chess

[riseagainst]

anyone here is an expert on chess? I just got into playing it and I want to get really good at it. Any advice?

[AboveTheRim.]

anyone here is an expert on chess? I just got into playing it and I want to get really good at it. Any advice?

There are plenty of chess tutorials on openings, end game, and all other kind of strategy on Youtube.

Other than that, just play a lot and your game will improve a lot.

[gigantes]

this is a nice one... it gives you a new problem to solve every day... one each for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. plus a hint if you need it. it also lets you dip in to the archives whenever you want more puzzles.



www.shredderchess.com/daily-chess-puzzle.html

[MavsSuperFan]

I enjoy chess but i suck. I mostly play other players my level. Mostly it consists of only the very basic strategies. Eg. Trying to take out the opponent's rooks and queen.

[gigantes]

find the best move for black.

hint: it sets up a vicious fork.

[riseagainst]

find the best move for black.

hint: it sets up a vicious fork.

Queen to G2?

[dr.hee]

Queen to G2?

Yup, after the king moves Knight takes e3 is checkmate.

[rhythmic]

I joined a chess club in grade 8, played the "supposed" best player in the club my only game and won. Then never made another appearance.

I played chess on yahoo back in the day, was okay.
My record was like 3-2 I think...

Fun game but too slow for me.

[riseagainst]

i assume you mean f2, therefore congrats.

and the smash move after that?

oh yeah. lol F2.

And what dr.hee said, knight takes E2, checkmate due to the Rook facing king with the pawn inbetween them.

[gigantes]

oh, hee is right... it's mate. i was so obsessed with the nasty king-queen fork!


anyway, those problems will help you a lot with your tactics.

[PistonsFan#21]

oh, hee is right... it's mate. i was so obsessed with the nasty king-queen fork!


anyway, those problems will help you a lot with your tactics.

The only problem with those is that it tells you that there is a good move to find. When you are playing a game though its not the same without someone telling you there is a killer move you can play in a certain position

[TheSilentKiller]

chess.com has a lot of good shit. Videos, tactic trainer, and thousands of players to match up against.

If you are a visual learner, check out this guy on youtube. he has a ton of videos and explains stuff really well.

[dr.hee]

For tactics, I like this
http://chesstempo.com/chess-tactics.html

Also, this endgame training page is awesome. You can choose pretty much anything you'll ever see and randomize starting positions, too.
http//www.chessgym.net/flash/endgame_game.php

[Jameerthefear]

I use to play a lot, but not much anymore.

[gigantes]

The only problem with those is that it tells you that there is a good move to find. When you are playing a game though its not the same without someone telling you there is a killer move you can play in a certain position

these puzzles get you in the habit of calculating tactics. it's a very useful habit for real games.

if you're like most people, when you replay your games move by move, you will find that there were quite a few tactics that you missed.