Questions tagged [best-practice]
Best practice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_practice) is the best way of doing something or the recommended way of doing something in a high-quality manner.
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How does lichess lessons compare to chess.com's? [closed]
Both Lichess and chess.com have lessons that I have tried out briefly. I have the perception chess.com (paid) lessons (https://www.chess.com/lessons) and even Youtube lessons are much broader and ...
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What do the dollar, plus, brackets and hash symbol indicate in chess moves notations?
I have a doubt about the notations of writing down moves. Also, all these examples are from real games in the database so I don't think the players were analyzing by trying out different moves etc. I ...
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Is it more helpful to play with a titled player than to play with a chess engine?
I can choose to hire a titled player to play with me; at the same time, playing with the computer is usually free and more flexible.
As far as improving one's chess skill is concerned, is there more ...
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How to train tactics methodically
In sports, there are often times methodical ways to practice. In tennis, for example, you don't just play matches or just practice forehands, you practice hitting forehands cross-court deep into the ...
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What is the best way to research openings and endgames in a browser?
Basically, I just want to know if there’s any easy way to use websites to practice endgames and openings by just opening my browser. I keep finding downloads to Windows programs, which is a problem ...
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Why is my theoretical knowledge is not coming to any use?
For the last few months, I have been reading "How To Reassess Your Chess (I expected at least this book to work), "Simple Chess," "The Art Of Attack," some ending book, "...
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Can playing too much chess make you see everything as chess moves?
According to this answer, some schizophrenics who compulsively play chess a whole lot see everything as chess moves. I looked for an alternate source of that information through a Google search and ...
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I play better on the board than online. How can I play better online?
I live in a small town. I only play a couple of tournaments a year and about two rapid games a week with my teamates. Therefore, playing online should be my primary source of practice, but I find it ...
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Blunder checklist for strong playrs
I find myself having to use checklists of really simple stuff (like going over all captures, checks, threats, tactical themes, changes after a move) quickly in order to avoid very basic oversights ...
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Are blitz or bullet games better for improvement?
If I have ten minutes’ spare time and want to use it to improve my chess, is my time better spent playing one blitz game or five bullets?
(I’m taking blitz to be 5min each and bullet to be 1min each)
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How or what to practice when mentally exhausted?
You had a long day and your batteries are drained. You would like to improve your chess though. How to do this in an appropriate or maybe even restorative way? Should you practice at all or do ...
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Checklist before you make a move
What is the checklist that you generally follow before you make a move?
I would generally look first for forcing moves (checks/captures), then moves that give me some positional edge.
It would be ...
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False calculation of chess moves
At the start I must admit that I am not the brightest chess player, so this just might be a stupid question but: Calculated Chess moves have been determined to be infinite, as I am given to ...
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Endgame training for a 7 year old kid
My 7 year old son plays competitive chess. He can checkmate with king and rook nicely. He can make a queen from a single pawn & king. Now, how to proceed for further endgame training?
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Can you objectively determine who was the best chess player of all time?
There have been a number of statistical attempts (e.g., chessmetrics and edo) or computerized attempts to determine who was the best chess player of all time.
The statistical approaches attempt to ...
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