Chess help?

Question

i find that i dominate the the start of the game becuase i feel that i got the center of the board under control. Then after that I just go down hiill i duno what it is i seem to lose it any help on how keep consistent? in chess?

Answer 1

practise, practise, practise...

Answer 2

Because you have memorized master's opening moves you will do well.  You need help in the middle game because you cannot memorize this aspect of the game.  You now need to understand planning (strategy) and tactics.

Jeremy Silman's The Amatuer's Mind is a great book.  I don't subscribe to all his religious views, but this Chess book is good.

Here is a list of his books (not affiliate links):

http://www.amazon.com/Amateurs-Mind-Turn...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Silm...

Homepage:

http://www.jeremysilman.com/

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Answer 3

Hi,

     Please see 'OP' [Opening], MG [Middlegame] and 'EG' [Endgame] on my web page below?  I hope this is helpful for you.

Yours,

Chesmayne.

Answer 4

Its the over-all performance on how you play the game... Chess player has also there own ranking, strategy, imagination, and techniques to win the game. When you already know the basic of chess from openning to middle game, to endgame, you still need to improve your skills to win games. Its a continuos process until you achieve your goal - of having a mastery, chess title, and even a GM. Believe me, I myself have been playing for more than 30 year and defeated even the best GM's but still need a lot of researches and improvements.....

Answer 5

Well, trying to plan all of your moves ahead of time. And dont start off playing againsed masters. Trust me. I know from experience.

Answer 6

i find that chess has 3 different parts  1- start game 2-mid game 3-end game. it took me years to get my end game [I'm 1600 now]. what i do in mid game these days is sit back and wait for them to made a ma stake. that works for me. good luck

Answer 7

Your middle game tactics need work.

I suggest the Chess Tutor by Ault.  It is notationless.

http://www.amazon.com/chess-tutor-Elemen...

Answer 8

well, star off easy on the person maybe after 5 or 6 moves speed it up a little towards the end of the game you will  have almost complete domination,in that case you,will of course get them in check so you will win..... tip: try to keep your queen so if u are gonna get on check you can beat them with her,or use her as a sacrfice...

Answer 9

Well, capturing the center isn't always the best thing to do. Though it will help, try controlling the other player's pieces into a trap, and then go for the king. By the way, I am 11, and a kid in my school, also 11, can wipe out the opponent's army of chess men!

Answer 10

what they said

Answer 11

make a strategy and a back up one that you will use for every game. Keep changin the strategy and keeps it good, by testing it online. The strategy should go throguh the entire game, so you are good the entire game. The idea of the startegy is to get a goal, and get your peices in a certain position

Answer 12

I suggest you decide on an opening you enjoy and then get some in-depth information on it by surfing chess discussion groups, reading a book etc.  Maybe an unusual opening is good, one that uses a gambit to make the game exciting (eg Smith Morra gambit).  A good educational article or book will give you an understanng of what the opening is trying to achieve so you can use those ideas after the opening to give you a path to follow.

Raymond Keene wrote a book which has games played by world champions of the past.  There is also a book called "The greatest games of Chess Ever Played".

Nigel Short wrote a wonderful book that explains the ideas clearly and shows some good endgame play.  In fact if you increase your strength in endings, then it is a good idea to swap off pieces in the middle game to get to the endgame (if you become good at playing endgames).

Those sorts of books are good because they do not drown the reader in dense, complex analysis.  Only strong players who study the game intensively need that sort of tiring detail.