Chess thread

stop playing against computers
the strong ones are too strong, the weak ones are just retarded and will play perfectly for a few moves and then just randomly make a mistake

get comfortable with opening principles and practice some basic tactics and you should see a marked improvement in no time

at it's core chess is still a game of attacking and capturing material
kids understand this intuitively and that's why they can play so well so soon, they love nothing more than making threats and munching up pawns and pieces

like anything you have to master the basics before you start layering strategy and more advanced concepts

>>46169085
i was just like you for awhile, then it just kinda clicked with me. I'm not great, but I'm around the 1300 ELO range.
I can give you some pointers if you want, Chess is always easier to learn if you have someone helping person to person

I'd like to think I'm decent at Chess but I'm probably not.

My mind is just too weak to be able to predict people's moves in advance. I've read good players can think several moves ahead. What does that mean anyway? That they calculate for almost every move the other person will make for up to, say, 7 turns? If so I'm too stupid for that.

>>46169569
Chess is one of those games where if you don't know exactly how good you are then you're not good

>>46169569
>That they calculate for almost every move the other person will make for up to, say, 7 turns?

That's what computers do. Humans have to use experience and intuition to be more selective about which branches they calculate. No point in calculating a move if it just drops a piece for example.

>>46169085
>when i raised it from the intro level to a 750 ELO
ha i think i know what app you're using, is it Chess Free?
Computers suck to play against, either they play perfect or blunder constantly, really no inbetween

>>46169085
Whet your skills not with a computer, but on online chess for a while. For beginners, try one opening you like, just one - when you have more than 50% win ratio using just that opening, try another. Remember where your kill zones are, and where the enemy's kill zone is. Remember to pin and fork and predict where the enemy will go.

>>46169592
I know. I admit that I'm not that good. I've read into the game a bit but I've long forgotten most of it.

Still I think Chess is interesting. Nice to see a thread on it.

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>>46169671
>kill zones

>>46169656
Yeah, Chess Free.

>>46169671
What are some good online services?

>>46170806
chess.com, lichess.org

loads of learning resources on youtube
such as https://www.youtube.com/user/STLChessClub/videos