Questions tagged [learning]
Questions related to learning how to play chess and improving your chess skills. This can also be used for questions concerning "learning" chess engines.
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Best interesting chess engine?
I've been wanting to use a chess engine for analysis to push myself to the next level as I'm coming back from a long chess hiatus. I have tried using Stockfish, but I want a chess engine with nasty ...
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Why is this position winning for black?
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White to move.
I was analyzing one of my games and saw this variation. Why is this position winning for black ...
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Is there a chess engine that always responds with the same move to a given position?
Playing against the computer I’d like to be able to go back and try different moves to see how they effect the game, however each time I go back again and repeat my previous positions the computer ...
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Strategies specific to bullet chess
I have reached 2200 bullet on Lichess, and want to start preparing chess specifically to get better at bullet. Just like chess as a whole has strategies and techniques to learn, I wanted to know what ...
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Why do some common openings move a pawn in front a bishop prior to moving the king's or queen's pawn?
I've seen several people do this and assumed it was a beginner's mistake (since I'm a beginner myself and I play on the chess.com app usually only against other players within 25 points of my rating), ...
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As a beginner, should I concern myself with pawn structure during opening, or just focus on developing my knights and bishops and winning time?
If a makes a difference, I usually open with the King's pawn (or, if I'm playing black and my opponent starts with the Queen's pawn, I'll usually counter with the Queen's pawn as well, since I don't ...
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For a beginner focused on reducing blunders, should I study positional theory or tactics more?
I've been playing chess for about a month, learning strategies and principles along the way. Initially, reviewing my games to identify frequent mistakes helped me progress from a complete novice to ...
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Where to find chess videos where an expert explains their moves real-time
I have very much benefitted from Simon Williams' "Longer Games" playlist, where he plays various opponents with 15 minutes per side, all the while sharing about what he is thinking. But are ...
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What kinds of analysis can I do to improve my openings? [closed]
I am working in a project where I can analyze pgn games, so if I apply it to my own games, I would get a full map of the positions I have won as white/black and compare that directly with the ...
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How do you systematically analyze an arbitrary chess position?
I've recently been learning the fundamentals of the game using the chess.com lessons and game reviews, but the thing I can't seem to figure out is how to even know what to look for or focus when ...
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How can you go from a rating of 1800 to 2000 in the Lichess?
For a very long time, my rating in Lichess has remained at 1800. How can my rating be altered? In order to overcome the 1800 rating barrier, how can I improve my chess training regimen?
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Requesting Information On Books
I believe books are the best substitute for having a coach, and it's the path I've chosen. Recently, I've completed Ilya Maizelis' The Soviet Chess Primer, which has left me with a solid foundation, ...
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Is there a chess learning roadmap from beginner to the advanced level?
Is there a roadmap for step-by-step learning from beginner to advanced level? I want to evade aimless study.
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How did you get over 2000 FIDE?
A little bit of background: I started playing chess when I was almost 20 years of age, my first FIDE tournament was when I was 25 and my first FIDE rating was in the low 1900's.
At first, I thought, I ...
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How to play with my child?
I have an online rating of around 1500 and my 8-year-old daughter's playing strength is approximately 900 and she LOVES playing with me, despite losing most of the time. Here I am seeking suggestions ...
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