Forum thread: Chess

play vs the higher rated bots

2022-12-31 14:39

Analyze with engine, youtube videos

2022-12-31 14:39

GothamChess is quite good at explaining chess and how to get better for both beginners and intermediate level players

2022-12-31 14:39

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GothamChess content is good so far after watching some of his vids, thank you!

2022-12-31 16:09

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Levy(Gotham) nowadays is focusing more on content rather than teaching chess. He will occasionally upload some dubious trappy gambit video and most of his chess stuff is behind a paywall(his old videos about chess are still good). For learning chess watch Daniel Naroditsky or John Bartholomew. For chess content watch Levy(Gotham), Eric Rosen, agadmator and Hikaru ofc.

2022-12-31 16:29

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Thanks

2022-12-31 16:44

Take coach

2022-12-31 14:39

Play the game xd

2022-12-31 14:41

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+1 play a lot

2022-12-31 18:17

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I don't think just playing is that productive on its own, you need to combine it with a lot of studying too, otherwise you will be just playing random moves without improving much.

2022-12-31 19:04

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Sure you can't just play but without playing you won't improve

2022-12-31 19:12

Keep playing, watch YouTubers like egadomater(i probably spelled him wrong) chess base, chess learning. That's how i got to learn.

2022-12-31 14:42

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agadmator, very good videos indeed

2022-12-31 16:23

700 is already insanely good (I'm also 700)

2022-12-31 14:44

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700 is extremely shit brother, thats like Gold Nova in CS

2022-12-31 14:46

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gold nova is also good

2022-12-31 14:46

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its decent but it's not insane lol

2022-12-31 14:51

Below average I believe statistically

2022-12-31 14:55

not trying to brag or anything but im 300 😎

2022-12-31 15:01

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im 215

2022-12-31 15:07

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im gay

2022-12-31 19:13

700 is no more than silver 5 at maximum

2022-12-31 15:51

Wouldn't call it good, I take a lot of time to think and still blunder sometimes

2022-12-31 15:06

i did nothing but play play play and i got to 1800 in 3 months i believe now im 2100 in bullet pretty bad but im okay with it

2022-12-31 14:44

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That is extremely good actually, you might be talented

2022-12-31 14:47

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nah nah kids these days are the real talents getting IM norms at 10 years old, im just an amateur who discovered chess too late in his life

2022-12-31 14:48

but thanks

2022-12-31 14:48

Which website?

2022-12-31 14:50

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lichess bullet blitz chesscom

2022-12-31 14:51

Hard to believe

2022-12-31 15:06

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thank you for this compliment

2022-12-31 15:06

building habits chessbruh extra

2022-12-31 14:47

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fianchetto speedrun and king indian attack/defense speedrun are much better series than building habits, well at least after he reached 1500 ELO it became good but he was trolling before by losing on purpose and just being cheesy

2022-12-31 18:07

learn nades and map entry flash queen and snipe king with awp mens))

2022-12-31 14:49

Chess com is good i think, i learned a lot opening from there also analyze my matches...

2022-12-31 14:49

learn new openings and strategies from youtube

2022-12-31 14:50

try out lichess

2022-12-31 14:56

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Why? Seems like everyone plays on chess

2022-12-31 15:05

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Lichess is completely free and doesn't push premium down your throat for ridiculous features. Lichess has higher depth Stockfish for you to analyse games, better UI (imo), it doesn't lag nearly as much, has no ads. There's a reason all the GMs that aren't sponsored choose Lichess.

2022-12-31 16:38

Daniel Naroditsky's speedruns on his youtube channel would be quite helpful for you to understand lines and get better fast, try it out

2022-12-31 15:05

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+1 I wanted to recommend him too. I've been watching his videos for few months now and I've improved tremendously.

2022-12-31 19:03

dont hang free pieces and you will get over 1000 easily

2022-12-31 15:09

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Easier said that done, some games I do good and in some I get absolutely trashed

2022-12-31 15:14

20 40 40 chess

2022-12-31 15:26

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What?

2022-12-31 16:10

Nvm googled it

2022-12-31 16:12

Best way to improve quickly as a beginner is to learn one opening for white and black and play only that. Learn all of the main variations/lines out of the opening and any tricks. Also, practice your endgames because new players all have horrible endgame technique. Other than that, just play a lot!

2022-12-31 16:15

For chess learning watch Gotham or Naroditsky (Gotham is more for casual players, while Naroditsky caters more to actual chess players). Avoid blitz/bullet and play Rapid or longer time controls that allow you to think instead until you are comfortable not to blunder something out of the opening. Learn some basic chess principals, pick an opening for white and black that suits you (positional, aggressive, trappy etc.), avoid heavy theory openings that you see grandmasters playing like Sicilian, Ruy Lopez etc and stick to simpler openings like London, vienna, pirc/kings indian, caro kann etc. And the most important thing is to just play and you can easily get to around 1500 or more without ever doing srs studying.

2022-12-31 16:21

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+1 this is excellent advice

2022-12-31 16:45

Thank you

2022-12-31 18:05

play a lot of games, the more games you play the more experience you get and the more you learn from your mistakes.

2022-12-31 18:15

Yeah so I usually fluctuate between 1200-1400 my highest being in the 1600's but the best way to improve is to add players who are better than you and just keep challenging them or buy a real life chess board and take it to your local park if there are dedicated chess tables, you could watch players on YouTube and on Twitch and keep track of certain opening defenses and attacks. I linked a tutorial to learn the "Budapest Gambit" or some call it the "Budapest Defense" and if you're interested in new technology maybe you should check out Phantom "the most advanced chess board in the world" but it's in pre-order right now on kickstarter and they definitely need all the support that they can get! chess.com/lessons/learn-the-budapest-def.. kickstarter.com/projects/wondersubstance..

2022-12-31 19:08

1800, I learned exclusively from Lichess tutorials, although youtube coach may be better for you. Gothamchess is very popular

2022-12-31 19:03

First of all don't play short time formats (blitzing out random moves for 3 minutes will not help you to improve) play at least 10 min format, so you can think about the positions and moves. Find some tutorial on youtube that teaches the absolute basics (how to develop and so on) – I like Daniel Naroditsky's channel, he is really good at explaining imo. Also do puzzles, so you get to know the tactical patterns. After getting familiar with the basics, start learning some openings and endgames.

2022-12-31 19:08

puzzles mate do a fuckton of puzzles noticing a puzzle pattern in a game will literally make you hard and a winner

2022-12-31 19:14

I got to 2150 rapid on chess.com and used to play in tournaments with a tournament rating of about 1900. Do a ton of puzzles on lichess if you don't have premium on chess.com, and don't study opening theory too hard. Learn one opening for white that you always play and two for black (one for 1.e4 and another for 1.d4). Additionally, you should spend a lot of time trying to better understand the game strategically. Watching a lot of GM streamers on twitch will help with this, but you should also go over old games from people like Morphy, Steinitz, and Casablanca.

2022-12-31 19:23

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I also got a puzzle rating of 3200 on chess.com but that doesn't really matter as much. If you just do a lot of puzzles and review your games first without an engine, you can improve a lot. Play lots of rapid, too.

2022-12-31 19:29