How to become a good chess player?

Question

My weakness is that I see about 1 move deep. I am a very reactive player. I am good enough to avoid getting forked or getting my pieces trap but I work too hard to beat other people.

I play chessmaster against other people sometimes and I see chessmaster never reacts to attack, it always finds weakness and counterattacks and wins very easily. I would like to know how to play like this.

Answer 1

You need to be familiar with several of the tactical motifs in chess. As far as I know, there are quite a few (forks, pins, skewers, discovered checks, and undermining). Practice how they can be arrived at and try to set-it up in your own game. Setting-it up, would of course involve thinking more than 1 move deep. ... Have fun!

Answer 2

read ahead of ur opponet or check it up on google

Answer 3

You should really go through the tutorial in chessmaster a couple of times.  Chess is broken down basically into three parts, the opening, middle game and endgame.  Studying opening theory and what each opening is trying to accomplish will start you in the right direction.  That is if you also pay attention to the opening theory and basic rules that chessmaster teaches.  Learn to take your time.  Your weakness isn't that you only see one move ahead it's that the one move you see isn't the right one.  A famous master said that he only thought one move ahead, the right move.

Answer 4

i try to think at least 10 moves ahead. this is what we call a forced variation, and can only be achieved in middlegame and endgame. which means that u can repeatedly check the king and make the other player sacrifice their pieces to protect their king.

if u are a beginner, just try three moves.  puzzles will also help u a lot. chess puzzles can be easily found on the net. computers ALWAYS win ppl. except for one occasion where anatoly karpov beat the computer due to his unique moves. computers are programmed to win its opponents frm almost every kind of position. therefore, it is completely impossible to beat a computer.

do not avoid getting forked or getting ur pieces trapped. attack, but defend well enough so that ur opponent cannot break thru ur defenses and get to ur king. focus on ur opponent's center, or checking the king.

try not to play wif computers as there is no particular set of openings that a computer uses. u will find that the moves are less diverse but more practical when u play against a real person.

Answer 5

keep practicing. always consider every possible move and think a few steps further

Answer 6

Play against loads of people and you'll keep getting better. If you want to get really good then revise chess opening traps and how to get different types of checkmate.

Always check for little weaknesses - even if it's just a pawn you can take for free - take it when ever possible.

The middle game is the tricky bit. You should always check if you can get your opponent into a fork, a check type fork etc.

Don't forget to learn about en passent, which might come in handy.

Always remember when you've castled move a pawn forward 1 unless it'd become endangered.

The rest you just learn on your own.

Answer 7

The fact that you're playing with a computer rather than a real opponent most of the time is throwing off your game. Computers and people play very differently.

When you are playing with a real opponent, you have the freedom to maneuver your pieces more freely. While computers will almost never fall into a trap, real people will fall for them all the time. So against a real opponent, you learn how to trick them and in turn learn the ways your opponent is trying to trick you. This will ultimately result in your reading into the game much deeper, and making strategies more than one move ahead.

I suggest you play at least 80% of your games with real people, and keep your games with the computer at a minimum. Good luck!

Answer 8

You cant just see many moves ahead, you have to PREPARE for them. Many a time I have given up a rook, bishop, or even a queen b/c I see a future opportunity my opponent doesnt, and I usually win.

Bottom line: Understand that more pieces doesnt = adavantage

That's the best advice I can give you.

Answer 9

Yes.  I am a retired tournament player and teacher.

You need a notationless book.

I'd recommend something like "The Chess Tutor" by Ault.

Answer 10

practice

Answer 11

take ur time and learn to control ur self