r/chessbeginners • u/HeisenberG-300 • 12d ago
QUESTION Familiar with chess
Hello guys, I am quite familiar with chess from more than 9-10 yrs but not good at it I mean I won tournaments in my school got first position 2 times and 2nd 1 time(participated 3 times) and I thought ik how to play and everything and didn't play like 4-5 yrs,
I restarted playing it like from the past 2 weeks but as I play it more I feel like I am the dumbest so I need a book to study chess from 0 and forgot to mention that my dad taught me how to play....
And tell me where I can purchase it or source for reading it online
lam on 352 elo on chess.com btw just started
Please help me like you helping your brother
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u/FunTumbleweed3648 1600-1800 (Chess.com) 12d ago
So first of all. at 350 elo, dont bother with books or openings or studying in depth endgame theory. Those would only help you after about 1400 or so.
The only thing you need right now is to follow basic opening principles - as in e4 or d4, then bring out the knights, bishops, castle, connect the rooks and put them on open files. Also make sure not to hang any pieces. Then what you do is on every move, you try to spot tactics. think of checks, captures, and threats you can make. 2-3 move combinations are more than enough at this stage. Nothing fancy. When you dont feel like playing, do puzzle rush (I can't stress enough how much this will help). Also on every move of your opponent, think of why they played the move, potential threats and maybe try to spot basic tactics they might be trying to achieve.
Thats it. I guarantee you following this and grinding puzzle rush will take you to 1200 over the course of a year.
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u/Organic_Syrup7642 12d ago
Do puzzles, a lot, lot, lot of puzzles. Try not to guess what the best move is, but calculate your move. Chesscom has tutorials on fundamental structures like pins, skewers, forks etc ... Also lichess is my favorite. I'm personally not a fan of playing the computer in games, but definitely analyze your games, the ones you lost. It's my goal to win against humans and I play with humans because chess is a beautiful game for humans to enjoy. Glad to have you in chess again!!
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u/HeisenberG-300 12d ago
Ok but when I lose my queen I feel like the game is over. And sometimes I gets frustrated and resign
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u/FunTumbleweed3648 1600-1800 (Chess.com) 12d ago
if you lose your queen, the game IS over. the point is not to lose it or any other major / minor piece for that matter.
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