Learning chess?
I was told by a friend that one of the best ways he has found to keep his mind sharp is playing chess. Seeing as I have never even so much as held a chess piece in my life, I thought it would be an opportunity to ask the people of Yahoo! Answers a few questions.
1) How/where can I best learn well-explained rules of chess?
2) I tend to think in the short term, so I’d like to learn to be an OFFENSIVE player. Where best can I learn/practice this?
I’m playing completely in the chess program on my Mac.
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yo dawg u should play on yahoo! chess it’s outstanding!!!
2-d which is hard to get used t at first but if u really wanna become good, i strongly suggest u purchase BOOBBY FISCHER TEACHES CHESS! it’s a $6.00 paperback that will change your life playa.
First of all the FIDE site is where you can find the offical rules of the game. Although wikipedia is good to read.
http://www.fide.com
I would read a couple of beginner chess books to grasp the general tactics that are used to capture and other wise frustrate your opponent.
Then if you still like the game you should just start playing. I use Chessmaster 9 but it is not the only one that is good. Enjoy.
just type chess on google and a site that says chess is fun will com up and it is a part of prinveton it sh0ows startegies and the basic rules. it is a great site. also play A LOT of games. i have nly played like 250 games and im getting better every time
Buy a chess game that comes with a manual type thing
1) online
2) i got a really old chess set that says EVERYTHING even offense
wikipedia!!! the encyclopedia for everyone!!! including frauds!!! but anyways, to learn chess, u need learn through experience. join a chess club or play on the cpu. get a book. invent ur own techniques. there are tons of things u can do.
go to http://www.uschess.org and click on new to chess, lots of information
For some free chess tutoring, download the demo of Chess Mentor at
http://www.chessmentor.com/demo.html…...
Also, here are a few tips from my bag-o-tricks (from books I’ve read) and then I have some great resource recommendations for you:
In the opening, avoid moving the same piece twice.
This will help you get your pieces activated quicker. Clear out the area between your king and rook as soon as possible so you can castle early.
Move pawn to e4 on your first move.
Then focus on controlling the center of the board.
Always capture towards the center whenever possible.
Avoid placing knights and bishops on the edge of the board.
Use pawns to support bigger pieces, never have bigger pieces support other big pieces or pawns. This will keep stronger pieces available for attacks.
Always ask yourself, "If I were my opponent, what would be my next best move?" Then find a way to either prevent that move or plan a counter move that will make your opponent sorry for making his.
If you are even in material or slightly ahead, don’t be afraid to trade off pieces evenly including queens. This will clear the board of clutter and make your lead more obvious. It will also make for a quicker game.
*Remember that a lone bishop can only capture on 50% of the board. (White squares only, or black only depending on the bishop). But a lone knight can capture on 100% of the board. (Both colored squares as he alternates on each move.) This may be important if you have to decide which one to sacrifice or trade off near the end game.
*Pawns are insignificant at first, but they become mightier as they move forward towards the eighth rank and become queens! Don’t underestimate them!
Seek out a target and hit it! Whenever your opponent leaves a piece unprotected, make that your target!
Most pieces work better as a team closer together than they do apart.
Don’t just watch for opportunities for forks, pins and skewers. Look for ways to create them! Entice your opponent into those situations with small sacrifices.
RESOURCES:
Bruce Pandolfini’s book, Beginning Chess is the best book by far that I’ve seen which will train your eye to see golden opportunities that are regularly overlooked. It’s a fun way to learn because it gives you chess drills and scores your perfomance. That way, you can always go through the book again and try to beat your previous best score!
Also, Susan Polgar’s book, Chess Tactics For Champions ($17 at Barnes & Noble) is a great way to learn how to create forks, pins and skewers. My game improved greatly after reading just the first 10 pages! A very exciting book! After spending a little time with it you can’t wait to play a game and try out what she shows you! A really great book!!You would probably enjoy her website, too: Polgarchess.com.
For $10 at Staples you can get the PC software called Majestic Chess. I highly recommend it for this reason…It has a very unique "story mode" which is the most entertaining way to develop your chess skills that I’ve ever seen! In the story mode, you are riding a horse to progressive locations. At the first location, you are taught chess basics (you may skip any location at any time if you feel already know that particular lesson.) Then, after it teaches you, you are challenged to a drill (a test on what you’ve learned.) If you pass the test you are given a chess piece to play with in the next challenge. You are given additional pieces as you pass the tests along the journey and you will need them to win the challenges that lie ahead. So, you are being trained piece by piece until you have built an entire chess set to play with. The challenges are excellent and really make you think. The training really does develop your ability to recognize opportunities and pitfalls that you wouldn’t have seen before playing this excellent chess game. And a word should be said about the magnificent environments in which you play your games. Very soothing and pleasing visuals and music make this game a joy to play. And of course, you can just play a regular chess game against the computer at any time as well…so you have the nice story mode, or you have the computer opponent ready to play a regular game at any time. So it is a well rounded chess tool.
Good luck! I hope this helped!
Castle early!
Where are you? There are many chess clubs around that would be more than happy to help you. You can learn on line, with a computer or with a book but one of the joys of chess is playing with people. The interaction also helps keep you sharp. If you can’t get to a chess club there are many on-line and postal organizations that you can also connect with.
Try some of the following for rules, clubs, people, etc.
http://www.uschess.org
http://www.chessclub.com
http://www.iccf.com
gameknot.com
http://www.redhotpawn.com
Buy ChessMaster (sorry, for PC only). It is the classic PC chess game that does much more than just play chess. It can not only teach beginners, but if you like, you can also have it teach openings and advanced strategy. The 3D graphics and gameplay are superb.
A strong chess player needs no board…..his mind should hold the image…….play blind chess when you improve…..Russia may say its not healthy but I think thats dumb.
This site may help
http://www.chesscentral.com/
To be a tactical player (attacking) I suggest Ault.
http://www.bestwebbuys.com/The_Chess_Tutor-ISBN_9780884051299.html?isrc=b-search
here is a good blog about it.
http://grandpatzerchess.blogspot.com/2007/05/leslie-ault-most-under-rated-chess.html
1) There are lots of books. Try this one:
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Chess, Third Edition
by Patrick Wolff
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1592573169/ref=nosim/theperfecoi-20
2) Playing on the computer, either against the computer or against a live opponent is the best way to improve your game. You must learn to be Offensive and Defensive. After all, you must be able to play black and play white.
- Robert L Taylor, JD
Green Valley Chess Club
Visit …
http://www.playingchess.net
You can learn the rules, strategy, and play online for free!
Learning chess takes time and patients. Go to borders and get a book