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I play at Red Hot Pawn, it’s a site that you play through email correspondence, so I when you make a move I get a notification in my email and play when I get a chance, Some people are available to play multiple times a day, some people only move once a day, it’s a convenient way to play online. I’m frustrated with the game right now and growing away from it. I feel my skills are weak and I don’t know what I’m doing. I’m such a problem solving guy that I find solutions during the game that are great moves and won a bunch of games against my friend who plays pretty frequently. A book would help a lot but they seem painful to read, basic opening strategies would help me out a lot I think. I tend to shoot myself in the foot early, and I don’t castle early enough either.you can see all your old games and others peoples games through red hot pawn as well.

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Every few months I become obsessed with a new game, and this time it's chess, again. I search to see if anyone had a chess thread, and apparently I do. And it's from the olden times, when I used a lotta' emoticons, and Turd Ferguson and I hated each other, for some reason, but tried (and failed) to keep it hidden.Anyway, I'm only now actually getting started, and I absolutely suck (I thought I must be world-class, because I can beat my friends). I stole a bunch of expensive programs to evaluate my play, and after a few moves, it started laughing at me, and then it suggested that I stick with poker, and then advised my heath insurance company to require me to wear a crash helmet, or cancel my policy. Maybe I should read some of those books...
Just jump right in,Speed chess on Yahoo is a good way to start, 5 or 10min games to get the feel of the game and the flow.It's great to work on your openings.Then get into some of the gambits and you will understand them a lot clearer.
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Just jump right in,Speed chess on Yahoo is a good way to start, 5 or 10min games to get the feel of the game and the flow.It's great to work on your openings.Then get into some of the gambits and you will understand them a lot clearer.
Lightning chess is an awful place to start. It will show you alot of openings but most of them are for shock value and may be solved.Also when playing lightning you dont get a chance to have a good long think when it reaches the end game as you are often in time trouble when you reach move 40. Which i think is the most important part of a player development. I have improved more as a player through one tough endgame in slow time then i have in any 50 lightning games. Lightning may be good for working through lots of games to get familar with a new openings or just plain fun but i dont think it should be a starting point. (sure josh waitzkin started off playing speed chess but he also learned to bring out his queen and had Bruce Pandolfini not personally corrected it he still would.)Play chess on chessbase.com , alot better place and you can play as a guest if you dont want to cough up money. The standard of play is miles better and the three move repetition and 50 move rules are enforced in the program (something not done in yahoo when i played). People 1600 and lower will play guests but if you want tougher comp then you will need to buy an account and rank up.
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Is it a bad idea to just play the Fritz10 engine? I know I'll never beat it in this lifetime, but (a) is there a disadvantage to playing against a computer, and (b) is there a dis- or advantage to only playing someone/thing whose playing on that much higher a level than you? Because I have ChessBase and all that jazz.

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Is it a bad idea to just play the Fritz10 engine? I know I'll never beat it in this lifetime, but (a) is there a disadvantage to playing against a computer, and (b) is there a dis- or advantage to only playing someone/thing whose playing on that much higher a level than you? Because I have ChessBase and all that jazz.
What you want to be doing is playing people no greater then 200 points your rating. Any higher then that and you risk the games being so loop sided that it would be pointless and bad for moral. If you are being beaten in 20 moves then i doubt you could learn much from it as he has probably taken advantage of 6 mistakes that you cant see yet. Now playing against Fritz10 might not be bad if you can get it to give you the right handicap. Whether that is time or material or programing it. A common complaint with the friend mode on computers compaired to humans is that it rarely makes small positional mistakes you can capitalise on and will often just make a blunder. Here is an old artical talking about it. Intelligent mistakesIf you are still keen to play computers i recommend the chessmaster series. They have a list of pre made characters to choose which i always found more useful then tinkering with fritz.
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Grand Master Dutch will strike fear into the hearts of the weak.
If I had that title, I would absolutely walk around in an overly ornate robe and with a giant staff, and introduce myself using my title way more often than is appropriate. Or am I thinking of Grand Wizard, again? Oh, and thanks for the actual help, Fighter. If I can force myself to get serious, and read some books, I may post some games here.
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What you want to be doing is playing people no greater then 200 points your rating. Any higher then that and you risk the games being so loop sided that it would be pointless and bad for moral. If you are being beaten in 20 moves then i doubt you could learn much from it as he has probably taken advantage of 6 mistakes that you cant see yet. Now playing against Fritz10 might not be bad if you can get it to give you the right handicap. Whether that is time or material or programing it. A common complaint with the friend mode on computers compaired to humans is that it rarely makes small positional mistakes you can capitalise on and will often just make a blunder. Here is an old artical talking about it. Intelligent mistakesIf you are still keen to play computers i recommend the chessmaster series. They have a list of pre made characters to choose which i always found more useful then tinkering with fritz.
Interesting article.
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Chess is a game of pure, natural talent. If your mind isn't properly wired (particularly in the realm of spatial reasoning), you will never, ever be good at it no matter how hard you study. It isn't like poker where 'experience' is a factor. Chess is a game of cerebral acuity and whether you got it or not is decided by mother nature.A naturally gifted 8 year old playing 2200 level chess will defeat- 99% of the time- a 30 year old 2000 level "well studied" player who has invested a lifetime of reading books yet is lacking the requisite natural talents. Books and texts will make great players better (since high level chess is usually nothing more than variations on classical offense and defense openings) and they will make shitty players 'trickier' , but they will never make the naturally disinclined anything other than what they are.I studied and studied and crushed about 99% of everyone I played, yet when I reached the high levels (a couple steps below the stratospheric levels) I had to face the hard truth and come to the realization that I just couldn't compete with those who were gifted with the ultra high level natural talent for the game. I just couldn't analyze all the variables that would occur 20, 30 or 40 moves in advance. Thusly, I couldn't beat anyone NM or higher. Like, ever. Me on my very best day and they on their very worst day, they would still win. Jews tend to dominate Chess since the game is a hybrid between analysis and creativity- the two areas where the Jewish mind exhibits an amazing confluence of skill. You would think mongoloid Asians would be good at chess, but the "Creativity" part pretty much culls them from the high levels. They're masters at memorizing openings and employing static strategies, though.

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Chess is a game of pure, natural talent. If your mind isn't properly wired (particularly in the realm of spatial reasoning), you will never, ever be good at it no matter how hard you study. It isn't like poker where 'experience' is a factor. Chess is a game of cerebral acuity and whether you got it or not is decided by mother nature.A naturally gifted 8 year old playing 2200 level chess will defeat- 99% of the time- a 30 year old 2000 level "well studied" player who has invested a lifetime of reading books yet is lacking the requisite natural talents. Books and texts will make great players better (since high level chess is usually nothing more than variations on classical offense and defense openings) and they will make shitty players 'trickier' , but they will never make the naturally disinclined anything other than what they are.I studied and studied and crushed about 99% of everyone I played, yet when I reached the high levels (a couple steps below the stratospheric levels) I had to face the hard truth and come to the realization that I just couldn't compete with those who were gifted with the natural talent for the game. I just couldn't analyze all the variables that would occur 20, 30 or 40 moves in advance. Thusly, I couldn't beat anyone NM or higher. Like, ever. Jews tend to dominate Chess since the game is a hybrid between analysis and creativity- the two areas where the Jewish mind is vastly superior to almost all other races. You would think Asians would be good at chess, but the "Creativity" part pretty much culls them from the high levels. They're masters at memorizing openings and employing static strategies, though.
[...][shakes fist] Those fucking Jews!I'm not looking to beat Viswanathan Anand, I just want to get pretty good.
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They'll get ya every time....My advice would be to seek out the notations of the great games, play them out on a real board and with every move, work on understanding the fundamental reasoning behind each move. Don't just "watch" the moves- understand them.Reviewing the great games is probably the best way for a beginner to establish a solid foundation that could lead to higher level play. You have the advantage of seeing perfect play and mistakes alike.Any of the Fischer games, any of the Kasparov games. If you want to play attacking, Latvian style Chess, study the games of Tal.I ****ing love Tal. He was the Stu Ungar of Chess.The reason I believe starting off by studying the games of masters is superior to studying sterile "chess theory" is that it helps you obtain a grasp of the real time decision making that is required to win. After you have looked over the great games, then study theory, but start with a study of the great games.

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They'll get ya every time....My advice would be to seek out the notations of the great games, play them out on a real board and with every move, work on understanding the fundamental reasoning behind each move. Don't just "watch" the moves- understand them.Reviewing the great games is probably the best way for a beginner to establish a solid foundation that could lead to higher level play. You have the advantage of seeing perfect play and mistakes alike.Any of the Fischer games, any of the Kasparov games. If you want to play attacking, Latvian style Chess, study the games of Tal.I ****ing love Tal. He was the Stu Ungar of Chess.The reason I believe starting off by studying the games of masters is superior to studying sterile "chess theory" is that it helps you obtain a grasp of the real time decision making that is required to win. After you have looked over the great games, then study theory, but start with a study of the great games.
Tal?Also, would that really help me at this point, considering that I know nothing about playing chess?
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Mikhail Tal

Tal was a chain smoker and a heavy drinker; he was also briefly addicted to morphine[2]. Tal's untimely death was likely related to these problems; e.g. at the Hastings tournament of 1973, which he won, he drank the hotel dry of brandy.
"I drink, I smoke, I gamble, I chase girls -- but postal chess is one vice I don't have." - TalThink he lived a wee bit of a "hard" life?Tal at 32tal63.jpgTal at 51Tal_Mikhail-I-ca1987.jpgVideo of Tal near the end of his life crushing Kasparov in a Blitz game (He is in his mid 50's in this video, yet he looks like he's in his 70s or 80s)
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Mikhail Tal"I drink, I smoke, I gamble, I chase girls -- but postal chess is one vice I don't have." - TalThink he lived a wee bit of a "hard" life?Tal at 32tal63.jpgTal at 51Tal_Mikhail-I-ca1987.jpgVideo of Tal near the end of his life crushing Kasparov in a Blitz game (He is in his mid 50's in this video, yet he looks like he's in his 70s or 80s)
Sweet. Is it wrong that we find that kind of thing awesome instead of sad? Prolly not.Also, forgive me if I don't seem grateful of your advice; I think it's a bit over my head; you're talking about picking a style, and I'm like, "oh, cool. You said the Pawn and move two, sometimes, right? What the ****, you just moved the king two, and moved the one that looks like a tower to the other side of it. Bullshit."
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The reason I believe starting off by studying the games of masters is superior to studying sterile "chess theory" is that it helps you obtain a grasp of the real time decision making that is required to win. After you have looked over the great games, then study theory, but start with a study of the great games.
Look over the early championship games. Emanuel Lasker vs Wilhelm Steinitz is a great set of matches. They are alot more easier to understand as there is usually one central theme behind the game. Compaired to the Anatoly Karpovs vs Garry Kasparov matches which can transfer into 5 or 6 different ideas and themes and flat out be a pain to studyActually there is a good free demo from the from the web site Chess Mentor that has a couple of grandmaster games where they tell you the history and rational behind the moves as you play them out. Awful graphics though.
Sweet. Is it wrong that we find that kind of thing awesome instead of sad? Prolly not.Also, forgive me if I don't seem grateful of your advice; I think it's a bit over my head; you're talking about picking a style, and I'm like, "oh, cool. You said the Pawn and move two, sometimes, right? What the ****, you just moved the king two, and moved the one that looks like a tower to the other side of it.
You dont really pick a style as much as you find yourself playing a certain way. Much like poker you dont choose to be gus hanson maniac or Chris Ferguson conservative you just find youself making certain stylistic choices. Really this only might become an issue when you choice an opening to study which you shouldnt really be doing at this time. Chances are whatever you are in poker you are in chess so that should help.
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Look over the early championship games. Emanuel Lasker vs Wilhelm Steinitz is a great set of matches. They are alot more easier to understand as there is usually one central theme behind the game. Compaired to the Anatoly Karpovs vs Garry Kasparov matches which can transfer into 5 or 6 different ideas and themes and flat out be a pain to studyActually there is a good free demo from the from the web site Chess Mentor that has a couple of grandmaster games where they tell you the history and rational behind the moves as you play them out. Awful graphics though.You dont really pick a style as much as you find yourself playing a certain way. Much like poker you dont choose to be gus hanson maniac or Chris Ferguson conservative you just find youself making certain stylistic choices. Really this only might become an issue when you choice an opening to study which you shouldnt really be doing at this time. Chances are whatever you are in poker you are in chess so that should help.
I'm stealing Chess Mentor as we speak. God I love the internet. $200 program, stolen in a couple clicks. Jail will suck, though.
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"The Nimzovitch Gambit: A Practical Approach to Quantum Chess" is a good book for beginners.So is "Chess for Mongoloids: How to Circumvent the Great Wall"

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Have an all around visual memory to remember positional lines. Have the option to draw what is going on assuming fundamental and power checkmates in under 20 actions against other chess players with less expertise. Chess aces who can imagine the board in their mind are additionally great blindfolded chess players. So, can you castle through check in this chess online game? and also compete with the opposite player.

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