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When it's meant to be (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver to c/[email protected]

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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not really for a while, I think. I'm around 1400 online and only know like 3-4 moves into a few of my favorite openings.

You really only need to focus on chess "principles" to get started, like why it's good to control the middle, and developing all of your pieces before moving one twice, etc.

[–] verity_kindle 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

See, this is already helping me.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 5 points 2 months ago

I'm happy to talk chess any time.

If you're just starting out and looking to improve, doing a search for "chess principles" helps so much, because they teach you simple, solid play without memorization. Then, whenever you DO want to learn an opening, they make more sense, like "Oh, this one is designed to let me castle early" or "Aha, I see that every opening revolves around different ways to take control of the middle squares"

The best way to get started is just to download either the chess.com app or the (open source) Lichess app, which are the 2 main platforms, and start playing. They have matchmaking (elo), so you'll be paired against people around your level.

Oh, and take advantage of the puzzles. I burn through those for fun, and I credit them as the #1 way I've been improving.