How to Get Good at Chess, Fast

Re:How to Get Good at Chess, Fast by nsxwolf on Monday November 25, 2013 @11:11AM (#6794869)

I started looking at openings, thinking that if I just started out with a well tested, accepted pre-canned opening, I'd be in a better position to start seeing some strategy.

It looked promising at first, but I still get creamed. At least it looks like I might know what I'm doing for the first few moves.

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Re:How to Get Good at Chess, Fast by LanceH on Monday November 25, 2013 @11:56AM (#6795202)

Except for a few traps, the opening is largely irrelevant to beginners.

Study endgames first, you learn how the pieces move.

Then study middlegame tactics to see how they work together.

Lastly you study openings to get to your preferred middlegame.

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