You're playing 5+0 as a beginner which is insane. You need to play longer games as a beginner so you can think a bit more about the moves you're making instead of playing quickly. Also learn the basic chess tactics, like pins, skewers, and forks. Learn the basic checkmate patterns too. You got this!
yes, and the quality of player who does blitz or bullet (shorter game times) is generally better compared to longer time controls (since beginners tend to play longer time games). I'm 900-1000 rated in rapid but only 400-500 in blitz. I would recommend 15 minute games with 10 second increments (meaning every time you move a piece, 10 seconds is added to your clock so you can avoid losing due to time)
Absolutely agree. As a beginner, you want more time to be able to think. 10-15 min games minimum when first starting. I enjoyed the daily games when I first started, I can get a whole day per move if I needed it.
yep, you must get accustomed to how the pieces move (a really good training are the "puzzles"), also their approximate value to know whether an exchange is good for you or not (pawns = 1, knight = bishop = 3, rook = 5, queen = 9 or 10).
Instead of learning specific openings I would focus on learning opening principles at the start like taking central control and developing knights first This will open up your play book allowing you to play against stuff you don’t know
Yep as an 1850 FIDE, I always teach beginners principles and ideas mostly first. The first week or two I don't even let them think about an opening. You'll find even a lot of players up to 2000 elo are just good at the few openings they know, but otherwise aren't very good at chess. As soon as you get them out of their opening and comfort zone, they crumble.
@@ostrich6175 yep, only playing few (or very selective) openings is stupid for lognterm progress also annoying for the creative and adventurous players in a chess club, in my opinion of most of the members I played, I'll see yaers later the same opening variants being played. I still remember which openings they played.
The most important thing that I'm not seeing other people mention is this: The relative value of the pieces. Unless you understand that the bishop is worth more than a pawn, you will never get very far with learning strategies, tactics or openings. Pawn = 1 Knights = 3 Bishop = 3 (although, generally speaking, slightly more valuable than a knight) Rook = 5 Queen = 9
I'm in no way a pro, but my top 3 tips when starting: 1. Play Rapid, not Blitz, so you can think about your moves 2. Learn opening principals 3. Make sure your pieces are defended (if a piece is taken you can take back) Great video, you got a sub
I disagree, blitz is good to develop your tactical vision, I’m a 1600 and I’ve had my fair share of blitz to improve my tactics and reach a 1600 rapid rating
@panzer409 I've personally found puzzles helped me more with tactical vision than blitz games But if it works for you, that's cool Edit: blitz is helpful yes, but I don't think it's good when starting
@@leagueaddict8357 as I wrote in response to a previous comment, yes, I agree with that, but not right when you're starting If you have no understanding of opening principals, or basic tactics, it's better to play rapid first That was advice from my friend who has an 1800 elo OTB
@@fil3728 No, Blitz will help pattern recognition is the most important thing in Chess. You don't have to calculate the same bad moves because you recognize the resulting sequence through pattern recognition. You don't need to learn an opening to not get scholars mated it happens enough times in a row your mind will automatically assign you do x, then x results in x.
The best tip I can think of, which is especially useful for beginners, is that you should not only think about what you can play, but also what your opponent can play in response.
@@Milo1267 The concept of blundering a piece requires that you think about what your opponent can play in response. You're essentially agreeing with fetteente987's original point
@@Smudge4C true but I saw his as considering other moves the opponent could consider, but I suppose ur right that just taking is a move that needs to be considered. I guess I seperate it because before doing a move I usually just look at where my piece is and then scan for any enemy pieces seeing that square.
It's crazy how reasonable your first few moves on your first game were. Until you lose the bishop. Most of us remember being this bad. As a kid, I learned by playing against a friend who explained the game as we played. There's more basics to learn besides how the pieces move.
Hey, I'm 15 years old and I started playing chess 11 months ago. What helped me personally, was watching Gothamchess, doing easy/basic puzzles and most importantly: play regularly! I only did that and now I can proudly say that I am in the top 4% of Chess players. I know that it's very hard at the beginning, but if you stay consistent you'll get there. I believe in you. Greetings from Switzerland
Yes! Joining a local club is usually a very good idea when starting out exactly for this reason! Depending on the size of the club, it's also quite cheap! (it's like 50€ for a year at mine, so really cheap all things considered.)
I learned a lot more, playing multiple games of bullet, then I did playing 1 to 3 games of longer time frames. When I went back to longer time frame, I was able to do a lot better in a lot faster time then if I was just doing long games the whole time.
I'm a professional chess coach and Candidate Chess Master. With that understood i can tell you you have correctly identified chess as easy to learn how to play, but immeasurably difficult to learn how to win. Masters have dedicated many years devoted to the study of chess perfection. Ups and downs are everywhere, stick at it, have fun and remember that when it comes to chess its the journey that counts. Set yourself an ELO goal, 1000 is a great first goal. Keep in mind that less than 1% of players break 2000 and titled players begin at 2200. Chess is fun, remember to keep it that way. Good luck and i look forward to your follow up video
im 2100 elo rated,but i think there are more than 1%. main reason is the not invested time ,no matter if they havent time or want to invest them. i would say about myself i really know nothing and the stockfish engine agrees with me
@@iangossett7450when i write something its true . maybe on the ranking list im better than 99% ,but i spoke about the potential . most humans dont play chess ,only a few of 8 billions . and in this little part of players many does not even invest one second into a book or studies. i think every human can easy break 1600-1700 if interested and practice some years. but for now ,maybe its right. but hard to believe for me,because 2000 isnt too much and i know how weak i am really when i blitz GMs . and even GMs are nothing in front of engine AI
@@prussianblue14 Maybe online but that means nothing at all. Over the board ratings are all that count for titles... or at least official rated games like FIDE or USCF rated - those are all that counts. Your lichess rating is not a real rating. Step into a real USCF tournament and you find out how good you really are.
Hello, I only started last year and i’ve been beating a lot of 1200 to 1800 rated players. it depends on the position tho… My advice for you to learn would be to learn how every piece moves accurately… you already have but you still have hesitation… review more and more until you are familiar because it’s a lot of information to gather all at once Then, before learning openings, learn general chess principles… Openings will come later but there is alot of memory and times you don’t play book moves (moves that you are supposed to play in the opening) due to ur opponent making a weird move… the 3 Principles are - taking the center as they give your pieces the most range - Develop your minor pieces (knights and bishops) don’t move rooks or your queen before taking both knights and bishops out typically - Once you move those minor pieces out, it allows you to castle and protect your king. Always castle after that step 2 typically! Follow these general principles and you will be just fine even if your opponent plays an opening you’re not familiar with, these are instincts that can save you. Hope this helps, Trent
My simple tips. 1. Just play & play, enjoy & enjoy. (Preferably 10 minute games or longer) 2. Know the principles + do puzzles. 3. Check out Chess Vibes' Rapid Rating Climb playlists (Green or Blue): You can understand the underlying aspects of what goes on in a Chess game by following along with a National Master. 4. (Most important) Keep that EXPERIMENTAL FLAME burning 🔥. "What if I try this move combination!?" "How about I apply this idea?" "I'll try learning this principle!" etc etc. Try out new fun things.
i started chess a few months & also had never heard of magnus or anyone beyond the news headlines from my childhood of the cold war battle between fischer & spassky & later i read about kasparov losing to the ai mind of deep blue while in grad school. according to shared knowledge i’m about 62 years or so too late to begin chess. BUT, it’s a great challenge, it makes my mind work in unaccustomed & demanding ways. thank god for neuroplasticity, because i see things developing on the board quicker, clearer & in greater depth. & although progress is really really slow (and i soooo suck after months of practice), i think is way cooler than i even hoped. but, common knowledge is that it’s a very complex undertaking, boy, it is beyond that. little kids from across the globe gleefully stomp on my hopes, & of course that’s ok. just a quick shout out for lichess. online game play, lessons, news, tournament coverage etc etc and all for free, for everywhere, for always. I also use other accounts but deeply admire the globally distributed team at lichess.
@@khodion thank you. i look forward to losing to you online sometime (i keep learning & yet my rating keeps falling!?…) anyway, if i have a chance of learning from it, let’s go.
@aitchtea that's the spirit. Your losses improve you more than your wins. All Masters have lost a gazillion times before becoming better but they stuck with it for the love of the game. Us mortals need to play enough and learn from our losses to improve. Most of all it's the enthusiasm that keeps us going. As Tarrasch said "Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy". And to make you sad too I might add.
Loved this video! Don't feel bad at all. Chess is something that takes a lot of time to get good at. No judgement from me I can tell you. I appreciate you posting this. It was interesting to see the perspective of a person who hasn't played chess.
That first game as black, was actually really impressive for a first game. You managed to avoid a lot of the traps that beginners usually fall into. Those being 1. Making too many pawn moves 2. Moving the same piece too many times 3. Putting pieces in awkward positions (The center in chess is very important, so generally you want your pieces near there. So for your level by 'awkward positions' I mostly just mean the outside of the board 4. Exposing your King As others have said, 5+0 is too quick. I would recommend 15+10 as a minimum, but the problem with going too much beyond that is you can get into analysis paralysis and it is meant to be a fun game after all, so spending hours agonizing over every move is not fun (for a beginner) In terms of next steps, Lichess has a puzzles section that can help you get used to being able to recognize when a piece or square is under attack so that you can learn to recognize when there's a threat you need to address Also, in the opening, rather than trying to memorize specific sequences of moves, it would be better to learn the basic principles of the opening which are to try to: 1. Control the center of the board. If you imagine a game where both players spend their first two moves pushing the pawn in front of their king and queen forward 2 squares. The 4 squares those pawns now occupy are called the center of the board. Now because your opponent will also be fighting for the center of the board, you can't always just put a big piece there, but trying to ensure you have pawns there and pieces protecting those pawns will set you up for a good middlegame 2. Develop your pieces. This means getting your pieces into the game. You did this very well in your first game. You have 16 pieces in chess, but most of them can't do much from their starting squares. So getting your pieces active (especially your bishops and knights) will give you opportunities to make threats of your own and to control space so that your opponent isn't the only one dictating what happens in the game 3. Castle early and often. At your level Castling is almost never a bad move unless there's an immediate threat that needs to be addressed. It gets your King to safety and develops your rook. If you've developed your knights, bishop and queen, as well as castled, then you've safely made it out of the opening
Honestly I think 10+5, or 15+10 are the best time controls for beginner and intermediate players. Playing faster time controls like blitz or bullet *don't* let you actually calculate things through, come up with good plans or spot tactics. *Rapid is the way to go for sure*
Chess World Cup champion is correct (Magnus won the last Chess World Cup). This is different from the world chess championship, though maybe it shouldn't be
Really enjoyed the vid, hope to see the next part! Best advice I can give: do not be afraid to lose, welcome experiments and prioritize having fun. Even the best of us will in the end lose almost half of the games they play, that is just how the matchmaking works.
I respect this so much. Good on you bro. Keep going. And keep trying things that are difficult. It's inspiring. Its always difficult to start a new thing, and even more difficult to struggle with it and continue.
The only important thing at your level is to take all your opponent’s pieces and not let him take your pieces. Using your pieces well isn’t as important as having more of them to use.
I've been playing chess for a few years now, not that I'm an expert but I've tried to teach some of my friends to play chess and here are some of my advises. Chess is actually more like memorization than anything (and then come the creativity). One thing I see that new players tend to play more than study chess (which I understand cause playing is fun), but if you never study then you can never get better and easily quit the game (mostly due to loses a lot). I would suggest you first learn and remember all the moves in chess: basic move of every pieces and special moves (castling, promotion and en-passant), then learn the piece's value and learn some basic principles. I know that sounds like a lot of work, but keep in mind, learning chess is a long journey. Hope you enjoy the game and I see you in the next one!
On the other hand, it's also great to just play and realize how much it sucks getting slapped around everytime, losing your pieces, getting mated etc. That can be a great motivation to sit down and think: "Right, so what do I do to prevent this and turn the tables" This is how I learned as a kid and worked great. The first phase is just about getting comfortable with how the pieces move. Studying comes later
castling and en-passant are pointless to complete beginners, without the computer preventing illegal moves it just causes more confusion than anything else. i cringed when the guy started teaching it over the real board.... when you teach chess you have to realize how far they are in their journey and not overwhelm them with things they will learn later anyway. It's perfectly reasonable to mention the moves exist but it should be followed up by "you dont need to worry about these things until you get better"
@@witheringhs7766 you're right. As a beginner you SHOULD just play a lot of games and get a feel for the game and understanding the moves before studying lmao
Hey man! Cool first game. Chess isn't about "thinking hard" it's about pattern recognition. You gotta drill the patterns like you did the times tables when you were a kid. Start with some puzzles! And if you play against a level 1 computer you can take your time. Mix slow computer games where you think and puzzles. Then, jump into fast 5+0 games.
I wish you good luck. My best advice would be 1, castle your king. 2, get your bishops and knights out 3, try some puzzles. You need to learn to see when a piece is threatened.
Its a game that requires pattern recognition and as a beginner, you are not familiar with these patterns. So dont be discouraged. Just keep playing. It is worth learning because once you get to a solid intermediate stage, the game gets even more fun! Things like strategic positioning, visualisation for the ideal positions and careful assessment of the positions in the next 2-3 moves come to be of importance and that is when things get really interesting
interesting, i would say the exact opposite. The higher you get the less fun it is, since it quickly becomes more and more a memory game and less and less a creative game.
My top tips - Play longer time formats like daily games. - Practice the basic end game checkmates (queen vs king etc..) - After each move, figure out if your opponent can checkmate you, or take any of your pieces -Play lots
Honestly cool to see how someone completely new learns and plays looking forward to your journey with chess best of luck! Learn the basics of the game (development of pieces and where your pieces should be) (control the center remember to be aware of opponents moves and threats!)
Fun video! 1. Start with basic checkmate puzzles and tactics puzzles so you see how to finish a winning game. 2. Play level 1 of any computer. 3. Watch a video on opening principles. Focus mostly on getting pieces out and castling. Repeat these three steps until you beat Level 1. 4. For each computer level you clear, go back and try people on lichess again. 5. Once you can beat actual people, it’s just a matter of studying if you wish to get better, but have fun.
Advice: Know the value of pieces it will helpful when you are making exchanges. Pawn : 1 point, Bishop: 3 point, Knight : 3 point , Rook: 5 point , Queen: 9 point, King is the ultimate piece which we have to defend from checkmate. It is a slow process. All the best ❤️🔥🔥🎉
For chess. Get every piece moved once in a somewhat ideal square and don’t move them again if unnecessary until you castle. If you get all of your pieces moved once, can castle and connect the rooks you can essentially blast away the center with pawn advances under 1000 elo and win the game. Simple strategy. You eventually learn counting instead of visually takes, you’ll learn piece values, maybe a few traps to avoid and overall just have fun. Always study your games after and don’t get frustrated as it’s a game that even AI hasn’t solved
Couple things to think about are: What can all my pieces and all the enemy's pieces see? Where can all my pieces and all the enemy's pieces move? It's also good to understand the concept of pins, skewers, tempo, piece value, counting trades, and controlling the center. Things like openings are much harder to get into and understand easily, especially as a beginner. I'm currently having trouble trying to understand them myself.
(0. Learn the value of pieces) 1. Play in the centre with your pawns, develop your light pieces and castle. 2. Always actively look for checks and captures, on every move, for you and your opponent. 3. Learn how to checkmate with the Queen on an open board. Later on with the rook, and how to win K+p vs K. Edit: Bonus: Do tactics puzzles! Prioritise getting the answer right. Speed WILL come with time.
In game 2, there is a move called en passant. En passant means passing pawn in French. If the opponent's pawn moves into the 5th rank and is next to a pawn in your territory, it could take the pawn by going diagonally.
🔥 Stay at it. Play longer time controls, do puzzles and watch/study games rather old or new. But most of all have fun learning and don't be afraid of losing.
As a pretty low ELO player, this is probably one of the funniest videos I’ve seen on RUclips! You should learn how the pieces move, and learn some basic opening principles.
Tip: when you take somthing think "how can they take me back" and "can i take him back after that" and on and on and on to try and see who comes out on top
@@HOWHARDTV yea i just won a completely losing game because my opponent let me attack his king and rook at the same time with my horse, and because it's his king he has to move it and i could take the rook! That sort of stuff is called a fork, where the horse attacks multiple pieces at once.
the simplest way to go about this is to teach yourself openings, have at least two or three for each color and build from there, I'd recommend the king's pawn opening for white for beginners and the caro Khan for black, they're easy and straight forward but as you get better you'll find more aggressive playstyles too
All I would say is; 1. Practice one opening for each side(get really good at it)learn it’s traps and ideas 2. Solve puzzles regularly 3.Learn basic endgame techniques and checkmate patterns 4. And last but not least, watch games from players that are better than you ( Not grandmasters so you don’t confuse yourself..intermediate players)
This is a good beginning. My advise for you to get better that every about 3-4 games, you review the games with someone whose rating is higher (preferably at least 300 points higher but minimum rating of 1200) to explain your mistakes, missed opportunities etc. until your able to use an analysis engine for self improvement. Wishing you the best of luck.
well, the "simplest" is to check for "checks, captures, threats". So, check if you can capture a piece or a pawn that is not defended, or if it is being attacked by more pieces than defended, so you will end with a pawn up/an exchange up. Check your own pieces if they are not to be captured on next move, if they are not defended, or are being attacked by more pieces than defended. And checks. You can't win a game by checking, but check is a forcing move, so the opponent has to defend or move the king, and in some cases you may "fork" the king and capture a more valuable piece.
A genuine good advice for any skill range would be: try to have an explanation for every move, both for your own and your opponents. Even if you don’t understand the move, try to make sense of something. This will really help you get better at chess
A piece of adivice from me( someone who has been in this field for quite some time):- Try to engage more in thinking and play longer format games and always have a clarity on the why of a move what I mean is you should always actively try to have plans always... Also try to solve more and more tactics bcz tactics are more important than openings in the beginners to intermediate player level .. For some reason I just feel like subscribing you❤❤
I second this! to add on, the concepts he goes into can be hard to understand for a complete beginner but he's still one of the best chess teachers on the internet, and I think you can still learn so so much from him!
When you create an account on lichess you start with a quite a high rating for a complete beginner. Your first few games will most likely be against much more experienced players.
This was fascinating to watch as someone who's been playing for quite a while now. Some tips I'd give to get you started would be: 1) Learn basic checkmates. Like with only a queen, with two rooks, and with only a rook. 2) Learn the relative values of pieces. This will help you evaluate when to give up one piece for another. 3) Learn some basic tactical patterns. Solve puzzles on Lichess to improve this. Tactics are essentially plays you can do in order to achieve an advantage. 4) Always think what your opponent wants to achieve when he plays a move. 5) Play longer time controls so that you have more time to think. I'd suggest 15+10 if you have the time. This means each player gets 15 minutes for the whole game plus 10 seconds for every move you make. 6) Most importantly, don't forget to have fun! It's quite easy to get tilted and frustrated, especially in the beginning when you feel like you don't know what you're doing. Also just wanted to add that the quality of the video is fantastic for someone with only 1.67k subs. You're earned yourself a subscription, keep up the good work!
Great video, I remember being a beginner myself years ago. If you would like some tips starting out here are a few I believe to be the most important. 1. Practice how pices move. This pice moves like this and can go to square 1,2,3 ect. This will help you ‘see’ what is happening on the bord and what might happen on the next move. 2. Learn a few basic checkmates; queen+king vs king, two rooks vs king and rook+king vs king. No matter how good you get at the other stuff, you need to play the final move in the end. 3. Learn the normal value of each type of pice. Pawn=1, Knight or Bishop=3, Rook=5, Queen=9 and king is special since you can’t loose him. Knowing what a pice is worth let’s you evaluate trades. Giving a rook for two pawns would be -5 for you and only -2 for your opponent, so bad for you. Trading a knight for a rook (-3 for you, -5 for them) is a good trade👍. 4. Play slower games, like 15 min for each player. You need to think a lot as a beginner, since you have no experience to rely on yet. You learn little from a 5 min game, so just go slow and take a mini lesson from each game. Analyzing the game after is also a great idea, a computer (or better a skilled human) can give you feedback on the game and on how to improve. Final thing is not to spend all the energy on openings and especially not ‘just memorizing’. That falls apart the moment your opponent plays something you have not seen before. It’s better to learn how to swim than to cling on to a pice of drift wood. It’s the principles and plans that matter, not the exact move, otherwise your not really playing and learning how to play. You can of course look at some openings, but just know it’s only 1 part of improving😊. Take it, leave it or anything in between. I wish you the best of luck on your adventure👏
I am an average chess player, this is a wholesome video, your reaction to your own moves and everything, I wish I could relearn chess from this level again. Thank you for posting this video.
For starters -- play longer games. You're playing blitz games, meaning you're expected to move the pieces quickly on a short timer. First learn how all the pieces move well. After at least make sure the squares you're moving to don't have an immediate consequence of getting taking (in this video you often just give your opponent pieces). Likewise when its your turn you need to think of your opponent's next move (many of your pieces were sitting in positions where they could be taken and needed to be moved or defended.) Next -- learn some basics of strategy. I can narrow it down to a few very basic principles right now -- 1) Put your pieces in the center of the board if you can 2) Try not to move the same piece twice until your bishops and knights are all off their starting square 3) Castle as soon as you can Last -- Learn the "cost" of each piece. There is a heirachy that most chess players assign points to which I'll state here as "piece (value)." Pawn (1), Knight/Bishop (3), Rook (5), Queen (9). Note the King has no cost as its fall means the loss of the game. When you can trade pieces of equal value you're good. If you can trade pieces of unequal value in your favor such as losing a knight to gain a rook -- you're theoretically winning. Chess is a game of position, tactics, memorization, and creativity -- learning it is a life's work, but getting to a respectable place can happen with time. Good at it! Keep it up and you'll get better. Read some beginner books and do some simple chess problems to improve your skills!
I started learning from nothing 3 years ago and I can tell you my first games were just like this. Now I've managed to get to 2400 online and 2000 over the board. Keep on learning and you can become a great player!
2000's in 3 years is really impressive! I started about 11 months ago & am stuck in the 1400s online. I hope to get good enough to play some OTB events, but that feels a long way off.
Wow in 3 years I only managed to get from 1700 to 2000, how the hell you did it from 0 to 2400?🤷♂️😬crazy talent, you shoud keep grinding to GM lvl with that talent
Hey man! I’m playing chess at club level. I really enjoyed the video. I hope you’ll have as good of a time with chess as I do. As tips I’d say just play as much as you can and (of course) want to. Playing lots of games in my opinion is the easiest way to improve as a beginner. I wouldn’t recommend learning endgames or too many openings in the beginning. Tactic puzzles are also quite good to improve your pattern recognition (in faster time controls like blitz or even bullet it’s all about pattern recognition, so you don’t have to think about every move for too long). If you have any questions or want some advice feel free to reach out to me, I’d be more than happy to help you along. If you want we can also do a game analysis or Sth like that
The way that I learned how to play chess (my current rating is 1472 in the ECF) was to learn a few very common openings and get quite good at them. This will help you learn how all the pieces move so you don't have to think about it and will help you understand where your pieces should be for a good position. The other part is learning puzzle tactics and checkmating nets. These will help you with thinking of ideas when you are in the game so you start to get rid of the feeling where you don't know what to do and instead start playing to try to get yourself in a position with a tactic, whilst also stopping your opponent using their tactics against you. Most importantly don't try learning everything as it will be overwhelming, instead stick to the basics and slowly build on your weaknesses. I wish you the best of luck with your journey!
Thank you very much, I’m still a little bit confused sometimes on how to check mate but I have been practicing puzzles in recent weeks so hopefully in the next chess video you’ll see a big improvement 🎉
@@HOWHARDTV No problem! Check out GothamChess' video "6 Checkmate Patterns YOU MUST KNOW", it will help a lot with checkmates. Once you understand basic tactics and checkmates and still really want to improve I would recommend picking up what I would consider the best book for chess - "The Complete Book of Chess Strategy" by IM Jeremy Silman (~£10 2nd hand on world of books). It details every opening you would ever want to play and explains common and advanced tactics for each phase in the game, just make sure you're working through it at your own pace and give yourself time to learn it all. I have had the book for over a year and haven't learned it all yet! I will be subscribing to follow your journey :)
the best advice I can give someone who just started is to play a lot. and especially longer games, 10+0 at a minimum but preferably 15+10 or longer. another thing is trying to visualise what moves are possible for you as well as for your opponent before making moves - lichess has a cool feature where if you drag while holding the right mouse button you can draw arrows which can help with seeing what is possible. good luck with your journey and keep us updated!
The biggest piece of advice I can give is something you started to figure out early on yourself. You must be thinking at least 3 moves ahead. For instance when you look to move a piece ask yourself, what would my opponents next move be and how would I respond to that. Taking time to look at what moves are available to your opponent is always helpful and the more moves ahead you can plan the better off you will be generally.
I think the easiest way to understand the pawns confusion is by knowing the historical reason why they are weird. In the beginning, the pawns could only move 1 square at a time. But understanding basic concepts, it wasn’t unusual to have the pawns both move straight twice to get to the center. That is why the pawns moving twice off the start happened.. This led to a different problem, in a way, because without being able to move 2 squares, an opposing pawn could have had the opportunity to capture it. But now that you could move 2 squares passed another pawn, it became an advantage to wait for your opponent to push too far and then move passed them. This is how en passant came to be added
Here's a tip that helped me tremendously when I started (Gothamchess advice): when calculating moves, always look at forcing moves first, that is checks (opponent has to respond), captures (opponent usually has to take back), attacks (opponent should to defend).
A few tips that you can hopefully take with you: Before playing a certain move, try to consider what your opponents next move would be if you played that certain move, and try to think what would be your counter to THAT. Chess is all about mental warfare, and getting in your opponents head. Also before every move, try to double check that once you make your move, as many of your pieces as possible are defended (aka your pieces are not isolated and they cant be taken freely by your opponent.
I used to play chess a lot and i think i can give you some advice 1 The most important, your mental be patient and understanding to yourself. A lot of new players have this attitude that they NEED to progress and win, no. This thinking hurts more than helps. 2 You played 5+0 First number indicates starting time (in minutes) second number indicates seconds added to your time after every move (i suggest playing 15+10) 3 At beginner level you don't need to learn any openings, knowing opening principals will serve you better. 4 Analyze your mistakes and try to understand why something happened and how you could prevent it 5 Chess puzzles: great for warmup and learning some patterns so try to do them time to time 6 Always think about what your opponent move does. Then think of what you want to do. 7 Lichess is probably best site it gives you every tool you need for free 8 Learn some tactics I thinks that's all. Fun is all that matters about chess. And maybe it's good idea to ask one of your viewers to teach you some basics like simple tactics
You are already way ahead of most beginners. The fact that you consider what your opponents are doing and try to react is the key to good chess. The technique and pattern recognition will come as you play more, but you're thinking in the right way.
@@omerkeidar95 I’ve been learning a few good openings this week and I’m starting to win a few games! Got to say I bloody love chess, can’t believe I didn’t play sooner
chess is all about not making mistakes and punishing your opponents mistake, similar to boxing: "hit and don't get hit" in chess it's: "punish blunders and don't make blunders".
Don't worry we all start like "what the genuine hell is going on" but you'll learn, remember chess is a game that requires a lot of patience, you need to take it slow, first step is to think always about your move: "if I move there which pieces can capture my piece?" "if I move my piece there is it protected?" "Does my opponent have any unprotected pieces? if so, how can I take them?" stuff like that, also do NOT play 5+0, as a beginner that's too short, you need to think and as I mentioned before you need to take it slow, so it's better if you start with Rapid (10+0), with an account you will slowly build your ranking so you don't get constantly paired with people who is too strong for you just yet, that ranking is what we call "ELO", ELO = strenght, so the bigger your ELO gets the stronger you are. Now, you do need to start to have some comprehension about the game, I recommend going for the rules now and then, trying to know the board and your pieces, for example you can learn how to find the name of every square and how to move your pieces from "square a(any)" to "square b(any)", that's going to help you improve your vision and your general understanding over the moves. Do NOT touch chess theory and openings too fast, yes, they are very important, but also most chess openings have very complex and advanced ideas that for the experimented player can be really unclear even if explained, so much more for a beginner. One you feel more confident about your understanding over the pieces and your board you can now take the next step wich is looking at some basic concepts like what the center is, what is king safety, and all of the strategic stuff, you can then go for your first openings (still kind of superficial) once you have all that basic understanding and you keep going like that. Also chess requires mental stability, remember to take water and to take breaks while you study or play, your brain needs to be fresh or else you could start to stress and lose interest, because yes, it is extremely hard. Anyways, great job! We'll wish you the best♟♟♟
I play Competitive Chess actually and as I watched this video I realized that to a lot of people it can be tough to start. If you want to know some tips I would suggest firstly learning how every piece moves so you spend less times thinking about it, after that I would suggest learning an opening and mastering it.
Some recommendations for you. First you should learn piece values. For example, queens are worth 9 points, bishops and knights are worth 3 points, rooks are worth 5 and pawns are worth. On its own it doesn't mean much but it helps you better understand how much pieces are worth in comparison to other pieces so you are less likely to blunder and give up a higher value piece for a low value one. Two rather than learning a specific opening you should learn opening principles first. Such as two pawns in the center for central control, quick development and castling to get your king safe early. Side note kings cannot castle if they or the rook moves. Then you should learn one or two openings. One for white and one for black and learn them well. Don't learn a bunch of different openings. After that you should try and learn about basic tactics such as pins, skewers, and forks.
You made two very astute observations that even most beginners never really learn for a long time. 1) Every move in chess has a consequence. 2) You were only thinking about what you were doing, and not what your opponent wants to do. Many beginners never progress because they fail to observe those two simple rules. I'll add a few more pointers. 3) As a beginner, you should always strive to never hang your pieces. A piece is "hung" when your opponent can take it for free or without consequence. Always, always, always defend your pieces while making forward moves and attacking. Once you are good enough, you can ignore this rule in specific situations. 4) You're moving your King into positions that are very damaging. As a beginner, always strive to castle your King behind pawns that have not moved. In general, especially in the opening, you should recapture your opponents pieces with other pieces and not your King. Once you move your King, you lose the right to castle. 5) I notice your opponents are making an elementary mistake: moving their Queen too early. Moving a Queen out into the middle of the board too early allows your opponent to attack it, which wastes a lot of time. This leads to #6. A Queen needs an army behind her to effectively attack, and during the opening phase of the game, your Queen should be defending lower value pieces instead of going headlong into a fight, a fight which that Queen often loses. 6) Try to start wrapping your mind around a concept called "tempo". In chess, time is a hidden dimension that beginners don't grasp easily. Try to think something like this: "I have only 35 moves to win this game." Meaning, every move in chess should mean something. Moving pieces without considering what the move does to your tempo will usually be a losing move. 7) As a beginner, you should not be playing blitz (5+0 time controls). You should focus on playing games in which each player has 30 minutes or more on the clock. The longer, the better, at least for now. This is what will allow you to start building your mental exercise of the game because you can actually take time to think. 8) When I watched you play, you got frustrated when making mistakes. This called "being on tilt." People on tilt always play worse, because they're worried about losing a game or something else. Put your ego on hold and remember that you'll never be as good as Magnus Carlsen. Even among grandmasters, he's in his own league. Forget about Magnus Carlsen and high level chess. You are here to learn chess. Treat every single move as if it's a brand new game. You WILL make mistakes. You WILL hang pieces. You WILL lose games. But as you become better, you WILL win games. You WILL learn how to defend all of your pieces. You WILL get better. If you make a mistake, then switch gears and learn how to convert a losing position into a winning one. Every mistake is an opportunity to learn. Put your emotions and ego aside and start learning to make calculated, cold, heartless decisions. Remember: there's only ONE goal in chess: checkmate. All other moves in chess is a means towards that end. Lost a Queen? No big deal, it's not the end of the game. Got checkmated? That's it, game over. I can keep going, but here are a few more hints that will accelerate your understanding of the game. A) As a beginner, you are taught that the value of a pawn is 1 point. What that means, all things considered, is one lonely pawn has about the power of one point in material behind it. But the master-level secret to understanding the simple pawn is this: You have to remember that you don't have 8 individual pawns. You have 8 coordinated pawns that act together like one whole piece. The lonely pawn is weak, but pawns which defend each other and work together are much stronger. In other words, you don't have 8 individual pawns, you have 1 mega piece called "8 pawns". The pawn structure of every chess game is the biggest factor for how a game of chess is usually played out. B) You may have heard the phrase, "The best defense is a good offense." It is not enough to securely defend your position and hope that it holds. 99% of the time, it's always better to attack, and thus put your opponent in a defensive position. This is why White usually has an advantage in this game because they have the first tempo and thus can usually attack first. Attack, attack, attack! When you are good enough, you'll know when to ignore this rule. C) One of the biggest reasons why chess is so hard for a beginner player is because a beginner lacks what we call "board vision." Having "board vision" is one's ability to see all possible attacking and defensive combinations in a position. When a piece moves, always remember that it used to be doing something. Usually that would be attacking another piece or defending one of your own. Beginners often lack this crucial piece of awareness. Practice the names of every square. Practice the movements of all the pieces. Practice drawing mental arrows after each and every move from your position as well as your opponent's position. After quite of bit of practice, obtaining "board vision" becomes easier. For example, if your opponent has a Queen on a8 attacking your pawn on a2, and your Rook on a1 is defending your pawn on a2, then remember that your opponent's Queen not only attacks a2, but also passively attacks a1, and your Rook on a1 also passively attacks the Queen on a8. The same rule applies to every single piece on the board that actively and passively attacks squares across the entire chessboard. D) The most principled way to play chess as a beginner is to focus on piece development. An army that hasn't moved into attacking position is useless. Central control of the board is extremely important as well. Centralize control of the center, develop your Knights, Bishops, Queen, and Rooks and move your King away from central files as soon as possible. E) Capturing a piece "because you can", but you don't know why you are capturing that piece, is no good. Just because you can take a piece or a pawn, doesn't mean you should. In general, when you are down in material, you want to avoid trading pieces (because you can't win if you have no attacking force), and when you are ahead in material, trading pieces is usually a good idea because then you dwindle your opponent's force while maintaining an advantage. F) Until you become a master level player, you are never allowed to resign. Remember, all the way up until the grandmaster level, your opponent will usually make a mistake. In fact, even grandmaster level players make plenty of mistakes. A losing position is not a lost game until you force your opponent to prove to you that they can win (it's not always so easy, as you'll learn over time). G) Finally, do not focus on openings at this stage. It sounds counter intuitive, but you should practice endgames first. If you don't know how to checkmate your opponent's King, you can't win. Opening theory comes much later. Learn how to checkmate with a King+Queen first. Then King+Rook. Then King+Pawn. Then King+Two Rooks. Then King+Two Bishops. Then King+Bishop+Knight. And so on. Learning endgame theory will skyrocket your ability to win games rather than learning fancy openings that won't mean anything to you at this stage of learning the game. Good luck, and keep at it!
@@jon-tagle wow thank you very much for the time you’ve taken to offer me all of these tips and tricks it really means a lot. I’m hoping that in the next video I can impress you guys with the progression I’ve already made since this upload
@@HOWHARDTV Any time :) Glad to see people such as yourself learning the game and getting better. I think you have the right mindset and awareness to get pretty good in a relatively short amount of time. Looking forward to your next video!
First of all congratulations for starting something new. This video was so wholesome I haven't seen anyone starting from the start to learn chess 💓. Yes, you said is right : "Every move has a consequence", "Chess is hard". Also if mistakes happen at every stage therefore don't be so hard if you lose , learn from the mistakes and try to improve in the next game. This is a mental game and it sometimes messes up with the brain so you can take a pause when you feel not playing.
Im glad you enjoyed the video, Chess is Very hard but a really good game. Im hoping that in the next chess video you guys will be able to see a massive improvement. Also thank you for the advice
Tip: always try to protect your pieces, and if you can’t then just take them out of danger if possible. Try learning chess tactics and also long games to help you improve your reasoning and logic when moving pieces, never take pieces just for the sake of it.
I don't think anyone could knock a beginner at chess. We were all there at some point. 3 years playing and I'll honestly teach anyone who's willing to listen. It's been an amazing journey. I can see amazing advice in the comment section, hopefully you can keep at it as a hobby.
seeing how hard this game is from the perspective of a beginning makes me appreciate the level I am now, even though it's considered to be pretty low. It involves hours of practicing and pattern recognition to even get this far. You'll get better pretty soon and at the beginning the progress curve is not steep and it's a very nice sensation actually feeling tangible improvement day by day.
As a chess player I can't wait for you to get better, I subbed with notification 'causr I don't want to miss any of these episodes, I believe in you, you can get better
The opening was pretty nice (you could have recaptured the pawn on move 4, but not that big of a mistake) until you hung your bishop, the horse and your queen in a sequence Also you should play rapid to improve Also in the 2nd game, the main line is to move your left knight out to attack the queen, not the f pawn, since that leaves the king a bit exposed
For the beginning I'd recommend: 1. Take your time: Play some games with longer time control(30 minutes) to get comfortable with how the pieces move and you might even find some first dynamics or little tactics by yourself. 2. DO tactics: Probably the most common way to raise the chance of winning games, especially in your elo range. Combine this with some checkmate pattern training 3. After some time you might learn your first opening, stick to it and explore more. 4. Be consistent: for example 1 hour every day with some games, some tactics helps more then 10 once a month. 5. Have fun :D
You should be proud. It takes time and practice to get a vision of the board. I could already see some improvements in your thinking these first few games.
You're playing 5+0 as a beginner which is insane. You need to play longer games as a beginner so you can think a bit more about the moves you're making instead of playing quickly. Also learn the basic chess tactics, like pins, skewers, and forks. Learn the basic checkmate patterns too. You got this!
yes, and the quality of player who does blitz or bullet (shorter game times) is generally better compared to longer time controls (since beginners tend to play longer time games). I'm 900-1000 rated in rapid but only 400-500 in blitz.
I would recommend 15 minute games with 10 second increments (meaning every time you move a piece, 10 seconds is added to your clock so you can avoid losing due to time)
@@Angrypapalolsame here 670 in blitz but 1100 rapid. I specifically lose most of my blitz games by blundering in winning positions under time pressure
Absolutely agree. As a beginner, you want more time to be able to think. 10-15 min games minimum when first starting. I enjoyed the daily games when I first started, I can get a whole day per move if I needed it.
Don’t think it hurts to do some blitz to get a feel for where the pieces go. Probably good to have an increment, so you get to play some endgames.
yep, you must get accustomed to how the pieces move (a really good training are the "puzzles"), also their approximate value to know whether an exchange is good for you or not (pawns = 1, knight = bishop = 3, rook = 5, queen = 9 or 10).
Dude as an average chess player this was great to watch
Thank you very much, only the start of the journey too 🎉
Instead of learning specific openings I would focus on learning opening principles at the start like taking central control and developing knights first
This will open up your play book allowing you to play against stuff you don’t know
Yep as an 1850 FIDE, I always teach beginners principles and ideas mostly first. The first week or two I don't even let them think about an opening. You'll find even a lot of players up to 2000 elo are just good at the few openings they know, but otherwise aren't very good at chess. As soon as you get them out of their opening and comfort zone, they crumble.
@@ostrich6175 yep, only playing few (or very selective) openings is stupid for lognterm progress
also annoying for the creative and adventurous players in a chess club, in my opinion
of most of the members I played, I'll see yaers later the same opening variants being played. I still remember which openings they played.
@@PerteTotaleDont have your mind fixed on opening but still play a lot of different openings so you dont need to rely on a single opening. Fluid.
thank you brother. teaching the right thing!
The most important thing that I'm not seeing other people mention is this:
The relative value of the pieces. Unless you understand that the bishop is worth more than a pawn, you will never get very far with learning strategies, tactics or openings.
Pawn = 1
Knights = 3
Bishop = 3 (although, generally speaking, slightly more valuable than a knight)
Rook = 5
Queen = 9
I'm in no way a pro, but my top 3 tips when starting:
1. Play Rapid, not Blitz, so you can think about your moves
2. Learn opening principals
3. Make sure your pieces are defended (if a piece is taken you can take back)
Great video, you got a sub
I disagree, blitz is good to develop your tactical vision, I’m a 1600 and I’ve had my fair share of blitz to improve my tactics and reach a 1600 rapid rating
@panzer409 I've personally found puzzles helped me more with tactical vision than blitz games
But if it works for you, that's cool
Edit: blitz is helpful yes, but I don't think it's good when starting
Already wrong with 1. Blitz is actually good for learning pattern recognition in Chess.
@@leagueaddict8357 as I wrote in response to a previous comment, yes, I agree with that, but not right when you're starting
If you have no understanding of opening principals, or basic tactics, it's better to play rapid first
That was advice from my friend who has an 1800 elo OTB
@@fil3728 No, Blitz will help pattern recognition is the most important thing in Chess.
You don't have to calculate the same bad moves because you recognize the resulting sequence through pattern recognition.
You don't need to learn an opening to not get scholars mated it happens enough times in a row your mind will automatically assign you do x, then x results in x.
The best tip I can think of, which is especially useful for beginners, is that you should not only think about what you can play, but also what your opponent can play in response.
I told my kids to think of it like a sports announcer. There should always be a narrative. Ask yourself questions.
as a beginner, that's not a focus. just seeing your own moves that don't immediately blunder a piece is where you should start.
@@Milo1267 The concept of blundering a piece requires that you think about what your opponent can play in response. You're essentially agreeing with fetteente987's original point
@@Smudge4C true but I saw his as considering other moves the opponent could consider, but I suppose ur right that just taking is a move that needs to be considered. I guess I seperate it because before doing a move I usually just look at where my piece is and then scan for any enemy pieces seeing that square.
It's crazy how reasonable your first few moves on your first game were. Until you lose the bishop.
Most of us remember being this bad. As a kid, I learned by playing against a friend who explained the game as we played. There's more basics to learn besides how the pieces move.
It’s such an extremely difficult but satisfying game to play! I know understand why so many people play it worldwide
@HOWHARDTV would you like some help? I'd be up to help teach you so you can improve.
I was also surprised lol
@@HOWHARDTV it would be cool to see you look back at this game a couple weeks down the road ^_^ Please do a follow up =)
@FlagimirKramnik your name is killing me 😂
The fact you're even considering consequences of your moves, and your opponents moves is a good sign you'll learn fast
Hey, I'm 15 years old and I started playing chess 11 months ago. What helped me personally, was watching Gothamchess, doing easy/basic puzzles and most importantly: play regularly! I only did that and now I can proudly say that I am in the top 4% of Chess players. I know that it's very hard at the beginning, but if you stay consistent you'll get there. I believe in you.
Greetings from Switzerland
What's ur rating bro??in 10min rapid..
@@badmashito4059 Rapid: 1442 Blitz: 1515. My username is "elite_pawn_sacrafice".
Wat do u mean by top 4%
What's ur fide rating
@@ANUBIS-hc8fp top 4 percent is about 1420 elo online.
Top 4% percent is 2300+ fide rating, that's Gothamchess' rating as well.
Having an 1510 elo watching this game I can't do anything but to laugh my self out, remembering how it looked to me in the beginning 😅
i'll never forget losing to scholar's mate 8 times in a row. And what an eureka moment when you finally get to figure out how to defend against that!
I think what you need is someone to play loads of games with you. And tell you which moves are bad and why. Understanding the core principles is vital
Yes! Joining a local club is usually a very good idea when starting out exactly for this reason! Depending on the size of the club, it's also quite cheap! (it's like 50€ for a year at mine, so really cheap all things considered.)
This is really good for beginners as 90% of the time they don’t even know they’re making bad moves and don’t understand why they’re bad.
Play 10+0 or 15+5 it will really help you and learn some basic principles of chess
I learned a lot more, playing multiple games of bullet, then I did playing 1 to 3 games of longer time frames. When I went back to longer time frame, I was able to do a lot better in a lot faster time then if I was just doing long games the whole time.
@@AnthonyGonzalez-zy5zmblundering your queen in 4 instead of 8 moves is not "playing faster"
I'm a professional chess coach and Candidate Chess Master.
With that understood i can tell you you have correctly identified chess as easy to learn how to play, but immeasurably difficult to learn how to win. Masters have dedicated many years devoted to the study of chess perfection. Ups and downs are everywhere, stick at it, have fun and remember that when it comes to chess its the journey that counts.
Set yourself an ELO goal, 1000 is a great first goal. Keep in mind that less than 1% of players break 2000 and titled players begin at 2200.
Chess is fun, remember to keep it that way.
Good luck and i look forward to your follow up video
Thank you very much, I’m hoping I can do you chess guys proud
im 2100 elo rated,but i think there are more than 1%. main reason is the not invested time ,no matter if they havent time or want to invest them. i would say about myself i really know nothing and the stockfish engine agrees with me
@@prussianblue14then you aren’t 2100 😂 if you are over 2000 elo for real, then you are better than 99% of the pop.
@@iangossett7450when i write something its true . maybe on the ranking list im better than 99% ,but i spoke about the potential . most humans dont play chess ,only a few of 8 billions . and in this little part of players many does not even invest one second into a book or studies. i think every human can easy break 1600-1700 if interested and practice some years. but for now ,maybe its right. but hard to believe for me,because 2000 isnt too much and i know how weak i am really when i blitz GMs . and even GMs are nothing in front of engine AI
@@prussianblue14 Maybe online but that means nothing at all. Over the board ratings are all that count for titles... or at least official rated games like FIDE or USCF rated - those are all that counts. Your lichess rating is not a real rating. Step into a real USCF tournament and you find out how good you really are.
Hello, I only started last year and i’ve been beating a lot of 1200 to 1800 rated players. it depends on the position tho…
My advice for you to learn would be to learn how every piece moves accurately… you already have but you still have hesitation… review more and more until you are familiar because it’s a lot of information to gather all at once
Then, before learning openings, learn general chess principles… Openings will come later but there is alot of memory and times you don’t play book moves (moves that you are supposed to play in the opening) due to ur opponent making a weird move…
the 3 Principles are
- taking the center as they give your pieces the most range
- Develop your minor pieces (knights and bishops) don’t move rooks or your queen before taking both knights and bishops out typically
- Once you move those minor pieces out, it allows you to castle and protect your king. Always castle after that step 2 typically!
Follow these general principles and you will be just fine even if your opponent plays an opening you’re not familiar with, these are instincts that can save you.
Hope this helps,
Trent
My simple tips.
1. Just play & play, enjoy & enjoy. (Preferably 10 minute games or longer)
2. Know the principles + do puzzles.
3. Check out Chess Vibes' Rapid Rating Climb playlists (Green or Blue): You can understand the underlying aspects of what goes on in a Chess game by following along with a National Master.
4. (Most important) Keep that EXPERIMENTAL FLAME burning 🔥. "What if I try this move combination!?" "How about I apply this idea?" "I'll try learning this principle!" etc etc. Try out new fun things.
i started chess a few months & also had never heard of magnus or anyone beyond the news headlines from my childhood of the cold war battle between fischer & spassky & later i read about kasparov losing to the ai mind of deep blue while in grad school. according to shared knowledge i’m about 62 years or so too late to begin chess. BUT, it’s a great challenge, it makes my mind work in unaccustomed & demanding ways. thank god for neuroplasticity, because i see things developing on the board quicker, clearer & in greater depth. & although progress is really really slow (and i soooo suck after months of practice), i think is way cooler than i even hoped. but, common knowledge is that it’s a very complex undertaking, boy, it is beyond that. little kids from across the globe gleefully stomp on my hopes, & of course that’s ok.
just a quick shout out for lichess. online game play, lessons, news, tournament coverage etc etc and all for free, for everywhere, for always. I also use other accounts but deeply admire the globally distributed team at lichess.
Really heartwarming post, congrats on getting into it. Love Lichess as well
This comment has made my day! I hope you’re still enjoying the game and I hope you got some joy out of watching me fail 👀😂
Keep going, chess is a journey.
Good luck.
@@khodion thank you. i look forward to losing to you online sometime (i keep learning & yet my rating keeps falling!?…) anyway, if i have a chance of learning from it, let’s go.
@aitchtea that's the spirit. Your losses improve you more than your wins.
All Masters have lost a gazillion times before becoming better but they stuck with it for the love of the game.
Us mortals need to play enough and learn from our losses to improve.
Most of all it's the enthusiasm that keeps us going.
As Tarrasch said "Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy".
And to make you sad too I might add.
Loved this video! Don't feel bad at all. Chess is something that takes a lot of time to get good at. No judgement from me I can tell you. I appreciate you posting this. It was interesting to see the perspective of a person who hasn't played chess.
Oh, I hope to see more of your journey in chess! I love seeing new players progress.
That first game as black, was actually really impressive for a first game. You managed to avoid a lot of the traps that beginners usually fall into. Those being
1. Making too many pawn moves
2. Moving the same piece too many times
3. Putting pieces in awkward positions (The center in chess is very important, so generally you want your pieces near there. So for your level by 'awkward positions' I mostly just mean the outside of the board
4. Exposing your King
As others have said, 5+0 is too quick. I would recommend 15+10 as a minimum, but the problem with going too much beyond that is you can get into analysis paralysis and it is meant to be a fun game after all, so spending hours agonizing over every move is not fun (for a beginner)
In terms of next steps, Lichess has a puzzles section that can help you get used to being able to recognize when a piece or square is under attack so that you can learn to recognize when there's a threat you need to address
Also, in the opening, rather than trying to memorize specific sequences of moves, it would be better to learn the basic principles of the opening which are to try to:
1. Control the center of the board. If you imagine a game where both players spend their first two moves pushing the pawn in front of their king and queen forward 2 squares. The 4 squares those pawns now occupy are called the center of the board. Now because your opponent will also be fighting for the center of the board, you can't always just put a big piece there, but trying to ensure you have pawns there and pieces protecting those pawns will set you up for a good middlegame
2. Develop your pieces. This means getting your pieces into the game. You did this very well in your first game. You have 16 pieces in chess, but most of them can't do much from their starting squares. So getting your pieces active (especially your bishops and knights) will give you opportunities to make threats of your own and to control space so that your opponent isn't the only one dictating what happens in the game
3. Castle early and often. At your level Castling is almost never a bad move unless there's an immediate threat that needs to be addressed. It gets your King to safety and develops your rook. If you've developed your knights, bishop and queen, as well as castled, then you've safely made it out of the opening
Shocked how little subs this channel has with this video quality. Good stuff!
Honestly I think 10+5, or 15+10 are the best time controls for beginner and intermediate players. Playing faster time controls like blitz or bullet *don't* let you actually calculate things through, come up with good plans or spot tactics. *Rapid is the way to go for sure*
He did a great job of explaining the game to a beginner!
It must have been hard for Mike to simplify a game that is so hard
This video made me glad I picked up chess without any coaching because hearing someone describe the game from scratch sounds overwhelming.
2:30 The Board didn’t even have markings.
1:21 currently it's Ding Liren. Magnus retired..
Chess World Cup champion is correct (Magnus won the last Chess World Cup). This is different from the world chess championship, though maybe it shouldn't be
Now gukesh xD
Really enjoyed the vid, hope to see the next part!
Best advice I can give: do not be afraid to lose, welcome experiments and prioritize having fun. Even the best of us will in the end lose almost half of the games they play, that is just how the matchmaking works.
I respect this so much. Good on you bro. Keep going. And keep trying things that are difficult. It's inspiring. Its always difficult to start a new thing, and even more difficult to struggle with it and continue.
The only important thing at your level is to take all your opponent’s pieces and not let him take your pieces. Using your pieces well isn’t as important as having more of them to use.
I've been playing chess for a few years now, not that I'm an expert but I've tried to teach some of my friends to play chess and here are some of my advises. Chess is actually more like memorization than anything (and then come the creativity). One thing I see that new players tend to play more than study chess (which I understand cause playing is fun), but if you never study then you can never get better and easily quit the game (mostly due to loses a lot). I would suggest you first learn and remember all the moves in chess: basic move of every pieces and special moves (castling, promotion and en-passant), then learn the piece's value and learn some basic principles. I know that sounds like a lot of work, but keep in mind, learning chess is a long journey. Hope you enjoy the game and I see you in the next one!
What is your FIDE rating?
Great take on the game for sure, I just got stuck into it but you’re bang right that I should have done more research before I played really
On the other hand, it's also great to just play and realize how much it sucks getting slapped around everytime, losing your pieces, getting mated etc. That can be a great motivation to sit down and think: "Right, so what do I do to prevent this and turn the tables" This is how I learned as a kid and worked great. The first phase is just about getting comfortable with how the pieces move. Studying comes later
castling and en-passant are pointless to complete beginners, without the computer preventing illegal moves it just causes more confusion than anything else. i cringed when the guy started teaching it over the real board.... when you teach chess you have to realize how far they are in their journey and not overwhelm them with things they will learn later anyway. It's perfectly reasonable to mention the moves exist but it should be followed up by "you dont need to worry about these things until you get better"
@@witheringhs7766 you're right. As a beginner you SHOULD just play a lot of games and get a feel for the game and understanding the moves before studying lmao
Such an underrated channel this man deserves more subs ❤
I felt that queen blunder in my soul @ 16:20 🤣
Hey man! Cool first game.
Chess isn't about "thinking hard" it's about pattern recognition. You gotta drill the patterns like you did the times tables when you were a kid.
Start with some puzzles! And if you play against a level 1 computer you can take your time.
Mix slow computer games where you think and puzzles. Then, jump into fast 5+0 games.
Yeah I made a bad decision going on those 5 minute games 🤦♂️ I know this now haha
I wish you good luck. My best advice would be
1, castle your king.
2, get your bishops and knights out
3, try some puzzles. You need to learn to see when a piece is threatened.
Its a game that requires pattern recognition and as a beginner, you are not familiar with these patterns.
So dont be discouraged. Just keep playing. It is worth learning because once you get to a solid intermediate stage, the game gets even more fun!
Things like strategic positioning, visualisation for the ideal positions and careful assessment of the positions in the next 2-3 moves come to be of importance and that is when things get really interesting
interesting, i would say the exact opposite. The higher you get the less fun it is, since it quickly becomes more and more a memory game and less and less a creative game.
My top tips
- Play longer time formats like daily games.
- Practice the basic end game checkmates (queen vs king etc..)
- After each move, figure out if your opponent can checkmate you, or take any of your pieces
-Play lots
Honestly cool to see how someone completely new learns and plays looking forward to your journey with chess best of luck! Learn the basics of the game (development of pieces and where your pieces should be) (control the center remember to be aware of opponents moves and threats!)
@@plasmaturtle212 thank you, it’s an insanely hard game to learn IMO but I’m hoping to show you guys how much I’ve already progressed
Fun video!
1. Start with basic checkmate puzzles and tactics puzzles so you see how to finish a winning game.
2. Play level 1 of any computer.
3. Watch a video on opening principles. Focus mostly on getting pieces out and castling. Repeat these three steps until you beat Level 1.
4. For each computer level you clear, go back and try people on lichess again.
5. Once you can beat actual people, it’s just a matter of studying if you wish to get better, but have fun.
Advice: Know the value of pieces it will helpful when you are making exchanges. Pawn : 1 point, Bishop: 3 point, Knight : 3 point , Rook: 5 point , Queen: 9 point, King is the ultimate piece which we have to defend from checkmate. It is a slow process. All the best ❤️🔥🔥🎉
For chess. Get every piece moved once in a somewhat ideal square and don’t move them again if unnecessary until you castle. If you get all of your pieces moved once, can castle and connect the rooks you can essentially blast away the center with pawn advances under 1000 elo and win the game.
Simple strategy. You eventually learn counting instead of visually takes, you’ll learn piece values, maybe a few traps to avoid and overall just have fun.
Always study your games after and don’t get frustrated as it’s a game that even AI hasn’t solved
Couple things to think about are: What can all my pieces and all the enemy's pieces see? Where can all my pieces and all the enemy's pieces move?
It's also good to understand the concept of pins, skewers, tempo, piece value, counting trades, and controlling the center.
Things like openings are much harder to get into and understand easily, especially as a beginner. I'm currently having trouble trying to understand them myself.
(0. Learn the value of pieces)
1. Play in the centre with your pawns, develop your light pieces and castle.
2. Always actively look for checks and captures, on every move, for you and your opponent.
3. Learn how to checkmate with the Queen on an open board. Later on with the rook, and how to win K+p vs K.
Edit:
Bonus: Do tactics puzzles! Prioritise getting the answer right. Speed WILL come with time.
In game 2, there is a move called en passant. En passant means passing pawn in French. If the opponent's pawn moves into the 5th rank and is next to a pawn in your territory, it could take the pawn by going diagonally.
🔥 Stay at it. Play longer time controls, do puzzles and watch/study games rather old or new. But most of all have fun learning and don't be afraid of losing.
Pro tip: Look at the board every turn, and think about what pieces target what squares. You’ll learn the importance of piece activity.
Absolutely wonderful your channel question was "a shoe made" perfect for the art/science/game of chess!
Put two pawns in center. Develop knights, develop bishops, castle the king.
Awesome to see a new player trying to learn! Great video! Tip to a new player, get a magnetic chess board!
As a pretty low ELO player, this is probably one of the funniest videos I’ve seen on RUclips! You should learn how the pieces move, and learn some basic opening principles.
Great video. Everything is hard at the start. Keep at it.
You’re not wrong there, it’s a great game though and I plan to work had at it
Tip: when you take somthing think "how can they take me back" and "can i take him back after that" and on and on and on to try and see who comes out on top
Thank you very much, it’s a bloody difficult but satisfying game isn’t it
@@HOWHARDTV yea i just won a completely losing game because my opponent let me attack his king and rook at the same time with my horse, and because it's his king he has to move it and i could take the rook! That sort of stuff is called a fork, where the horse attacks multiple pieces at once.
After 1000 games look back at your games now! Crazy how much there is to learn
the simplest way to go about this is to teach yourself openings, have at least two or three for each color and build from there, I'd recommend the king's pawn opening for white for beginners and the caro Khan for black, they're easy and straight forward but as you get better you'll find more aggressive playstyles too
All I would say is;
1. Practice one opening for each side(get really good at it)learn it’s traps and ideas
2. Solve puzzles regularly
3.Learn basic endgame techniques and checkmate patterns
4. And last but not least, watch games from players that are better than you ( Not grandmasters so you don’t confuse yourself..intermediate players)
This is a good beginning. My advise for you to get better that every about 3-4 games, you review the games with someone whose rating is higher (preferably at least 300 points higher but minimum rating of 1200) to explain your mistakes, missed opportunities etc. until your able to use an analysis engine for self improvement. Wishing you the best of luck.
well, the "simplest" is to check for "checks, captures, threats".
So, check if you can capture a piece or a pawn that is not defended, or if it is being attacked by more pieces than defended, so you will end with a pawn up/an exchange up.
Check your own pieces if they are not to be captured on next move, if they are not defended, or are being attacked by more pieces than defended.
And checks. You can't win a game by checking, but check is a forcing move, so the opponent has to defend or move the king, and in some cases you may "fork" the king and capture a more valuable piece.
That is a good advice for a beginner, not teaching him chess theory. Finally some giving it.
A genuine good advice for any skill range would be: try to have an explanation for every move, both for your own and your opponents. Even if you don’t understand the move, try to make sense of something. This will really help you get better at chess
A piece of adivice from me( someone who has been in this field for quite some time):-
Try to engage more in thinking and play longer format games and always have a clarity on the why of a move what I mean is you should always actively try to have plans always...
Also try to solve more and more tactics bcz tactics are more important than openings in the beginners to intermediate player level ..
For some reason I just feel like subscribing you❤❤
Thank you very much for this advice! It’s a tough old game but I can already see the appeal of playing it
I also highly recommend watching Daniel Naroditsky’s rating climbing videos from the beginning!
I second this! to add on, the concepts he goes into can be hard to understand for a complete beginner but he's still one of the best chess teachers on the internet, and I think you can still learn so so much from him!
When you create an account on lichess you start with a quite a high rating for a complete beginner. Your first few games will most likely be against much more experienced players.
This was fascinating to watch as someone who's been playing for quite a while now. Some tips I'd give to get you started would be:
1) Learn basic checkmates. Like with only a queen, with two rooks, and with only a rook.
2) Learn the relative values of pieces. This will help you evaluate when to give up one piece for another.
3) Learn some basic tactical patterns. Solve puzzles on Lichess to improve this. Tactics are essentially plays you can do in order to achieve an advantage.
4) Always think what your opponent wants to achieve when he plays a move.
5) Play longer time controls so that you have more time to think. I'd suggest 15+10 if you have the time. This means each player gets 15 minutes for the whole game plus 10 seconds for every move you make.
6) Most importantly, don't forget to have fun! It's quite easy to get tilted and frustrated, especially in the beginning when you feel like you don't know what you're doing.
Also just wanted to add that the quality of the video is fantastic for someone with only 1.67k subs. You're earned yourself a subscription, keep up the good work!
Great video, I remember being a beginner myself years ago.
If you would like some tips starting out here are a few I believe to be the most important.
1. Practice how pices move. This pice moves like this and can go to square 1,2,3 ect. This will help you ‘see’ what is happening on the bord and what might happen on the next move.
2. Learn a few basic checkmates; queen+king vs king, two rooks vs king and rook+king vs king. No matter how good you get at the other stuff, you need to play the final move in the end.
3. Learn the normal value of each type of pice.
Pawn=1, Knight or Bishop=3, Rook=5, Queen=9 and king is special since you can’t loose him. Knowing what a pice is worth let’s you evaluate trades. Giving a rook for two pawns would be -5 for you and only -2 for your opponent, so bad for you. Trading a knight for a rook (-3 for you, -5 for them) is a good trade👍.
4. Play slower games, like 15 min for each player. You need to think a lot as a beginner, since you have no experience to rely on yet. You learn little from a 5 min game, so just go slow and take a mini lesson from each game. Analyzing the game after is also a great idea, a computer (or better a skilled human) can give you feedback on the game and on how to improve.
Final thing is not to spend all the energy on openings and especially not ‘just memorizing’. That falls apart the moment your opponent plays something you have not seen before. It’s better to learn how to swim than to cling on to a pice of drift wood. It’s the principles and plans that matter, not the exact move, otherwise your not really playing and learning how to play. You can of course look at some openings, but just know it’s only 1 part of improving😊.
Take it, leave it or anything in between. I wish you the best of luck on your adventure👏
I will absolutely take it! Thank you
You should do like 10-20 puzzles daily, play longer time controls(15+10) and analyze every game you play
The youtube series building habits from chessbrah will help you tremendously
I am an average chess player, this is a wholesome video, your reaction to your own moves and everything, I wish I could relearn chess from this level again. Thank you for posting this video.
For starters -- play longer games. You're playing blitz games, meaning you're expected to move the pieces quickly on a short timer.
First learn how all the pieces move well. After at least make sure the squares you're moving to don't have an immediate consequence of getting taking (in this video you often just give your opponent pieces). Likewise when its your turn you need to think of your opponent's next move (many of your pieces were sitting in positions where they could be taken and needed to be moved or defended.)
Next -- learn some basics of strategy. I can narrow it down to a few very basic principles right now -- 1) Put your pieces in the center of the board if you can 2) Try not to move the same piece twice until your bishops and knights are all off their starting square 3) Castle as soon as you can
Last -- Learn the "cost" of each piece. There is a heirachy that most chess players assign points to which I'll state here as "piece (value)." Pawn (1), Knight/Bishop (3), Rook (5), Queen (9). Note the King has no cost as its fall means the loss of the game. When you can trade pieces of equal value you're good. If you can trade pieces of unequal value in your favor such as losing a knight to gain a rook -- you're theoretically winning.
Chess is a game of position, tactics, memorization, and creativity -- learning it is a life's work, but getting to a respectable place can happen with time.
Good at it! Keep it up and you'll get better. Read some beginner books and do some simple chess problems to improve your skills!
I can’t wait for the next video, I love watching new players
Thank you very much there will be a lot more chess content
I started learning from nothing 3 years ago and I can tell you my first games were just like this. Now I've managed to get to 2400 online and 2000 over the board. Keep on learning and you can become a great player!
2000's in 3 years is really impressive! I started about 11 months ago & am stuck in the 1400s online. I hope to get good enough to play some OTB events, but that feels a long way off.
That’s insane progression well done
Wow in 3 years I only managed to get from 1700 to 2000, how the hell you did it from 0 to 2400?🤷♂️😬crazy talent, you shoud keep grinding to GM lvl with that talent
Hey man! I’m playing chess at club level. I really enjoyed the video. I hope you’ll have as good of a time with chess as I do. As tips I’d say just play as much as you can and (of course) want to. Playing lots of games in my opinion is the easiest way to improve as a beginner. I wouldn’t recommend learning endgames or too many openings in the beginning. Tactic puzzles are also quite good to improve your pattern recognition (in faster time controls like blitz or even bullet it’s all about pattern recognition, so you don’t have to think about every move for too long). If you have any questions or want some advice feel free to reach out to me, I’d be more than happy to help you along. If you want we can also do a game analysis or Sth like that
The way that I learned how to play chess (my current rating is 1472 in the ECF) was to learn a few very common openings and get quite good at them. This will help you learn how all the pieces move so you don't have to think about it and will help you understand where your pieces should be for a good position. The other part is learning puzzle tactics and checkmating nets. These will help you with thinking of ideas when you are in the game so you start to get rid of the feeling where you don't know what to do and instead start playing to try to get yourself in a position with a tactic, whilst also stopping your opponent using their tactics against you. Most importantly don't try learning everything as it will be overwhelming, instead stick to the basics and slowly build on your weaknesses. I wish you the best of luck with your journey!
Thank you very much, I’m still a little bit confused sometimes on how to check mate but I have been practicing puzzles in recent weeks so hopefully in the next chess video you’ll see a big improvement 🎉
@@HOWHARDTV No problem! Check out GothamChess' video "6 Checkmate Patterns YOU MUST KNOW", it will help a lot with checkmates. Once you understand basic tactics and checkmates and still really want to improve I would recommend picking up what I would consider the best book for chess - "The Complete Book of Chess Strategy" by IM Jeremy Silman (~£10 2nd hand on world of books). It details every opening you would ever want to play and explains common and advanced tactics for each phase in the game, just make sure you're working through it at your own pace and give yourself time to learn it all. I have had the book for over a year and haven't learned it all yet!
I will be subscribing to follow your journey :)
the best advice I can give someone who just started is to play a lot. and especially longer games, 10+0 at a minimum but preferably 15+10 or longer. another thing is trying to visualise what moves are possible for you as well as for your opponent before making moves - lichess has a cool feature where if you drag while holding the right mouse button you can draw arrows which can help with seeing what is possible. good luck with your journey and keep us updated!
The biggest piece of advice I can give is something you started to figure out early on yourself. You must be thinking at least 3 moves ahead.
For instance when you look to move a piece ask yourself, what would my opponents next move be and how would I respond to that. Taking time to look at what moves are available to your opponent is always helpful and the more moves ahead you can plan the better off you will be generally.
i would love to jhelp ive been playing for 22 years competitivly in the uk
I'm in my 2nd season as a club player would you be down to play online?
I think the easiest way to understand the pawns confusion is by knowing the historical reason why they are weird. In the beginning, the pawns could only move 1 square at a time. But understanding basic concepts, it wasn’t unusual to have the pawns both move straight twice to get to the center. That is why the pawns moving twice off the start happened..
This led to a different problem, in a way, because without being able to move 2 squares, an opposing pawn could have had the opportunity to capture it. But now that you could move 2 squares passed another pawn, it became an advantage to wait for your opponent to push too far and then move passed them. This is how en passant came to be added
Damn this channel production quality made me think it is a 1 million subscriber channel
@@kennethkho7165 wow, this has blown me away! That’s the goal, I’m hoping as soon as we start making money I can give back to you guys 💙
Here's a tip that helped me tremendously when I started (Gothamchess advice): when calculating moves, always look at forcing moves first, that is checks (opponent has to respond), captures (opponent usually has to take back), attacks (opponent should to defend).
A few tips that you can hopefully take with you:
Before playing a certain move, try to consider what your opponents next move would be if you played that certain move, and try to think what would be your counter to THAT. Chess is all about mental warfare, and getting in your opponents head.
Also before every move, try to double check that once you make your move, as many of your pieces as possible are defended (aka your pieces are not isolated and they cant be taken freely by your opponent.
I used to play chess a lot and i think i can give you some advice
1 The most important, your mental be patient and understanding to yourself. A lot of new players have this attitude that they NEED to progress and win, no. This thinking hurts more than helps.
2 You played 5+0 First number indicates starting time (in minutes) second number indicates seconds added to your time after every move (i suggest playing 15+10)
3 At beginner level you don't need to learn any openings, knowing opening principals will serve you better.
4 Analyze your mistakes and try to understand why something happened and how you could prevent it
5 Chess puzzles: great for warmup and learning some patterns so try to do them time to time
6 Always think about what your opponent move does. Then think of what you want to do.
7 Lichess is probably best site it gives you every tool you need for free
8 Learn some tactics
I thinks that's all. Fun is all that matters about chess.
And maybe it's good idea to ask one of your viewers to teach you some basics like simple tactics
You are already way ahead of most beginners. The fact that you consider what your opponents are doing and try to react is the key to good chess. The technique and pattern recognition will come as you play more, but you're thinking in the right way.
@@omerkeidar95 I’ve been learning a few good openings this week and I’m starting to win a few games! Got to say I bloody love chess, can’t believe I didn’t play sooner
@@HOWHARDTV Welcome to the addiction
@ 😂😂 a drug that is actually good for you I may add
chess is all about not making mistakes and punishing your opponents mistake, similar to boxing: "hit and don't get hit" in chess it's: "punish blunders and don't make blunders".
I can recommend the book "Everyone first chess workbook" to learn pattern recognition and tactics for beginner
Don't worry we all start like "what the genuine hell is going on" but you'll learn, remember chess is a game that requires a lot of patience, you need to take it slow, first step is to think always about your move: "if I move there which pieces can capture my piece?" "if I move my piece there is it protected?" "Does my opponent have any unprotected pieces? if so, how can I take them?" stuff like that, also do NOT play 5+0, as a beginner that's too short, you need to think and as I mentioned before you need to take it slow, so it's better if you start with Rapid (10+0), with an account you will slowly build your ranking so you don't get constantly paired with people who is too strong for you just yet, that ranking is what we call "ELO", ELO = strenght, so the bigger your ELO gets the stronger you are.
Now, you do need to start to have some comprehension about the game, I recommend going for the rules now and then, trying to know the board and your pieces, for example you can learn how to find the name of every square and how to move your pieces from "square a(any)" to "square b(any)", that's going to help you improve your vision and your general understanding over the moves.
Do NOT touch chess theory and openings too fast, yes, they are very important, but also most chess openings have very complex and advanced ideas that for the experimented player can be really unclear even if explained, so much more for a beginner.
One you feel more confident about your understanding over the pieces and your board you can now take the next step wich is looking at some basic concepts like what the center is, what is king safety, and all of the strategic stuff, you can then go for your first openings (still kind of superficial) once you have all that basic understanding and you keep going like that.
Also chess requires mental stability, remember to take water and to take breaks while you study or play, your brain needs to be fresh or else you could start to stress and lose interest, because yes, it is extremely hard.
Anyways, great job! We'll wish you the best♟♟♟
Please upload videos of you learning chess I'd to see how good you'll get at it❤
I will be doing a lot more chess content for sure! I love the game
I play Competitive Chess actually and as I watched this video I realized that to a lot of people it can be tough to start. If you want to know some tips I would suggest firstly learning how every piece moves so you spend less times thinking about it, after that I would suggest learning an opening and mastering it.
Some recommendations for you. First you should learn piece values. For example, queens are worth 9 points, bishops and knights are worth 3 points, rooks are worth 5 and pawns are worth. On its own it doesn't mean much but it helps you better understand how much pieces are worth in comparison to other pieces so you are less likely to blunder and give up a higher value piece for a low value one. Two rather than learning a specific opening you should learn opening principles first. Such as two pawns in the center for central control, quick development and castling to get your king safe early. Side note kings cannot castle if they or the rook moves. Then you should learn one or two openings. One for white and one for black and learn them well. Don't learn a bunch of different openings. After that you should try and learn about basic tactics such as pins, skewers, and forks.
Let’s go finally the video!
I was absolutely pathetic at the game at this point 😂
You made two very astute observations that even most beginners never really learn for a long time.
1) Every move in chess has a consequence.
2) You were only thinking about what you were doing, and not what your opponent wants to do.
Many beginners never progress because they fail to observe those two simple rules.
I'll add a few more pointers.
3) As a beginner, you should always strive to never hang your pieces. A piece is "hung" when your opponent can take it for free or without consequence. Always, always, always defend your pieces while making forward moves and attacking. Once you are good enough, you can ignore this rule in specific situations.
4) You're moving your King into positions that are very damaging. As a beginner, always strive to castle your King behind pawns that have not moved. In general, especially in the opening, you should recapture your opponents pieces with other pieces and not your King. Once you move your King, you lose the right to castle.
5) I notice your opponents are making an elementary mistake: moving their Queen too early. Moving a Queen out into the middle of the board too early allows your opponent to attack it, which wastes a lot of time. This leads to #6. A Queen needs an army behind her to effectively attack, and during the opening phase of the game, your Queen should be defending lower value pieces instead of going headlong into a fight, a fight which that Queen often loses.
6) Try to start wrapping your mind around a concept called "tempo". In chess, time is a hidden dimension that beginners don't grasp easily. Try to think something like this: "I have only 35 moves to win this game." Meaning, every move in chess should mean something. Moving pieces without considering what the move does to your tempo will usually be a losing move.
7) As a beginner, you should not be playing blitz (5+0 time controls). You should focus on playing games in which each player has 30 minutes or more on the clock. The longer, the better, at least for now. This is what will allow you to start building your mental exercise of the game because you can actually take time to think.
8) When I watched you play, you got frustrated when making mistakes. This called "being on tilt." People on tilt always play worse, because they're worried about losing a game or something else. Put your ego on hold and remember that you'll never be as good as Magnus Carlsen. Even among grandmasters, he's in his own league. Forget about Magnus Carlsen and high level chess. You are here to learn chess. Treat every single move as if it's a brand new game. You WILL make mistakes. You WILL hang pieces. You WILL lose games. But as you become better, you WILL win games. You WILL learn how to defend all of your pieces. You WILL get better. If you make a mistake, then switch gears and learn how to convert a losing position into a winning one. Every mistake is an opportunity to learn. Put your emotions and ego aside and start learning to make calculated, cold, heartless decisions. Remember: there's only ONE goal in chess: checkmate. All other moves in chess is a means towards that end. Lost a Queen? No big deal, it's not the end of the game. Got checkmated? That's it, game over.
I can keep going, but here are a few more hints that will accelerate your understanding of the game.
A) As a beginner, you are taught that the value of a pawn is 1 point. What that means, all things considered, is one lonely pawn has about the power of one point in material behind it. But the master-level secret to understanding the simple pawn is this: You have to remember that you don't have 8 individual pawns. You have 8 coordinated pawns that act together like one whole piece. The lonely pawn is weak, but pawns which defend each other and work together are much stronger. In other words, you don't have 8 individual pawns, you have 1 mega piece called "8 pawns". The pawn structure of every chess game is the biggest factor for how a game of chess is usually played out.
B) You may have heard the phrase, "The best defense is a good offense." It is not enough to securely defend your position and hope that it holds. 99% of the time, it's always better to attack, and thus put your opponent in a defensive position. This is why White usually has an advantage in this game because they have the first tempo and thus can usually attack first. Attack, attack, attack! When you are good enough, you'll know when to ignore this rule.
C) One of the biggest reasons why chess is so hard for a beginner player is because a beginner lacks what we call "board vision." Having "board vision" is one's ability to see all possible attacking and defensive combinations in a position. When a piece moves, always remember that it used to be doing something. Usually that would be attacking another piece or defending one of your own. Beginners often lack this crucial piece of awareness. Practice the names of every square. Practice the movements of all the pieces. Practice drawing mental arrows after each and every move from your position as well as your opponent's position. After quite of bit of practice, obtaining "board vision" becomes easier. For example, if your opponent has a Queen on a8 attacking your pawn on a2, and your Rook on a1 is defending your pawn on a2, then remember that your opponent's Queen not only attacks a2, but also passively attacks a1, and your Rook on a1 also passively attacks the Queen on a8. The same rule applies to every single piece on the board that actively and passively attacks squares across the entire chessboard.
D) The most principled way to play chess as a beginner is to focus on piece development. An army that hasn't moved into attacking position is useless. Central control of the board is extremely important as well. Centralize control of the center, develop your Knights, Bishops, Queen, and Rooks and move your King away from central files as soon as possible.
E) Capturing a piece "because you can", but you don't know why you are capturing that piece, is no good. Just because you can take a piece or a pawn, doesn't mean you should. In general, when you are down in material, you want to avoid trading pieces (because you can't win if you have no attacking force), and when you are ahead in material, trading pieces is usually a good idea because then you dwindle your opponent's force while maintaining an advantage.
F) Until you become a master level player, you are never allowed to resign. Remember, all the way up until the grandmaster level, your opponent will usually make a mistake. In fact, even grandmaster level players make plenty of mistakes. A losing position is not a lost game until you force your opponent to prove to you that they can win (it's not always so easy, as you'll learn over time).
G) Finally, do not focus on openings at this stage. It sounds counter intuitive, but you should practice endgames first. If you don't know how to checkmate your opponent's King, you can't win. Opening theory comes much later. Learn how to checkmate with a King+Queen first. Then King+Rook. Then King+Pawn. Then King+Two Rooks. Then King+Two Bishops. Then King+Bishop+Knight. And so on. Learning endgame theory will skyrocket your ability to win games rather than learning fancy openings that won't mean anything to you at this stage of learning the game.
Good luck, and keep at it!
@@jon-tagle wow thank you very much for the time you’ve taken to offer me all of these tips and tricks it really means a lot. I’m hoping that in the next video I can impress you guys with the progression I’ve already made since this upload
@@HOWHARDTV Any time :) Glad to see people such as yourself learning the game and getting better. I think you have the right mindset and awareness to get pretty good in a relatively short amount of time. Looking forward to your next video!
First of all congratulations for starting something new. This video was so wholesome I haven't seen anyone starting from the start to learn chess 💓. Yes, you said is right : "Every move has a consequence", "Chess is hard". Also if mistakes happen at every stage therefore don't be so hard if you lose , learn from the mistakes and try to improve in the next game. This is a mental game and it sometimes messes up with the brain so you can take a pause when you feel not playing.
Im glad you enjoyed the video, Chess is Very hard but a really good game. Im hoping that in the next chess video you guys will be able to see a massive improvement. Also thank you for the advice
Tip: always try to protect your pieces, and if you can’t then just take them out of danger if possible. Try learning chess tactics and also long games to help you improve your reasoning and logic when moving pieces, never take pieces just for the sake of it.
i can’t wait for the rest of these!
Thank you
I don't think anyone could knock a beginner at chess. We were all there at some point.
3 years playing and I'll honestly teach anyone who's willing to listen. It's been an amazing journey. I can see amazing advice in the comment section, hopefully you can keep at it as a hobby.
Buddy ol pal, I had to play for years to appreciate properly how good Magnus really is.
I gotta respect accidentally playing the portoguese gambit in your first game on lichess. Great opening!
Can’t wait for episode 2
seeing how hard this game is from the perspective of a beginning makes me appreciate the level I am now, even though it's considered to be pretty low. It involves hours of practicing and pattern recognition to even get this far. You'll get better pretty soon and at the beginning the progress curve is not steep and it's a very nice sensation actually feeling tangible improvement day by day.
tip for beginner : play with a longer time format, allows you to have more time to think deeper
As a chess player I can't wait for you to get better, I subbed with notification 'causr I don't want to miss any of these episodes, I believe in you, you can get better
Thank you very much
The opening was pretty nice (you could have recaptured the pawn on move 4, but not that big of a mistake) until you hung your bishop, the horse and your queen in a sequence
Also you should play rapid to improve
Also in the 2nd game, the main line is to move your left knight out to attack the queen, not the f pawn, since that leaves the king a bit exposed
For the beginning I'd recommend:
1. Take your time:
Play some games with longer time control(30 minutes) to get comfortable with how the pieces move and you might even find some first dynamics or little tactics by yourself.
2. DO tactics:
Probably the most common way to raise the chance of winning games, especially in your elo range. Combine this with some checkmate pattern training
3. After some time you might learn your first opening, stick to it and explore more.
4. Be consistent: for example 1 hour every day with some games, some tactics helps more then 10 once a month.
5. Have fun :D
Amazing Video.
Keep it up Buddy
Thank you very much plenty more chess and other content on the way soon
You should be proud. It takes time and practice to get a vision of the board. I could already see some improvements in your thinking these first few games.