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• Advice
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Anyone can try chess, but you need to work hard to get better at it. Read the article below to learn how to develop your chess skills.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Play better

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   Learn how to play chess. You cannot improve without knowing the rules of the game or the valid moves of the pieces.

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   Join the local chess club. Keep a relaxed and sociable mood when playing chess. Don't play chess with people less than you just to feel good about yourself. The best way for you to rebound after losing a game is to research how to beat your opponent.

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   Know the value of the pieces. Pawns are worth 1 point. Each Knight and Bishop are worth 3 points. Military Xe is worth 5 points. Quan Hau is worth 9 points. However, this information is only a guide, not a winning strategy. If you are sure that you will win, you can ignore the value of the pieces.
   • Don't win unless you're sure you win. For example, you should not sacrifice the Ma for an attack on the King's wing when you are not sure you will win.
   • Swapping a Bishop (3 points) and a Knight (3 points) for a Rook (5 points) and a Pawn (1 point) is not beneficial, since Ma and Bishop are stronger than one Rook, and the Pawn must come when the end is really effective.
   • These values ​​are only approximate. In some situations, the Bishop or Knight will be stronger than the Rook.
   • The exchange of pieces (the Knight or the Rook Swap) is NOT worth 2 points, although it is very obvious numerically. They are only worth 1-1.5 points. So 1-2 (sometimes 3) pawns are enough to make up for a bad trade.

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   Always develop the Bishop and Knight. Pawns are often overused and overgrown, preventing potential pawns from developing. After that, your opponent's Statue will usually break through your Pawn structure.
   • Moving too much Pawns will weaken the king's castles position and expose more room for the enemy to attack. Too much Pawn movement often weakens Pawn structures.

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   Understand your chess style. It is possible to divide people's fighting style into two categories. Some people build strong defenses; People of these styles can be extremely dangerous if they are aggressive. The other way of fighting is an opportunistic way As long as the opponent makes a mistake, they immediately seize the opportunity, quickly develop their pieces and create an open stance. There is no superior style of attack, but most players use a solid attack rather than chance.
   • Attack is easier than defense. Some people like to gambit, in particular give Pawn to perform the attack, because they find that the odds of winning the flag will be higher.

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   Join the first chess tournament. Play with your mindset you will have great success in this series. Forget ratings. Forget the score. You just need to join the competition and play your best, that positive attitude will help you accomplish your goals.

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   Find a competitor. Find a player who is better than you and "compete" with them. Play chess with them. Compete in the tournaments they participate in. Gradually familiarize yourself with their playstyle and use your knowledge against them or others. Don't see this "competitor" as someone you need to overcome. Don't torture yourself too much if you lose. Keep playing chess with them and so on until you learn their play style and how to deal with it.

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   Learn from the chess grandmaster you love. Learn, play, learn, play. Learn their techniques and how to deal with them.

9. 

   Read one of the best books about chess. Here are some good books:
   • "The Mammoth book of Chess" (roughly translated as "The giant book of chess")
   • "Logical Chess move by move" (roughly translated as "The logic of chess steps") by Irving Chernev. The book teaches you how to attack the king in the opening Pawn against the King and how to play chess to feel the position in the opening Pawn against Queen.
   • "My System" (roughly translated as "My System") by Aaron Nimzovitch.
   • "Think Like a Grandmaster" (roughly translated as "Think like a grandmaster") by Alexander Kotov. This book teaches readers how to analyze chess variations, helping you to play the mid game more effectively.
   • "Judgment and Planning in Chess" (roughly translated as "Judgment and Planning in Chess") by Max Euwe. A classic book showing how to judge position based on spatial advantage, combination attack, ultimate advantage, king's strike, and Good structure.
   • "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" (roughly translated as "Bobby Fischer teaches chess") by Bobby Fischer's. A classic book that teaches chess strategies for beginners.
   • "Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur" (roughly translated as "The battle between grandmaster and dreamman") by Max Euwe and Walter Meiden. The book explains how a grandmaster beat an amateur gamer with precise moves based on the requirements of the position.
   • "Practical Chess Endings" (roughly translated as "Practical Chess Endings") by Irving Chernev. The book includes 300 end-game stances ranging from simple to complex.
   • "1001 Checkmates" (roughly translated as "1001 checkmate") by Fred Reinfield. A classic book that helps you to see checkmate countries and calculate variations of the position.
   • "Ideas behind the Chess Openings" (roughly translated as "Ideas behind the Chess Openings") by Reuben Fine. The book explains the tactics behind the opening steps, helping you remember and apply them more effectively.
   • "100 selected games" (roughly translated as "100 selected games") by Botvinnik.
   • "Basic Chess Endings" (roughly translated as "Basic Chess Endings") by Reuben Fine. A thick, classic book that explains the whole set of endings.
   • "Point Count Chess" (roughly translated as "Chess for chess pieces") by I. A. Horowitz.A classic book evaluates the 32 positional features and guides how to transform these 32 advantages into victory.
   • "How to win in the chess endings" by I.A. Horowitz. This book explains the end tactics, except in cases with complicated chess variations.
   • "Chess Fundamentals" (roughly translated as "Basic Chess") by José Raúl Capablanca. This book teaches the opening, middle and end strategy.

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    Master the fundamentals in the end. The final chess strategy goes like this: "If more than pieces, exchange pieces that are not Pawns. If less, exchange Pawns to force the opponent to draw."
    • If there is no Pawn, you must be at least one Rook (ie more than 5 points more than your opponent) to checkmate. The only exception to this case is two Ma (total score equals 6) and the King cannot checkmate the same King.
    • The king is a very strong piece, use it to block and attack Pawns.
    • A statue of a different color (ie a Statue of two sides in different color squares) often results in a draw, as neither side can protect their Pawn. In the end, if the white side has a pawn on the cart (i.e. column a and h on the board) and a bishop, the white side will only tie with the Black King when the white statue is in a different color. umbrella that Pawns Hau.
    • Statues are worth more than Horses in all cases, unless in a position with Pawns locked.
    • The values ​​of Pawns, Rooks, and Statues increase as the game progresses, so you need to preserve them.
    • Many games with all Pawns on the same side (right or left) of the board end in a tie. 90% of the grandmaster's games have a tie, if all Pawns are on the same side of the board, because the champion with less Than usually exchanges Pawns and sacrifices one Knight or Bishop to capture the remaining Pawns. . When there is only one Statue or Knight left, you cannot checkmate all the time.
    • In many cases, a Rook and a Knight or a Rook and a Statue can only be merged with one Rook.
    • In the Late End, the person who moves the Queen to the center will first master the stance.

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    Strong Good structures are:
    • A "Pawn" lures the opponent King to the other side, giving you the chance to capture all of the opponent's Pawns or push your Pawn to the other side of the board.
    • A "Pawn" is a Pawn that is not blocked by other Pawns and should be pushed forward. Nimzovitch once said, "Pawns have to be pushed up".
    • A "protected pawn" is a pawn protected by another pawn. Protected pawns force the opponent to constantly defend against its advance.

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    Good structure is:
    • Good husbands cannot protect each other and are vulnerable to attack.
    • The pawn is very weak and must be defended by another piece.
    • Pawns that are slow to move on open columns are particularly weak and are susceptible to attack by enemy Vehicles.
    • A King, if he has an opposition, can be a King and a Pawn.
    • The opponent's vehicle in the 7th rank is worth exchanging for a Pawn.
    • Zugzwang is a situation where as long as the opponent moves, their stance becomes weaker (they would rather skip their turn). This situation is very common in chess.
    • The Rook and the Good are the most complicated endings, so avoid them.

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    Practice playing chess (or blind). The training chess is less forgiving and you do not fall into the situation of having to look at the board to determine which pieces are attacking which square. When playing chess, it is imperative that you memorize a large amount of information about the state of the pieces. Therefore, learning how to arrange chess information instead of remembering the position of each individual piece will not be too difficult. Gradually, you will see the big picture, pay attention to the complex ideas exposed on the board as well as the signs of those ideas to decide the appropriate step. In fact, you'll be better at chess than regular chess, if the intensity of your practice is equal to the two. However, for the time being, playing chess is not going to get you any better than normal chess. The goal of fantasy chess is to practice for future matches.

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    See the patterns in moves that often bring you victory. Do not insistently follow step 3 without exception, evaluate the layout of the pieces to decide whether the exchange is really worth it or not. When you have an advantage like in the following example, the exchange is usually beneficial. If you win the flag even if you turn Pawn to Rook and then defeat that same Rook, you will win when you turn Pawn to Queen, you will win when you turn Pawn to Queen, you will win when you change opponent's Rook and Bishop. The Queen can move similarly to the Rook, so the Queen can also be used instead of Rook in strategies of using Rook to win. Apply your learned skills to recognize the rules of chess, choose moves that make your opponent more prone to mistakes and win you. Your strategy may include understanding the other person, what mistakes the other person has made before, or common mistakes people make. advertisement

Method 2 of 2: Train like a champion

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   Memorize the first 12 moves of the top 20 grandmaster chess games. You can easily find these matches at online sites like chessgames.com. You should memorize the first 10 moves on the black and white sides to get a feel for how real chess champions started your game. Memorizing not only helps you become aware of the method of success, but also how to truly excel. In addition, you will also become more disciplined, because you have to train your mind to absorb and understand the reasons behind those wonderful moves.

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   Solve 10,000 chess puzzles on your favorite online site. You can use sites like Chesstempo, Chessity, or Puzzle Books. Malcom Gladwell once hypothesized that when you invest 10,000 hours in any field, you become an expert in that field. Imagine how professional you will become after solving 10,000 chess puzzles! Of course, it takes a long time to accomplish this goal, but by setting a goal every day to solve at least one sentence, you will make great strides. You can also set a more realistic goal, say 1,000 puzzles, and then see what you can do next.

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   Install chess software on your phone. You can use chess championship software or other software aimed at chess players. While you need your full focus to be a chess master, having chess software in your phone will aid your training, especially when you suddenly have a few free time.

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   Take part in regional tournaments. Sign up for as many tournaments as possible, keeping the frequency once a week, no matter how tired or lethargic you are. Regional tournament is a way for you to get the chance to practice with real players and improve your skills and tactics.

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   Rate your game using the computer software (chess engine) or through the comments of a coach. Hiring a chess coach will cost you a lot of money, but it can definitely help you improve your skills and reinforce your creative thinking. You can also find a computer software that will help you evaluate your moves and determine which one is wrong or right. Recognize your weakness and Your strengths are the best way for you to succeed in chess.

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   Play at least 10,000 games. Do you remember the above on becoming a true expert in any field if you invest 10,000 hours? While the above practice will be effective, in the end it is most important that you play chess as much as possible. If you are truly determined to be a good player, this is the path you need to follow.

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   Chat with a good player. One of the best ways to become better in any field is by talking to people who know and excel in that area. A good chess player can be a family member, a grandmaster, or even a player who has beaten you. advertisement

Advice

• Don't worry about rankings, focus on improving your level.Your rankings will improve on their own.
• As you learn chess strategies, take note of the ideas and plans that you take in and make sure you use them in the game. You may have many unexpected minutes while studying, but return to the old way of thinking in the game. In order to play better, you need to retrain your thinking and apply new ideas on the board.
• You need to understand that: "There is a work in grinding iron, one day should be". Chess is no exception. In fact, it takes years to become a good player, but don't be discouraged. Make a reasonable study plan and consistently adhere to that plan, gradually you will see your own progress.
• Don't believe the myths about "eye contact" or "psychological trick". Focus on analyzing the chessboard. Chess is not poker.
• You should move the Knight when opening. This move can threaten the opponent's Pawn and cause them to move their bishop. The Horse can also capture the opponent's Bishop or weaken the Pawn force needed in the end.
• Don't be concerned with opening options; When you first start, you will find that no one has chosen the chain of the most popular moves (because no one knows about them). Therefore, your efforts to memorize will be in vain. Focus on the basic principles (move each piece once before moving a piece twice, put the piece in the center, prevent the opponent from developing, develop your pieces to make the enemy difficult Good) and you'll at least be in balance with the opponent in the opening (just hope so). Don't play such unusual gambit moves Blackmar-Diemer or Latvian. These schemes are not based on a solid understanding of the tactics and can be disposed of easily if the opponent has read about them (for example, defending Ziegler will extinguish the Blackmar-Diemer), even they It also prevents you from absorbing traditional chess principles. Some gambits (eg Benko gambit, Marshall gambit in Semi Slav defense and Milner-Barry gambit) are reasonably solid and fairly solid. In the short term your wins will likely increase, but your overall improvement in overall improvement will be severely hampered. Use the classic options such as Ruy Lopez, Italian, Scotch, Sicilian (the open Sicilians are probably the best for beginners to get used to the two kings on opposite flanks, strategy, contestants. , and open positions), or Queens Gambit.

Warning

• The Queen is the most valuable piece on the board. So if the enemy is in a position where you can catch the Queen, watch out for traps!
• Don't use opening strategies that you are not familiar with. This may not hurt if your rating is below 800 USCF (American Chess Federation rating, equivalent to 800 ELO on an international scale), but above that, the opponent will take advantage of get this situation.
• Don't go for starters like Sokolsky (1.b4) or other openers that are difficult to play and that are hard to hold, unless your opponents are particularly weak.
• Do not try to win the chess with quick checkmate moves (check out in 4 moves); the opponent with only a little knowledge of chess can counterattack.
• Once at a higher level, after learning the development stages (such as the London system, the Colle system, 4 Ma), continue to learn sharp tactical maneuvers such as King Gambit, Scotch, Gambit Goering and The Elephant. These openings require good players to attack, helping you to practice your tactics.
• Wait until your level is at a very high level to move to the beginning of the sense of position. (English, Gambit Hau, Birds, Giuoco Pianissimo, Vienna Game)
• Not every opening is good, don't waste your time with these types: Hippo, Grob, Ware or defending Basman.
• When you first play, choose from 1-2 opening ways. If it's white, try the Italian game, Stonewall Attack, London system or Vienna Game. If it's black, try Two Pawns King and Modern Defense. As your level improves a bit, try Hau Gambit or Scotch if it's white, Sicilian dragon, French, or defend Nimzowitsch if it's black. Once in senior, try Ruy Lopez, King Gambit, Max Lange, English, or birds for White, Pirc, the Modern Benoni, Petroff, Sicilian Najdorf, or Classical Sicilian for black.
• Not every opening is right for you, if you like to attack, try Gambit King, Gambit Evans / Fried Liver Attack, Max Lange's attack, Gambit Blackmar-Deimer, Grünfeld and Gambit Latvian. If you are a passive player or are prone to position sensing, try English, Fianchetto birds, Hau Gambit, Nimzowitsch, Indian queens, or Petroff defense.