At some point you'll want to test what you feel you have learned. Playing games is good for solidifying knowledge and getting new inspiration. Again, a small amount of time like 5 minutes is going to put unnecessary pressure on you, and it's good to have a rival, rather than random online opponents, if you can find one, because they can show you what they were thinking after the game. Good luck with chess
You should learn a simple opening like the Sicilian defense to start. The Italian/ Fried Liver is a great opening to start on to learn the ideas of chess and have a clear idea of what you are trying to do, but can lead to some awkward positions if you dont get what you want early so it isn’t always recommended. I think it’s a great opening to learn starting out, then change to something else after you get the hang of it and come back to it later. TLDR the Fried Liver is good as a complete beginner or an advanced player, but hard to play as an intermediate. (Also I know the general opening is called the Italian Game but Fried Liver is the specific attack that is easier to understand)
sending so so much encouragement your way!! just found your channel, this was a fascinating video to watch! I completely get the frustration and confusion from when I first started chess :) just know that you'll start getting a grasp of the game as you keep practicing and making mistakes. wishing you an amazing chess journey, try to remember that you are tackling something hardddd and it will take time to familiarize yourself with it, and thats totally okay. cant wait to follow along.
First Step: Learn basic opening principles. Control the center of the board (with pieces and pawns). Develop Knights before Bishops. Castle as soon as possible. Make an escape square for your king after castling. Don't move the same piece twice in the opening, unless attacked. Step Two: Play slower time controls. I would suggest 10+0 at the very minimum, but 15+10 is even better. It will give you a lot more time to think, and you don't need to stress about making moves. Step Three: Play a lot of games. At first you will just be confused and bewildered, because you simply have no idea what you're doing or what's even going on. This is normal, and the only way to get better is by playing more games. You need to get used to seeing how things work and how the pieces move, and only once you can automatically just look at a piece and know what squares it controls and attacks can you start thinkin more strategically, but this will take a little bit of time. Bonus: If you're looking for video content on TH-cam, I don't think there's a better series to watch for complete beginners than Building Habits on the Chessbrah Extra channel. It's a really great series that teaches you all the fundamentals you need.
@@notyourdad i am just finding your (& almost everyone’s) advice s little disheartening. i’m way way way better at puzzles than i was. i do an hour or so a day of commentary of excellent games, and equal time on bartholomew, rosen & naroditsky, the brahs etc speed runs as well as bonus time of finegold lectures, the various podcasts, the free online lessons, some of the great stuff the croatian guys crank out. but damn it, i want my chess playing to suck much less than as it does now. at times i see stuff a little before hikaru but then some 10 year year old stuffs me in six moves…..
@@aitchtea I mean, listen, chess is hard, it really is. I'm by no means great at it, but I think I have a fairly decent understanding of the game, and can play decent chess most of the time, but I have basically no natural talent and it took years of consistent effort to get to even the level I am at. But unfortunately I can't really give you much advice, since everyone's skill level and learning pace is so different. However, what has worked for me is watching slow games from good players on TH-cam, playing 15+10 min games, analyzing every game afterwards, and trying out a ton of different openings to find ones I like. You should pick an opening that looks good to you, and practice it using something like Chesstempo, and then you play it for a while, at least a few weeks, and if you don't like it, find another one and try that one out. Eventually you'll find a few openings you like playing. Oh, and doing puzzles is definitely good too, so keep doing that, but I wouldn't necessarily spent that much time on it, and I would focus on easier ones that build your pattern recognition instead of the difficult ones that rely on calculation to solve. I don't know, I hope that helps.
No, this is not a great advice for someone who just learned chess rules. What he needs to do is get comfortable with how each piece moves and try to notice what both sides can take. And get lots of practice playing and solving puzzles. He obviously got your advice from Mike already becouse he always played first few moves somewhat reasonable, not like a complete chess beginner. But it brought no good.
I see a lot of advice from average chess players here, which will be great when you are trying to get to average level. But let's be honest, you are just beginning and are not even striving for average level yet. Don't worry about openings and tactics. The best way to win a low-rated chess game is to have more pieces at the end, so practice not losing your pieces. 0) Be aware of your opponent's pieces and what squares those pieces can attack. 1) Whenever you move a piece, ask yourself if the piece is "protected" by another one of your pieces, meaning if your opponent captures your piece can you capture your opponent's piece back. 1a) If you move a piece to an unprotected square, you may want to plan to protect that square on the next move. 1b) If you want to move a piece to an unprotected square that your opponent can already attack, you may want to set up protection for that square before moving the piece there. 2) At the same time, look for ones of your opponent's pieces that are unprotected and try to get your pieces in position to attack those. The other thing to know is that some pieces are more valuable than others because they are move effective at capturing your opponent's pieces and/or checkmating the king. By far, the most valuable piece is your queen. If you move your queen to a protected square but then it is captured by, say, a pawn or a bishop, you can capture back but you will still be in a worse position than your opponent because they have a queen and you don't. Therefore, keep your queen safe from being attacked by your opponent. You can use your queen to protect other pieces, but don't rely on other pieces to protect your queen. If you spend your thinking time on these few steps, you should see some early success.
So some basic chess principles is a good place to start. Development, get your peices off their starting squares knights before bishops is useually a rule of thumb most people apply. Control of the center, do your best to have peices or pawns attacking or controling central squares (e4,e5,d4,d5) get your king to safety, this useually involves castling, something I was taught then I started learning was castle early castle often, get to a position where you can castle as quickly at possible, there are some specific openings where this is the goal. Furthing the principles, different peices prefer to be on certain squares something what was taught to me where "Happy Squares" for the knights these squares are c3 and f3 for White, and the mirror squares for Black(c6 and f6) also try to avoid putting your knight on the rim, or edge of the board, sometimes it's fine, and even part of theory, but useually they prefer to be closer to the center of the board. Bishops like being on long diagonals useually their favorite squares are g2/g7 and b2/b7. Some easy openings to learn for White are the Colle System, and the London System, and the majority of time you will be able to get very similair positions using those openings, which is why they're known as Systems, a series of moves that majority of time you will be able to make regardless of what your opponent plays. The positions that come out of those openings can be complex and differ depending on play, but the basic ideas are pretty easy to understand for beginners, and they do see higher level play as well well the London does, not many people play the Colle these days and argue that the London is just a better Colle, even though the game plan for the two openings are ultimatly different. For black it's a little more complicated, the closest thing to systems for black are the Pirc/King's Indian Defense, and the Hippo opening. The Hippo can be played as either White or Black, and the King's Indian Defense could also be played as White, but it's known as the King's Indian Attack and is a bit more tricky than something like the Colle or London System. Also it is better to play longer time controls so you have more time to think, I'd say 10+5 or 15+5 are probably the best starting out and learning.
Learn a couple openings (one for white and one for black) so you know what to do in the first few moves. The London system for white is pretty good as a beginner as it's hard to mess it up.
14:32 it's a good move you pinned the knight to the queen. It's a common strategy. Here's my advice. Learn an opening for white, and one for black. Gothamchess has a video for beginner openings! Play 10 (or 15) minute game's, give yourself time to think about your next move. Also when making your moves remember this "checks, captures and attacks" meaning do see a check and is it useful? If no look for a capture, you don't have to capture it's not always worth it. And lastly attacks just threatening to capture a piece like a queen is helpful. Because they have to spend a move moving that piece to safety.
Greatest thing about chess for me is that no matter my circumstances, chess can instantly lift you out of the squalor surrounding you and take you to a cleaner, more elegant place.
2 advises 1. play longer time control. like 10-15 minutes with increment 2. just don't blunder all your pieces especially your queen follow these and u will be just fine
Never give up on chess its an amazing game ive discovered the game a year ago and have gained over 1830 elo points in that period of time i suggest you pick longer time controls and learn opening principles also stick to one chess opening to start with for black and white
You should play longer time controls and learn the opening principles. At the moment you lack the fundamental concepts of how the pieces move and what pieces they control. Learn those and the opening principles. Basically it is: 1. Control/fight for the center 2. Develop your knights and bishops 3. Connect your rooks (usually by castling)
I don't think anyone could knock a beginner at chess. We were all there at some point. 3 years playing and I'll honestly teach anyone who's willing to listen. It's been an amazing journey. I can see amazing advice in the comment section, hopefully you can keep at it as a hobby.
Pretty hard game, i will tell you what have worked for me in order not to get good but at least to get better at the game 1) How the pieces move: you have to know precisely how the pieces move in order to know your possibilities. A more advanced step of this principle is to learn how to combine moves of different pieces in order to attack your opponent and get an advantage, and if you can do that, you will enter the world of tactics 2) very difficult principle that i am struggling even after years of chess is paying attention to the opponent move, like what is threatening the opponent with a particular move, try to analise and see all the attacks. Of course with practice you will get better at reading the opponent move and in the beginnings you will lost some of the opponent ideas, but at least try to get the most direct ones 3)learn the basic chess ideas, like the basic opening ideas of king safety, center control and pieces development 4) learn tactics 5)learn more advanced chess ideas, like positional game and strategy 6)learn openings
My number 1 tip if you're serious about improving is to play longer time controls immediately. Chess is a thinking game and you can't think in 5 minute games if you don't have pattern recognition in your arsenal yet. So play 30 minute chess minimum. There is an opening principle to get the pieces out on safe squares where they are not attacked, have good vision and are pointed towards the center. Pawns are mostly just moved to make space for your pieces to come out. Get the Queen out last. And while you do that you ask yourself with every move your opponent makes if it's a harmless move or if they are attacking something. And if something is attacked you have to deal with it by moving the attacked piece, trade the piece or defend the piece. And it's OK to lose your first 100 games. Chess is hard and you need those losses in order to learn. Every great player played like you as a beginner. It's an ultra-marathon, not a sprint. Enjoy the process
Pay attention to what your opponent does with their pieces and think of what they are trying to do next to both defend and create threats at the same time. You’re super new so realistically, get familiar with how the pieces move and don’t let opponents just take your pieces with pawns.
Book suggestion. Bobby Fischer teaches chess. Very enjoyable. You have to enjoy yourself when starting out. If not, then quitting will become hard to resist.
I think you’d benefit from trying puzzles to get a feel for what kind of tactics exist in the game. You can stream yourself doing them. There’s only one good move and everything else is bad so it’s helpful to use the engine to figure out why your move is bad when you’re wrong. That and just learn some basic opening principles(take the center, get your pieces out, knights before bishops). You don’t need to memorize openings at your level. It’s super rare your opponents are gonna play the best moves and you’ll end up leaving what you know super quick anyway.
You've done a good job fighting for the central squares, but I'll give you a great strategy for positioning your pieces: knights are good on the central squares, while bishops like open diagonals. Pawns will always get in your opponent's way at the beginning, because they "control" these squares and can capture in the center. With this in mind, you should build a center where you have space to conquer squares for your pieces. At the beginning, the knights are actively fighting along with the pawns for the central squares. You don't want your opponent to cross the middle of the board, because you'll be losing squares, but you don't always want to fight for those squares by attacking them with your pieces, you want to undermine those squares once, twice, maybe three times to actually conquer them. As a rule, you want to conquer space and move towards the opponent's king to kill him, and to do that you must conquer the center and move towards the king. Always remember to castle, the safety of the king is crucial. Know that your opponent has the same ambitions as you.
I would consider myself an intermediate player, I played an IRT (International Rated Tournament) a while back ago and got a 1728 FIDE rating, its been a long way for me to reach this level and its amazing to see the difficulties of chess being put on the spotlight, as you progress you'll start seeing more and more different and harder topics like tactics, pawn structures, king safety, weaknesses, good vs bad pieces (not tryna scare you 😅) but its just nice to see more people learning about the hardships of learning chess
@@HOWHARDTV Also, if you want to realistically get good at chess, you have to start doing puzzles mostly, the way you start improving is by thinking of the consequences of your moves, the way you have to think at low level is "if I does this, what is my opponents best move, and if he plays that best move, what is my best move?" and so on for a few moves, now of course this is only done at critical positions, you shouldn't do it every move but still, and keep in mind the more you progress the more you will have to take into account, evaluating positions in your mind 5 or 6 moves deep in your mind, but at your level, you should just worry about not hanging a piece and playing somewhat logical chess, I heard Levy Rozman's (AKA GothamChess) book "How to win at chess" is extremely good as an starter book for beginners!
some really good openings you can learn as a beginner is the fried liver and italian opening. There are very basic and simple to learn. Only time practice and time will get you better at chess. I remember being really bad as well last year but now I'm over 1100 now. Keep it up and you will succeed!
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You're playing 5+0 as a beginner which is insane. You need to play longer games as a beginner so you can think a bit more about the moves you're making instead of playing quickly. Also learn the basic chess tactics, like pins, skewers, and forks. Learn the basic checkmate patterns too. You got this!
yes, and the quality of player who does blitz or bullet (shorter game times) is generally better compared to longer time controls (since beginners tend to play longer time games). I'm 900-1000 rated in rapid but only 400-500 in blitz.
I would recommend 15 minute games with 10 second increments (meaning every time you move a piece, 10 seconds is added to your clock so you can avoid losing due to time)
@@Angrypapalolsame here 670 in blitz but 1100 rapid. I specifically lose most of my blitz games by blundering in winning positions under time pressure
Absolutely agree. As a beginner, you want more time to be able to think. 10-15 min games minimum when first starting. I enjoyed the daily games when I first started, I can get a whole day per move if I needed it.
Don’t think it hurts to do some blitz to get a feel for where the pieces go. Probably good to have an increment, so you get to play some endgames.
yep, you must get accustomed to how the pieces move (a really good training are the "puzzles"), also their approximate value to know whether an exchange is good for you or not (pawns = 1, knight = bishop = 3, rook = 5, queen = 9 or 10).
Dude as an average chess player this was great to watch
Thank you very much, only the start of the journey too 🎉
Instead of learning specific openings I would focus on learning opening principles at the start like taking central control and developing knights first
This will open up your play book allowing you to play against stuff you don’t know
Yep as an 1850 FIDE, I always teach beginners principles and ideas mostly first. The first week or two I don't even let them think about an opening. You'll find even a lot of players up to 2000 elo are just good at the few openings they know, but otherwise aren't very good at chess. As soon as you get them out of their opening and comfort zone, they crumble.
I'm in no way a pro, but my top 3 tips when starting:
1. Play Rapid, not Blitz, so you can think about your moves
2. Learn opening principals
3. Make sure your pieces are defended (if a piece is taken you can take back)
Great video, you got a sub
The best tip I can think of, which is especially useful for beginners, is that you should not only think about what you can play, but also what your opponent can play in response.
I told my kids to think of it like a sports announcer. There should always be a narrative. Ask yourself questions.
as a beginner, that's not a focus. just seeing your own moves that don't immediately blunder a piece is where you should start.
@@Milo1267 The concept of blundering a piece requires that you think about what your opponent can play in response. You're essentially agreeing with fetteente987's original point
@@Smudge4C true but I saw his as considering other moves the opponent could consider, but I suppose ur right that just taking is a move that needs to be considered. I guess I seperate it because before doing a move I usually just look at where my piece is and then scan for any enemy pieces seeing that square.
It's crazy how reasonable your first few moves on your first game were. Until you lose the bishop.
Most of us remember being this bad. As a kid, I learned by playing against a friend who explained the game as we played. There's more basics to learn besides how the pieces move.
It’s such an extremely difficult but satisfying game to play! I know understand why so many people play it worldwide
@HOWHARDTV would you like some help? I'd be up to help teach you so you can improve.
I was also surprised lol
@@HOWHARDTV it would be cool to see you look back at this game a couple weeks down the road ^_^ Please do a follow up =)
@FlagimirKramnik your name is killing me 😂
Play 10+0 or 15+5 it will really help you and learn some basic principles of chess
I learned a lot more, playing multiple games of bullet, then I did playing 1 to 3 games of longer time frames. When I went back to longer time frame, I was able to do a lot better in a lot faster time then if I was just doing long games the whole time.
@@AnthonyGonzalez-zy5zmblundering your queen in 4 instead of 8 moves is not "playing faster"
Hey, I'm 15 years old and I started playing chess 11 months ago. What helped me personally, was watching Gothamchess, doing easy/basic puzzles and most importantly: play regularly! I only did that and now I can proudly say that I am in the top 4% of Chess players. I know that it's very hard at the beginning, but if you stay consistent you'll get there. I believe in you.
Greetings from Switzerland
What's ur rating bro??in 10min rapid..
@@badmashito4059 Rapid: 1442 Blitz: 1515. My username is "elite_pawn_sacrafice".
Wat do u mean by top 4%
What's ur fide rating
@@ANUBIS-hc8fp top 4 percent is about 1420 elo online.
Top 4% percent is 2300+ fide rating, that's Gothamchess' rating as well.
i started chess a few months & also had never heard of magnus or anyone beyond the news headlines from my childhood of the cold war battle between fischer & spassky & later i read about kasparov losing to the ai mind of deep blue while in grad school. according to shared knowledge i’m about 62 years or so too late to begin chess. BUT, it’s a great challenge, it makes my mind work in unaccustomed & demanding ways. thank god for neuroplasticity, because i see things developing on the board quicker, clearer & in greater depth. & although progress is really really slow (and i soooo suck after months of practice), i think is way cooler than i even hoped. but, common knowledge is that it’s a very complex undertaking, boy, it is beyond that. little kids from across the globe gleefully stomp on my hopes, & of course that’s ok.
just a quick shout out for lichess. online game play, lessons, news, tournament coverage etc etc and all for free, for everywhere, for always. I also use other accounts but deeply admire the globally distributed team at lichess.
Really heartwarming post, congrats on getting into it. Love Lichess as well
This comment has made my day! I hope you’re still enjoying the game and I hope you got some joy out of watching me fail 👀😂
Keep going, chess is a journey.
Good luck.
@@khodion thank you. i look forward to losing to you online sometime (i keep learning & yet my rating keeps falling!?…) anyway, if i have a chance of learning from it, let’s go.
@aitchtea that's the spirit. Your losses improve you more than your wins.
All Masters have lost a gazillion times before becoming better but they stuck with it for the love of the game.
Us mortals need to play enough and learn from our losses to improve.
Most of all it's the enthusiasm that keeps us going.
As Tarrasch said "Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy".
And to make you sad too I might add.
I'm a professional chess coach and Candidate Chess Master.
With that understood i can tell you you have correctly identified chess as easy to learn how to play, but immeasurably difficult to learn how to win. Masters have dedicated many years devoted to the study of chess perfection. Ups and downs are everywhere, stick at it, have fun and remember that when it comes to chess its the journey that counts.
Set yourself an ELO goal, 1000 is a great first goal. Keep in mind that less than 1% of players break 2000 and titled players begin at 2200.
Chess is fun, remember to keep it that way.
Good luck and i look forward to your follow up video
Thank you very much, I’m hoping I can do you chess guys proud
im 2100 elo rated,but i think there are more than 1%. main reason is the not invested time ,no matter if they havent time or want to invest them. i would say about myself i really know nothing and the stockfish engine agrees with me
@@prussianblue14then you aren’t 2100 😂 if you are over 2000 elo for real, then you are better than 99% of the pop.
@@iangossett7450when i write something its true . maybe on the ranking list im better than 99% ,but i spoke about the potential . most humans dont play chess ,only a few of 8 billions . and in this little part of players many does not even invest one second into a book or studies. i think every human can easy break 1600-1700 if interested and practice some years. but for now ,maybe its right. but hard to believe for me,because 2000 isnt too much and i know how weak i am really when i blitz GMs . and even GMs are nothing in front of engine AI
Hey man! I’m playing chess at club level. I really enjoyed the video. I hope you’ll have as good of a time with chess as I do. As tips I’d say just play as much as you can and (of course) want to. Playing lots of games in my opinion is the easiest way to improve as a beginner. I wouldn’t recommend learning endgames or too many openings in the beginning. Tactic puzzles are also quite good to improve your pattern recognition (in faster time controls like blitz or even bullet it’s all about pattern recognition, so you don’t have to think about every move for too long). If you have any questions or want some advice feel free to reach out to me, I’d be more than happy to help you along. If you want we can also do a game analysis or Sth like that
Loved this video! Don't feel bad at all. Chess is something that takes a lot of time to get good at. No judgement from me I can tell you. I appreciate you posting this. It was interesting to see the perspective of a person who hasn't played chess.
I think what you need is someone to play loads of games with you. And tell you which moves are bad and why. Understanding the core principles is vital
I started learning from nothing 3 years ago and I can tell you my first games were just like this. Now I've managed to get to 2400 online and 2000 over the board. Keep on learning and you can become a great player!
2000's in 3 years is really impressive! I started about 11 months ago & am stuck in the 1400s online. I hope to get good enough to play some OTB events, but that feels a long way off.
That’s insane progression well done
Wow in 3 years I only managed to get from 1700 to 2000, how the hell you did it from 0 to 2400?🤷♂️😬crazy talent, you shoud keep grinding to GM lvl with that talent
Shocked how little subs this channel has with this video quality. Good stuff!
Honestly cool to see how someone completely new learns and plays looking forward to your journey with chess best of luck! Learn the basics of the game (development of pieces and where your pieces should be) (control the center remember to be aware of opponents moves and threats!)
@@plasmaturtle212 thank you, it’s an insanely hard game to learn IMO but I’m hoping to show you guys how much I’ve already progressed
🔥 Stay at it. Play longer time controls, do puzzles and watch/study games rather old or new. But most of all have fun learning and don't be afraid of losing.
I've been playing chess for a few years now, not that I'm an expert but I've tried to teach some of my friends to play chess and here are some of my advises. Chess is actually more like memorization than anything (and then come the creativity). One thing I see that new players tend to play more than study chess (which I understand cause playing is fun), but if you never study then you can never get better and easily quit the game (mostly due to loses a lot). I would suggest you first learn and remember all the moves in chess: basic move of every pieces and special moves (castling, promotion and en-passant), then learn the piece's value and learn some basic principles. I know that sounds like a lot of work, but keep in mind, learning chess is a long journey. Hope you enjoy the game and I see you in the next one!
What is your FIDE rating?
Great take on the game for sure, I just got stuck into it but you’re bang right that I should have done more research before I played really
On the other hand, it's also great to just play and realize how much it sucks getting slapped around everytime, losing your pieces, getting mated etc. That can be a great motivation to sit down and think: "Right, so what do I do to prevent this and turn the tables" This is how I learned as a kid and worked great. The first phase is just about getting comfortable with how the pieces move. Studying comes later
castling and en-passant are pointless to complete beginners, without the computer preventing illegal moves it just causes more confusion than anything else. i cringed when the guy started teaching it over the real board.... when you teach chess you have to realize how far they are in their journey and not overwhelm them with things they will learn later anyway. It's perfectly reasonable to mention the moves exist but it should be followed up by "you dont need to worry about these things until you get better"
@@witheringhs7766 you're right. As a beginner you SHOULD just play a lot of games and get a feel for the game and understanding the moves before studying lmao
Having an 1510 elo watching this game I can't do anything but to laugh my self out, remembering how it looked to me in the beginning 😅
This was fascinating to watch as someone who's been playing for quite a while now. Some tips I'd give to get you started would be:
1) Learn basic checkmates. Like with only a queen, with two rooks, and with only a rook.
2) Learn the relative values of pieces. This will help you evaluate when to give up one piece for another.
3) Learn some basic tactical patterns. Solve puzzles on Lichess to improve this. Tactics are essentially plays you can do in order to achieve an advantage.
4) Always think what your opponent wants to achieve when he plays a move.
5) Play longer time controls so that you have more time to think. I'd suggest 15+10 if you have the time. This means each player gets 15 minutes for the whole game plus 10 seconds for every move you make.
6) Most importantly, don't forget to have fun! It's quite easy to get tilted and frustrated, especially in the beginning when you feel like you don't know what you're doing.
Also just wanted to add that the quality of the video is fantastic for someone with only 1.67k subs. You're earned yourself a subscription, keep up the good work!
A piece of adivice from me( someone who has been in this field for quite some time):-
Try to engage more in thinking and play longer format games and always have a clarity on the why of a move what I mean is you should always actively try to have plans always...
Also try to solve more and more tactics bcz tactics are more important than openings in the beginners to intermediate player level ..
For some reason I just feel like subscribing you❤❤
Thank you very much for this advice! It’s a tough old game but I can already see the appeal of playing it
1. Do a couple puzzles on lichess daily to develop your intuition and be able to "read" the board
2. Learn to apply the most basic opening principles:
- move central pawns by 2 squares if you can, don't move other pawns
- then place your knights on c3/f3/c6/f6
- then find a sensible place for the kingside bishop; you can fianchetto it if other things dont work
- castle short (kingside)
- move your other bishop
- move one rook to the centre file
- move queen one square up (can be on diagonal)
- move other rook to the centre file
- push pawns to attack opponent's pawns
Don't learn anything remotely advanced about openings. Accept that there are traps you will fall into; it can feel bad, but it doesnt matter.
3. knight and bishop are more valuable then a pawn, but less so then a rook. Use the tactics you learned from puzzles to exchange favourably.
4. Learn how to checkmate with king and rook, with queen and rook, and to remember about pushing pawns to promote them in the endgame. Your king likes to take part in the centre as long as your opponent has very few pieces (pawns don't count).
These rules seem very easy, but actually implementing them is hard for beginners, especially because sometimes you have to break them to react to threats
Oh, and 5. It's pronounced lee-chess, and is indeed the best way to play chess online :)
Ok, a couple of things about chess:
1) Start with longer time controls: 10 or 15 minutes would be better to give you some time to think about your moves until you have a better board vision and can play more intuitively.
2) Opening principles are more important at first than knowing actual openings.
i) Control the center. put one pawn (or if the opponent lets you two pawns) in the Center
ii) Develop your pieces: Bring out your knights and bishops first, to active, safe squares. Ideally they help you gain control of the center of
the board. Try not to move a piece more than once in the opening, but of course you might need to do that if you opponent attacks
them.
iii) King safety: Castle as quickly as possible. Try not to move the pawns in front of your castled king, as that generally weakens it.
iv) Move pieces, not pawns: In the opening development is key. Don't waste time with unnecessary pawn moves that do not either help your
pieces to develop or your center control or parry a threat by your opponent.
3) Generally, the pieces are considered to be worth 1 point for pawns, 3 for knights and bishops, 5 for rooks and 9 for the queen. Avoid to trade a piece for less than it is worth, unless it leads to a concrete advantage (like mate in one or two moves etc.)
4) Tactic puzzles: Do plenty of puzzles. Start with easy ones like mate in one, mate in two etc. Lichess has those puzzles and chooses them automatically for your level. Use that extensively. There is no good chess player that doesn't know the important tactical patterns. And pretty much all low level chess games are completely decides by tactical mistake.
5) Learn the easiest endgames: The laddermate, checkmating with only King and Queen, checkmating with only King and Rook
Now the Beginner's chess match plan looks something like this:
Control the center, develop your pieces and castle in the first 10-12 moves.
In the middlegame, avoid losing material. If you can gain a material advantage do it. Once you have the material advantage use equal trades of your pieces to trade down into an endgame. Always be on the lookout for mates in one or two moves (both for you, and your opponent: You don't want to walk into mate yourself, after all)
In the endgame, try and promote one or two pawns (this shouldn't pose big difficulties if you were able to gain and keep a material advantage) into queens and ladder mate, or checkmate with only one major piece.
Oh, and analyse your games: Look where you made mistakes or blundered. Where did you overlook a winning move etc. There is no getting better by always making mistakes over and over again because you never realised that you're making those mistakes in the first place. Lichess gives you access to computer analysis, so use it.
The way that I learned how to play chess (my current rating is 1472 in the ECF) was to learn a few very common openings and get quite good at them. This will help you learn how all the pieces move so you don't have to think about it and will help you understand where your pieces should be for a good position. The other part is learning puzzle tactics and checkmating nets. These will help you with thinking of ideas when you are in the game so you start to get rid of the feeling where you don't know what to do and instead start playing to try to get yourself in a position with a tactic, whilst also stopping your opponent using their tactics against you. Most importantly don't try learning everything as it will be overwhelming, instead stick to the basics and slowly build on your weaknesses. I wish you the best of luck with your journey!
Thank you very much, I’m still a little bit confused sometimes on how to check mate but I have been practicing puzzles in recent weeks so hopefully in the next chess video you’ll see a big improvement 🎉
@@HOWHARDTV No problem! Check out GothamChess' video "6 Checkmate Patterns YOU MUST KNOW", it will help a lot with checkmates. Once you understand basic tactics and checkmates and still really want to improve I would recommend picking up what I would consider the best book for chess - "The Complete Book of Chess Strategy" by IM Jeremy Silman (~£10 2nd hand on world of books). It details every opening you would ever want to play and explains common and advanced tactics for each phase in the game, just make sure you're working through it at your own pace and give yourself time to learn it all. I have had the book for over a year and haven't learned it all yet!
I will be subscribing to follow your journey :)
Fun video!
1. Start with basic checkmate puzzles and tactics puzzles so you see how to finish a winning game.
2. Play level 1 of any computer.
3. Watch a video on opening principles. Focus mostly on getting pieces out and castling. Repeat these three steps until you beat Level 1.
4. For each computer level you clear, go back and try people on lichess again.
5. Once you can beat actual people, it’s just a matter of studying if you wish to get better, but have fun.
Great choice to use lichess
This is a good beginning. My advise for you to get better that every about 3-4 games, you review the games with someone whose rating is higher (preferably at least 300 points higher but minimum rating of 1200) to explain your mistakes, missed opportunities etc. until your able to use an analysis engine for self improvement. Wishing you the best of luck.
well, the "simplest" is to check for "checks, captures, threats".
So, check if you can capture a piece or a pawn that is not defended, or if it is being attacked by more pieces than defended, so you will end with a pawn up/an exchange up.
Check your own pieces if they are not to be captured on next move, if they are not defended, or are being attacked by more pieces than defended.
And checks. You can't win a game by checking, but check is a forcing move, so the opponent has to defend or move the king, and in some cases you may "fork" the king and capture a more valuable piece.
That is a good advice for a beginner, not teaching him chess theory. Finally some giving it.
Honestly I think 10+5, or 15+10 are the best time controls for beginner and intermediate players. Playing faster time controls like blitz or bullet *don't* let you actually calculate things through, come up with good plans or spot tactics. *Rapid is the way to go for sure*
He did a great job of explaining the game to a beginner!
It must have been hard for Mike to simplify a game that is so hard
Great video, I remember being a beginner myself years ago.
If you would like some tips starting out here are a few I believe to be the most important.
1. Practice how pices move. This pice moves like this and can go to square 1,2,3 ect. This will help you ‘see’ what is happening on the bord and what might happen on the next move.
2. Learn a few basic checkmates; queen+king vs king, two rooks vs king and rook+king vs king. No matter how good you get at the other stuff, you need to play the final move in the end.
3. Learn the normal value of each type of pice.
Pawn=1, Knight or Bishop=3, Rook=5, Queen=9 and king is special since you can’t loose him. Knowing what a pice is worth let’s you evaluate trades. Giving a rook for two pawns would be -5 for you and only -2 for your opponent, so bad for you. Trading a knight for a rook (-3 for you, -5 for them) is a good trade👍.
4. Play slower games, like 15 min for each player. You need to think a lot as a beginner, since you have no experience to rely on yet. You learn little from a 5 min game, so just go slow and take a mini lesson from each game. Analyzing the game after is also a great idea, a computer (or better a skilled human) can give you feedback on the game and on how to improve.
Final thing is not to spend all the energy on openings and especially not ‘just memorizing’. That falls apart the moment your opponent plays something you have not seen before. It’s better to learn how to swim than to cling on to a pice of drift wood. It’s the principles and plans that matter, not the exact move, otherwise your not really playing and learning how to play. You can of course look at some openings, but just know it’s only 1 part of improving😊.
Take it, leave it or anything in between. I wish you the best of luck on your adventure👏
I will absolutely take it! Thank you
Hey man! Cool first game.
Chess isn't about "thinking hard" it's about pattern recognition. You gotta drill the patterns like you did the times tables when you were a kid.
Start with some puzzles! And if you play against a level 1 computer you can take your time.
Mix slow computer games where you think and puzzles. Then, jump into fast 5+0 games.
Yeah I made a bad decision going on those 5 minute games 🤦♂️ I know this now haha
Tip: when you take somthing think "how can they take me back" and "can i take him back after that" and on and on and on to try and see who comes out on top
Thank you very much, it’s a bloody difficult but satisfying game isn’t it
@@HOWHARDTV yea i just won a completely losing game because my opponent let me attack his king and rook at the same time with my horse, and because it's his king he has to move it and i could take the rook! That sort of stuff is called a fork, where the horse attacks multiple pieces at once.
Such an underrated channel this man deserves more subs ❤
the simplest way to go about this is to teach yourself openings, have at least two or three for each color and build from there, I'd recommend the king's pawn opening for white for beginners and the caro Khan for black, they're easy and straight forward but as you get better you'll find more aggressive playstyles too
Couple things to think about are: What can all my pieces and all the enemy's pieces see? Where can all my pieces and all the enemy's pieces move?
It's also good to understand the concept of pins, skewers, tempo, piece value, counting trades, and controlling the center.
Things like openings are much harder to get into and understand easily, especially as a beginner. I'm currently having trouble trying to understand them myself.
Board vision is a huge thing, you have to be able to look at the board and see where the pieces are and understand where they could move at a glance, which is really hard to get down. Whenever you make a move make sure you understand how the board will look afterwards. Also make sure to keep track of whether your pieces are attacked by enemy pieces and defended by your pieces. If an undefended piece is attacked either defend it or move it somewhere safe. For now I think you just need to play and get a feel for how the pieces move and interact with each other, it's a real brain workout but I think it's really fun and if you stick with it you'll get it soon :)
I also highly recommend watching Daniel Naroditsky’s rating climbing videos from the beginning!
I second this! to add on, the concepts he goes into can be hard to understand for a complete beginner but he's still one of the best chess teachers on the internet, and I think you can still learn so so much from him!
I am an average chess player, this is a wholesome video, your reaction to your own moves and everything, I wish I could relearn chess from this level again. Thank you for posting this video.
That first game as black, was actually really impressive for a first game. You managed to avoid a lot of the traps that beginners usually fall into. Those being
1. Making too many pawn moves
2. Moving the same piece too many times
3. Putting pieces in awkward positions (The center in chess is very important, so generally you want your pieces near there. So for your level by 'awkward positions' I mostly just mean the outside of the board
4. Exposing your King
As others have said, 5+0 is too quick. I would recommend 15+10 as a minimum, but the problem with going too much beyond that is you can get into analysis paralysis and it is meant to be a fun game after all, so spending hours agonizing over every move is not fun (for a beginner)
In terms of next steps, Lichess has a puzzles section that can help you get used to being able to recognize when a piece or square is under attack so that you can learn to recognize when there's a threat you need to address
Also, in the opening, rather than trying to memorize specific sequences of moves, it would be better to learn the basic principles of the opening which are to try to:
1. Control the center of the board. If you imagine a game where both players spend their first two moves pushing the pawn in front of their king and queen forward 2 squares. The 4 squares those pawns now occupy are called the center of the board. Now because your opponent will also be fighting for the center of the board, you can't always just put a big piece there, but trying to ensure you have pawns there and pieces protecting those pawns will set you up for a good middlegame
2. Develop your pieces. This means getting your pieces into the game. You did this very well in your first game. You have 16 pieces in chess, but most of them can't do much from their starting squares. So getting your pieces active (especially your bishops and knights) will give you opportunities to make threats of your own and to control space so that your opponent isn't the only one dictating what happens in the game
3. Castle early and often. At your level Castling is almost never a bad move unless there's an immediate threat that needs to be addressed. It gets your King to safety and develops your rook. If you've developed your knights, bishop and queen, as well as castled, then you've safely made it out of the opening
Hey man just wanted to say this was a great watch! I subbed. I semi recently started playing chess as well a few months ago. My best advice to give you would be to 1) learn opening principles and the main general principles rather than trying to memorize moves 2) Do puzzles every day and don't just make moves hoping they're correct. Try to think about as many possible outcomes as you can before you make a move. 3) watch long form chess videos where people are explaining their reasoning behind every move. It can really help you learn how to think. (Chessvibes is great)Also just watching any kind of educational chess video will be helpful. 4) play longer time controls. At LEAST 10 minutes or more. Short time controls are fun but don't help you get better aside from time management. 5) play a LOT of chess.
I really look forward to seeing an update video on your chess progress have a good one brotha. 😊
Ps dont get discouraged. chess is a hard game and its okay to be bad. Its all about trusting the process
Thank you very much appreciate the sub 💪 lots more chess content on the way
Don't worry we all start like "what the genuine hell is going on" but you'll learn, remember chess is a game that requires a lot of patience, you need to take it slow, first step is to think always about your move: "if I move there which pieces can capture my piece?" "if I move my piece there is it protected?" "Does my opponent have any unprotected pieces? if so, how can I take them?" stuff like that, also do NOT play 5+0, as a beginner that's too short, you need to think and as I mentioned before you need to take it slow, so it's better if you start with Rapid (10+0), with an account you will slowly build your ranking so you don't get constantly paired with people who is too strong for you just yet, that ranking is what we call "ELO", ELO = strenght, so the bigger your ELO gets the stronger you are.
Now, you do need to start to have some comprehension about the game, I recommend going for the rules now and then, trying to know the board and your pieces, for example you can learn how to find the name of every square and how to move your pieces from "square a(any)" to "square b(any)", that's going to help you improve your vision and your general understanding over the moves.
Do NOT touch chess theory and openings too fast, yes, they are very important, but also most chess openings have very complex and advanced ideas that for the experimented player can be really unclear even if explained, so much more for a beginner.
One you feel more confident about your understanding over the pieces and your board you can now take the next step wich is looking at some basic concepts like what the center is, what is king safety, and all of the strategic stuff, you can then go for your first openings (still kind of superficial) once you have all that basic understanding and you keep going like that.
Also chess requires mental stability, remember to take water and to take breaks while you study or play, your brain needs to be fresh or else you could start to stress and lose interest, because yes, it is extremely hard.
Anyways, great job! We'll wish you the best♟♟♟
Its a game that requires pattern recognition and as a beginner, you are not familiar with these patterns.
So dont be discouraged. Just keep playing. It is worth learning because once you get to a solid intermediate stage, the game gets even more fun!
Things like strategic positioning, visualisation for the ideal positions and careful assessment of the positions in the next 2-3 moves come to be of importance and that is when things get really interesting
interesting, i would say the exact opposite. The higher you get the less fun it is, since it quickly becomes more and more a memory game and less and less a creative game.
seeing how hard this game is from the perspective of a beginning makes me appreciate the level I am now, even though it's considered to be pretty low. It involves hours of practicing and pattern recognition to even get this far. You'll get better pretty soon and at the beginning the progress curve is not steep and it's a very nice sensation actually feeling tangible improvement day by day.
For chess. Get every piece moved once in a somewhat ideal square and don’t move them again if unnecessary until you castle. If you get all of your pieces moved once, can castle and connect the rooks you can essentially blast away the center with pawn advances under 1000 elo and win the game.
Simple strategy. You eventually learn counting instead of visually takes, you’ll learn piece values, maybe a few traps to avoid and overall just have fun.
Always study your games after and don’t get frustrated as it’s a game that even AI hasn’t solved
In game 2, there is a move called en passant. En passant means passing pawn in French. If the opponent's pawn moves into the 5th rank and is next to a pawn in your territory, it could take the pawn by going diagonally.
The opening was pretty nice (you could have recaptured the pawn on move 4, but not that big of a mistake) until you hung your bishop, the horse and your queen in a sequence
Also you should play rapid to improve
Also in the 2nd game, the main line is to move your left knight out to attack the queen, not the f pawn, since that leaves the king a bit exposed
Watch some videos on beginner principles. There are some good one-off videos on basic principles (controlling the center, developing minor pieces, etc.). I also recommend Chessbrah’s “building habits” series where they play tons of low-level example games.
For the beginning I'd recommend:
1. Take your time:
Play some games with longer time control(30 minutes) to get comfortable with how the pieces move and you might even find some first dynamics or little tactics by yourself.
2. DO tactics:
Probably the most common way to raise the chance of winning games, especially in your elo range. Combine this with some checkmate pattern training
3. After some time you might learn your first opening, stick to it and explore more.
4. Be consistent: for example 1 hour every day with some games, some tactics helps more then 10 once a month.
5. Have fun :D
All I would say is;
1. Practice one opening for each side(get really good at it)learn it’s traps and ideas
2. Solve puzzles regularly
3.Learn basic endgame techniques and checkmate patterns
4. And last but not least, watch games from players that are better than you ( Not grandmasters so you don’t confuse yourself..intermediate players)
i would love to jhelp ive been playing for 22 years competitivly in the uk
I'm in my 2nd season as a club player would you be down to play online?
Best technique is to protect all your pieces so they are always defended by at least one other piece, don't leave anything hanging. If a piece is attacked twice, defend it twice. Generally try to move out the bishop and knight early so you can short castle and don't push the pawns in front of the castled king too much. To win material look for forks and pins.
I used to play chess a lot and i think i can give you some advice
1 The most important, your mental be patient and understanding to yourself. A lot of new players have this attitude that they NEED to progress and win, no. This thinking hurts more than helps.
2 You played 5+0 First number indicates starting time (in minutes) second number indicates seconds added to your time after every move (i suggest playing 15+10)
3 At beginner level you don't need to learn any openings, knowing opening principals will serve you better.
4 Analyze your mistakes and try to understand why something happened and how you could prevent it
5 Chess puzzles: great for warmup and learning some patterns so try to do them time to time
6 Always think about what your opponent move does. Then think of what you want to do.
7 Lichess is probably best site it gives you every tool you need for free
8 Learn some tactics
I thinks that's all. Fun is all that matters about chess.
And maybe it's good idea to ask one of your viewers to teach you some basics like simple tactics
always fun to watch new players. for what it's worth, you will never get worse. just keep playing and having fun
The most important thing that I'm not seeing other people mention is this:
The relative value of the pieces. Unless you understand that the bishop is worth more than a pawn, you will never get very far with learning strategies, tactics or openings.
Pawn = 1
Knights = 3
Bishop = 3 (although, generally speaking, slightly more valuable than a knight)
Rook = 5
Queen = 9
As a beginner, the important principle to learn is how to protect your pieces, especially the higher value pieces (king, queen and rooks). As you move them, think about how it is defended to keep it safe. Your pieces will eventually be captured but you want to make sure that you can capture an opponent's piece of equal of greater value every time.
Also, as others have said, go for longer timed matches. 5 minutes is way too quick. You need more time to think through the consequences of each move.
I felt that queen blunder in my soul @ 16:20 🤣
17:40 "One thing I'm noticing with chess so far is that every single move has a consequence." You are already halfway to being better than most chess players. Understanding that every move changes the position and creates new potential threats is something many casual players never really key in on.
A lot of getting good at chess is about practice. Once you're comfortable with how the pieces move you should play more games and learn how they interact with each other. Doing puzzles can be a great help too. But priority one should be getting comfortable with how the pieces move, understanding when they can attack your pieces and when you can attack theirs, and knowing when a piece puts you in check.
I'd also recommend slightly longer time controls. At least ten minutes (but not so long that you get bored) so you can take time and think about your moves.
Thank you very much!
On castling you also cannot pass through a check any piece that the opponent has that covers a square through the castling will stop it from happening. I'm pretty sure that's a terrible description but it's very important to know.
U should try out some about how pieces move and some tactik
Play untimed or 30/30 or something at the start. Think before you move, come up with a plan and understand the basic plans and concepts
Chess is easy, just hard to master.
I keep telling people the same thing.
@Gaminghashira14 Yep.
I would recommend that you play with a longer thinking time and see what your opponent's idea is with each move.
I would recommend 10+5 as a good time to think about it
My number one tip is to play a longer time format as blitz is brutal and will just demoralise you as a beginner. I advise starting with 15/10 and staying there until you've learned a bit about the game and feel comfortable playing it. And don't give up!
What's your lichess handle? I want to watch you practice and give you a game here and there.
The ability to recognize your weakness is always the first step to greatness. We were all complete beginners at some point. You've got this!!
I also recommend watching Gotham chess. His beginner tutorials and explanations are really good.
This is very inspiring content. Here's my advice:
The best way to learn is by picking a position and studying it. Don't have an opponent or a timer.
Psychology tells us that learning is easier in a low pressure environment.
A good exercise for a beginner is to look at each piece one at a time and see where it can go. Count how many captures are possible for each side. Having a friend is beneficial, you can compare answers and compete with each other.
At some point you'll want to test what you feel you have learned. Playing games is good for solidifying knowledge and getting new inspiration. Again, a small amount of time like 5 minutes is going to put unnecessary pressure on you, and it's good to have a rival, rather than random online opponents, if you can find one, because they can show you what they were thinking after the game.
Good luck with chess
Learn the Jobava London opening for white and the Caro Kan for black I think it’ll help you a lot!
You should learn a simple opening like the Sicilian defense to start. The Italian/ Fried Liver is a great opening to start on to learn the ideas of chess and have a clear idea of what you are trying to do, but can lead to some awkward positions if you dont get what you want early so it isn’t always recommended. I think it’s a great opening to learn starting out, then change to something else after you get the hang of it and come back to it later. TLDR the Fried Liver is good as a complete beginner or an advanced player, but hard to play as an intermediate. (Also I know the general opening is called the Italian Game but Fried Liver is the specific attack that is easier to understand)
sending so so much encouragement your way!! just found your channel, this was a fascinating video to watch! I completely get the frustration and confusion from when I first started chess :) just know that you'll start getting a grasp of the game as you keep practicing and making mistakes. wishing you an amazing chess journey, try to remember that you are tackling something hardddd and it will take time to familiarize yourself with it, and thats totally okay. cant wait to follow along.
Wow this is an incredible message 💙 welcome to the How Hard Family
First Step: Learn basic opening principles. Control the center of the board (with pieces and pawns). Develop Knights before Bishops. Castle as soon as possible. Make an escape square for your king after castling. Don't move the same piece twice in the opening, unless attacked.
Step Two: Play slower time controls. I would suggest 10+0 at the very minimum, but 15+10 is even better. It will give you a lot more time to think, and you don't need to stress about making moves.
Step Three: Play a lot of games. At first you will just be confused and bewildered, because you simply have no idea what you're doing or what's even going on. This is normal, and the only way to get better is by playing more games. You need to get used to seeing how things work and how the pieces move, and only once you can automatically just look at a piece and know what squares it controls and attacks can you start thinkin more strategically, but this will take a little bit of time.
Bonus: If you're looking for video content on TH-cam, I don't think there's a better series to watch for complete beginners than Building Habits on the Chessbrah Extra channel. It's a really great series that teaches you all the fundamentals you need.
@@notyourdad i am just finding your (& almost everyone’s) advice s little disheartening. i’m way way way better at puzzles than i was. i do an hour or so a day of commentary of excellent games, and equal time on bartholomew, rosen & naroditsky, the brahs etc speed runs as well as bonus time of finegold lectures, the various podcasts, the free online lessons, some of the great stuff the croatian guys crank out.
but damn it, i want my chess playing to suck much less than as it does now. at times i see stuff a little before hikaru but then some 10 year year old stuffs me in six moves…..
@@aitchtea I mean, listen, chess is hard, it really is. I'm by no means great at it, but I think I have a fairly decent understanding of the game, and can play decent chess most of the time, but I have basically no natural talent and it took years of consistent effort to get to even the level I am at. But unfortunately I can't really give you much advice, since everyone's skill level and learning pace is so different. However, what has worked for me is watching slow games from good players on TH-cam, playing 15+10 min games, analyzing every game afterwards, and trying out a ton of different openings to find ones I like. You should pick an opening that looks good to you, and practice it using something like Chesstempo, and then you play it for a while, at least a few weeks, and if you don't like it, find another one and try that one out. Eventually you'll find a few openings you like playing. Oh, and doing puzzles is definitely good too, so keep doing that, but I wouldn't necessarily spent that much time on it, and I would focus on easier ones that build your pattern recognition instead of the difficult ones that rely on calculation to solve. I don't know, I hope that helps.
No, this is not a great advice for someone who just learned chess rules. What he needs to do is get comfortable with how each piece moves and try to notice what both sides can take. And get lots of practice playing and solving puzzles. He obviously got your advice from Mike already becouse he always played first few moves somewhat reasonable, not like a complete chess beginner. But it brought no good.
I see a lot of advice from average chess players here, which will be great when you are trying to get to average level. But let's be honest, you are just beginning and are not even striving for average level yet.
Don't worry about openings and tactics. The best way to win a low-rated chess game is to have more pieces at the end, so practice not losing your pieces.
0) Be aware of your opponent's pieces and what squares those pieces can attack.
1) Whenever you move a piece, ask yourself if the piece is "protected" by another one of your pieces, meaning if your opponent captures your piece can you capture your opponent's piece back.
1a) If you move a piece to an unprotected square, you may want to plan to protect that square on the next move.
1b) If you want to move a piece to an unprotected square that your opponent can already attack, you may want to set up protection for that square before moving the piece there.
2) At the same time, look for ones of your opponent's pieces that are unprotected and try to get your pieces in position to attack those.
The other thing to know is that some pieces are more valuable than others because they are move effective at capturing your opponent's pieces and/or checkmating the king. By far, the most valuable piece is your queen. If you move your queen to a protected square but then it is captured by, say, a pawn or a bishop, you can capture back but you will still be in a worse position than your opponent because they have a queen and you don't. Therefore, keep your queen safe from being attacked by your opponent. You can use your queen to protect other pieces, but don't rely on other pieces to protect your queen.
If you spend your thinking time on these few steps, you should see some early success.
So some basic chess principles is a good place to start. Development, get your peices off their starting squares knights before bishops is useually a rule of thumb most people apply. Control of the center, do your best to have peices or pawns attacking or controling central squares (e4,e5,d4,d5) get your king to safety, this useually involves castling, something I was taught then I started learning was castle early castle often, get to a position where you can castle as quickly at possible, there are some specific openings where this is the goal.
Furthing the principles, different peices prefer to be on certain squares something what was taught to me where "Happy Squares" for the knights these squares are c3 and f3 for White, and the mirror squares for Black(c6 and f6) also try to avoid putting your knight on the rim, or edge of the board, sometimes it's fine, and even part of theory, but useually they prefer to be closer to the center of the board. Bishops like being on long diagonals useually their favorite squares are g2/g7 and b2/b7.
Some easy openings to learn for White are the Colle System, and the London System, and the majority of time you will be able to get very similair positions using those openings, which is why they're known as Systems, a series of moves that majority of time you will be able to make regardless of what your opponent plays. The positions that come out of those openings can be complex and differ depending on play, but the basic ideas are pretty easy to understand for beginners, and they do see higher level play as well well the London does, not many people play the Colle these days and argue that the London is just a better Colle, even though the game plan for the two openings are ultimatly different.
For black it's a little more complicated, the closest thing to systems for black are the Pirc/King's Indian Defense, and the Hippo opening. The Hippo can be played as either White or Black, and the King's Indian Defense could also be played as White, but it's known as the King's Indian Attack and is a bit more tricky than something like the Colle or London System.
Also it is better to play longer time controls so you have more time to think, I'd say 10+5 or 15+5 are probably the best starting out and learning.
Please upload videos of you learning chess I'd to see how good you'll get at it❤
I will be doing a lot more chess content for sure! I love the game
Great video. Everything is hard at the start. Keep at it.
You’re not wrong there, it’s a great game though and I plan to work had at it
You should do like 10-20 puzzles daily, play longer time controls(15+10) and analyze every game you play
Learn a couple openings (one for white and one for black) so you know what to do in the first few moves. The London system for white is pretty good as a beginner as it's hard to mess it up.
14:32 it's a good move you pinned the knight to the queen. It's a common strategy.
Here's my advice. Learn an opening for white, and one for black. Gothamchess has a video for beginner openings! Play 10 (or 15) minute game's, give yourself time to think about your next move. Also when making your moves remember this "checks, captures and attacks" meaning do see a check and is it useful? If no look for a capture, you don't have to capture it's not always worth it. And lastly attacks just threatening to capture a piece like a queen is helpful. Because they have to spend a move moving that piece to safety.
Greatest thing about chess for me is that no matter my circumstances, chess can instantly lift you out of the squalor surrounding you and take you to a cleaner, more elegant place.
Learn a couple of openings to start with but focus on fundamentals, development & endgame..... Puzzles really help with learning to spot checkmate.
tip for beginner : play with a longer time format, allows you to have more time to think deeper
Mike's explanation woke up the tetris gods that blessed them with russian grandmasters encouragement
2 advises
1. play longer time control. like 10-15 minutes with increment
2. just don't blunder all your pieces especially your queen
follow these and u will be just fine
Never give up on chess its an amazing game ive discovered the game a year ago and have gained over 1830 elo points in that period of time i suggest you pick longer time controls and learn opening principles also stick to one chess opening to start with for black and white
Let’s go finally the video!
I was absolutely pathetic at the game at this point 😂
You should play longer time controls and learn the opening principles. At the moment you lack the fundamental concepts of how the pieces move and what pieces they control. Learn those and the opening principles.
Basically it is:
1. Control/fight for the center
2. Develop your knights and bishops
3. Connect your rooks (usually by castling)
I'm not great I'm about 1300 over the board but would be happy to go over one of your games and help explain where you went wrong and how to improve?
I don't think anyone could knock a beginner at chess. We were all there at some point.
3 years playing and I'll honestly teach anyone who's willing to listen. It's been an amazing journey. I can see amazing advice in the comment section, hopefully you can keep at it as a hobby.
scholar's mate isn't the quickest way to win, fool's mate is
You might just need familiarity with how the pieces move so that threats/undefended material or openings can be identified.
I like how in the beginning you were taught that the f pawn is weak and then proceeded to move the weak pawn and open up your king every game lol
Pretty hard game, i will tell you what have worked for me in order not to get good but at least to get better at the game
1) How the pieces move: you have to know precisely how the pieces move in order to know your possibilities. A more advanced step of this principle is to learn how to combine moves of different pieces in order to attack your opponent and get an advantage, and if you can do that, you will enter the world of tactics
2) very difficult principle that i am struggling even after years of chess is paying attention to the opponent move, like what is threatening the opponent with a particular move, try to analise and see all the attacks. Of course with practice you will get better at reading the opponent move and in the beginnings you will lost some of the opponent ideas, but at least try to get the most direct ones
3)learn the basic chess ideas, like the basic opening ideas of king safety, center control and pieces development
4) learn tactics
5)learn more advanced chess ideas, like positional game and strategy
6)learn openings
My number 1 tip if you're serious about improving is to play longer time controls immediately. Chess is a thinking game and you can't think in 5 minute games if you don't have pattern recognition in your arsenal yet. So play 30 minute chess minimum. There is an opening principle to get the pieces out on safe squares where they are not attacked, have good vision and are pointed towards the center. Pawns are mostly just moved to make space for your pieces to come out. Get the Queen out last. And while you do that you ask yourself with every move your opponent makes if it's a harmless move or if they are attacking something. And if something is attacked you have to deal with it by moving the attacked piece, trade the piece or defend the piece. And it's OK to lose your first 100 games. Chess is hard and you need those losses in order to learn. Every great player played like you as a beginner. It's an ultra-marathon, not a sprint. Enjoy the process
Thank you 🙏
Pay attention to what your opponent does with their pieces and think of what they are trying to do next to both defend and create threats at the same time. You’re super new so realistically, get familiar with how the pieces move and don’t let opponents just take your pieces with pawns.
Book suggestion. Bobby Fischer teaches chess. Very enjoyable. You have to enjoy yourself when starting out. If not, then quitting will become hard to resist.
I think you’d benefit from trying puzzles to get a feel for what kind of tactics exist in the game. You can stream yourself doing them. There’s only one good move and everything else is bad so it’s helpful to use the engine to figure out why your move is bad when you’re wrong. That and just learn some basic opening principles(take the center, get your pieces out, knights before bishops). You don’t need to memorize openings at your level. It’s super rare your opponents are gonna play the best moves and you’ll end up leaving what you know super quick anyway.
Agreed, since this video I’ve learnt lots about puzzles and the benefit of them
You've done a good job fighting for the central squares, but I'll give you a great strategy for positioning your pieces: knights are good on the central squares, while bishops like open diagonals. Pawns will always get in your opponent's way at the beginning, because they "control" these squares and can capture in the center. With this in mind, you should build a center where you have space to conquer squares for your pieces. At the beginning, the knights are actively fighting along with the pawns for the central squares. You don't want your opponent to cross the middle of the board, because you'll be losing squares, but you don't always want to fight for those squares by attacking them with your pieces, you want to undermine those squares once, twice, maybe three times to actually conquer them. As a rule, you want to conquer space and move towards the opponent's king to kill him, and to do that you must conquer the center and move towards the king. Always remember to castle, the safety of the king is crucial. Know that your opponent has the same ambitions as you.
Thank you very much for the advice I shall try this
I would consider myself an intermediate player, I played an IRT (International Rated Tournament) a while back ago and got a 1728 FIDE rating, its been a long way for me to reach this level and its amazing to see the difficulties of chess being put on the spotlight, as you progress you'll start seeing more and more different and harder topics like tactics, pawn structures, king safety, weaknesses, good vs bad pieces (not tryna scare you 😅) but its just nice to see more people learning about the hardships of learning chess
Congrats on that rating that’s awesome
@@HOWHARDTV Also, if you want to realistically get good at chess, you have to start doing puzzles mostly, the way you start improving is by thinking of the consequences of your moves, the way you have to think at low level is "if I does this, what is my opponents best move, and if he plays that best move, what is my best move?" and so on for a few moves, now of course this is only done at critical positions, you shouldn't do it every move but still, and keep in mind the more you progress the more you will have to take into account, evaluating positions in your mind 5 or 6 moves deep in your mind, but at your level, you should just worry about not hanging a piece and playing somewhat logical chess, I heard Levy Rozman's (AKA GothamChess) book "How to win at chess" is extremely good as an starter book for beginners!
Buddy ol pal, I had to play for years to appreciate properly how good Magnus really is.
castle earlier longer games, control the center of the board ,and keep your pawns protecting each other
some really good openings you can learn as a beginner is the fried liver and italian opening. There are very basic and simple to learn. Only time practice and time will get you better at chess. I remember being really bad as well last year but now I'm over 1100 now. Keep it up and you will succeed!
Fried liver is not simple. You don't know theory if you telling that it is simple
This is too dynamic for beginner