How can I improve at playing chess?

Question

I'm pretty good already but I would like to learn how to play better, what is the best way to learn to be a better chess player?

Answer 1

you have practice and learn more tricks.practice makes man perfect.i you want to learn tricks  you can go to www.chessdryad.com

Answer 2

Hiya. So you want to improve on how to play chess? Well, you came to the right gal, here. You see, I have played this game for years, and I am close to mastering it. So, if you want to improve, try finding new tricks or things that you don't usually do. that will catch your opponent off guard. One way is to try to avoid any thing that might come harmful to your way. Then again, there are many different tricks for different leveled players. So try the things I have mentioned.

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Answer 3

First, all I can say is practice. If you want to become better at chess, this is the bedrock of your foundation.  Next, start with your endgames.  I am sure you know how to mate with a queen or a rook, but what about 2 bishops? Or a bishop and a knight? A good idea would be to learn the basics of all your mates, then to reinforce it home, you use a clock and an opponent (sparring partner). The side with just the king gets 5min on his clock and you get 1 minute.  You must checkmate or you lose.  There are several good books at your library (free to loan) or amazon.com.  Look for books by IM (International Master) Jeremy Silman.  his I have found to be the easiest to read.

Next, we need to know what type of player are you?  Do you like to trade the pieces off (attacker)?  Or do you like to be patient (positional).  If you are in the first group, then you would favor King Pawn Openings, if in the secind, perhaps a Queen Pawn, Semi Open or Flank Opening is Right for you.  Proper and patient study of your openings played will pay dividends later.  Again there are many books to research as well.

Which brings us to the middlegame.  This is something that you develop by experience, reading and time.  Try solving chess puzzles.  they usually focus on a theme and if you see it by example long enough, you will start to see it in your games.

And if all else fails, it never hurts to hire a chess coach.  For info on if there are any in your area, contact your state chess federation or the United states Chess Federation.

See you on the field of 64.

Answer 4

Grandmasters are a few ranks above master.

For beginners I recommend a notationless book on tactics like any of those mentioned here:

http://grandpatzerchess.blogspot.com/200...

Answer 5

if you know how to play, and know the rules.  along with some good opening statagies.  the exersise which helped me was soduku.  makes you think a couple moves ahead of things.

Answer 6

For improving I would suggest a piece of software called Chessmaster the art of learning. ( http://chessmaster.us.ubi.com/xi/ )  It's great becasue it allows you to play against computerized opponents that are of a skill level equal to your own.

It also has many lessons that range from very basic to fairly advanced.  These lessons are understandable but at the same time are very challenging.

A chess master is simply a chess player that has obtained a high enough chess rating through either the USCF (United States Chess Federation) or FIDE (The Internation Chess Federation).  These ratings are obtained by playing chess against other players in rated tournaments that are sanctioned by one of the above organizations.

As far as playing online tournaments I would suggest the Free Internet Chess Server ( http://www.freechess.org/ ) or if you don't mind paying a wonderful site is the Internet Chess Club ( http://www.chessclub.com/ ).

Best of luck in your chess endeavors.

Answer 7

practice

Answer 8

Practice! It doesn't make perfect, but it makes good.

Answer 9

Do searches for "free online chess" and you will find lots of helpful sites.  Read, practice, and play.

Browse through the games section of a large book store and buy a couple of books about chess, books that suit you.  You don't necessarily have to go for the big names or the classic chess books - buy one you will use.  And then begin to use it.

Set up a chess board at home and practice everyday, using your book.

Play  often against people who are better than you.  You won't win many games, but you will learn a great deal.  By far the best way to become a better  player is to play against people who are better than you.

See if you can find a chess group or club in your area and join.

Answer 10

You must play regularly in tournaments so you'll meet players with different strengths. Also, your chess rating will be determined on these tournaments and you will be gauged and ranked according to these rating.

Also, study games of Grandmasters which are all over the web. Good luck

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Grandmaster is a title given to a player who have reached a FIDE rating of higher than 2400. A beginner will usually start with 1400 and master strength is at 2200. The highest rating achieved by a human Grandmaster is by the former world champion Gary Kasparov of Russia (though a native of Baku, Azerbaijan), he peaked at 2800++.  forgot the exact numbers.

You can meet some grandmasters and master players in most chess servers. search "Chess Server" on search engines.

Playing in a tournament is one of the best tips of Gary Kasparov in his interview. Also, few players reached the master level without the help of books and games of greatest grandmasters of the past centuries.

chess engines in PC are also very powerful these days. Rybka, Fritz and Zappa can win against the best chessplayers assuming they're ran on respectable hardware. (cpu's @ more than 1 Ghz). Rybka even gave pawn odds against some of the current best chessplayers and still won!

Some Grandmasters are also offering training services for a fee on popular chess servers.

Answer 11

Chess - practice with a computer program will greatly improve your basic skills.  There's a good one included with Vista.

However, tournaments are a "whole 'nother thing".  Competitive chess is timed, and speed is as important as strategy.  I would think that you really need an instructor to become accomplished at this.  Some schools have chess clubs, and some larger cities as well.  If you live apart from such conveniences, your best bet might be a good instructional chess program, which you can find on sites like ign.

Jim

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