Also The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world

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Cake day: August 28th, 2023
  • The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteOPtoChess@lemmy.ml•Have some honor!
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    10 months ago

    I’ve gotten into chess for the past year, and while I used Lichess for a little bit, I wound up going with chess.com primarily instead. The app is great. The learning modules are really helpful, and I love the puzzles.

    It also has tens of millions of users on the platform, so your matchmaking is going to be more accurate, whether you need to be matched with opponents who just learned how the pieces move, all the way up to the top professional players.

    As for outside resources, I’ve been mostly learning from random masters/GMs that have youtube channels.

  • The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteOPtoChess@lemmy.ml•Have some honor!
    18·
    10 months ago

    I’ve always heard that until you’re master/GM level, it’s better just to play it out. Your opponent might blunder too, or accidentally stalemate you. At the very least, it’s good practice playing at a disadvantage. I know I’ve blundered huge leads myself, so who knows what’s going to happen?

    There’s a psychological thing where we always assume that our opponents in games will never mess up, which makes it feel easy to give up the moment you make a mistake.

  • The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websitetoChess@lemmy.ml•I only play too defensively or too recklessly, please help.
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    10 months ago

    I’ve found that doing a metric ton of puzzles has greatly improved my tactics when I’m playing “recklessly”. It helps your board vision and you’ll generally have a better feel for what you can safely attack.

    As far as playing too defensively, maybe finding an opening that leads to a natural attacking plan would be helpful. I’ve been really enjoying Queen’s pawn openings that point all of your pieces toward the opponent’s castled king, so even though I’m playing “safely”, I’m still creating threats.

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