Why am I not improving in chess?

Question

I've been playing against this particular computer opponent for months and months, playing every day; and i'm not closer to winning as when I first started playing against it.

In the answers to 'How to Improve in Chess', all I basically read is c**p like 'Practice Practice Practice', well s hitstains practicepracticepractice isnt fkn working!

Answer 1

Hullo Alexander

Well, you need to know about 2 things @least.

1. Strategies

2. Value of your pieces

The battle is sketched in the midfield. The more you are in control of the center, more likely you are to frustrate your opponent. Queen and Knights are good for this purpose.

Sometimes, we have 2 trade pieces. Never give away your piece for trade unless you have to. Queen is priceless, Knights are STEALTH weapons etc. Most importantly, if you know how to use pawns effectively, you can turn the tables.

If you think it is helpful, rate my answer.

Ragards

Mr K

Islamabad, Pakistan

Answer 2

Well, to improve as chess you have to learn more.

Practice, Practice, practice does not help unless you know what to practice.

Start off with some basic books, like "Reasess you chess" by Silman or "My System" by Nimozovitch.

Another good way to improve is to go to your local club and start getting pointers.

If you are just playing over and over and not understanding what mistakes you are making, you will never learn from them.

If you are really serious, you can send me a pgn of one or two of your games and i will look them over for you.

Answer 3

Computer Chess programs are basically predicated on how many moves ahead the computer can look - if it is 9 moves ahead (Big Computer!), and you can consistently not only look 10 moves ahead, but also set up plans based on that many moves out, you will regularly win. If you can't, you will regularly lose. You should find a human to play, who is better than you, but not so consistently and invaryingly so, and your improvement will show up more clearly.