How can I rapidly improve at chess?

Question

Hi I have played chess for over two years and I finaly decided to get a rating! well its not too good..........522.......=/ anyways I want to be a winner! I want to learn! I want to know how to be a winner! Im inspired! Please help me! I want to know how I can practice chess rapidly to get better. I love chess and I know you get better over time but i want to know how to do it. Because i will take what you give me, and i will do it 10 times as hard! thanks!

Answer 1

Define "Rapidly" No change is overnight.



Good site for a 522, Will "rapidly" get you to 4 digits.:)



http://www.chesscorner.com/tutorial/learn.htm

Answer 2

If you are so determined then there is only one solution, CHESS MENTOR!



It is the best chess tutor.While other chess programs give you problems and answers, Chess Mentor allows you to understand the tactical and strategic themes and positions more deeply as you access different levels of hints before you see the solution. And, more important than seeing the right answer, see why you may have chosen the wrong answer. Chess Mentor gives you feedback on every possible move on the chess board!



Chess Mentor content is written by chess professionals and chess teachers such as IM Jeremy Silman, IM John Grefe, IM Eric Tangborn, IM Marc Leski, FM Thomas Wolski, FM Mike Arne, and FM Craig Mar.



When you study with Chess Mentor's unique responsive learning engine it is just like studying with a real chess coach. The lessons are customized for your needs and your progress is tracked to show you how you are improving. Studying with Chess Mentor is much more effective than studying with just chess books or other chess software!



Since i have been using chess mentor i can gaurantee that this software can improve ur chess abilities. this tutor can make even a person who do not know chess to advanced player. do not be mistaken that this is a chess game. it is a tutor and gives u puzzles to solve and teaches various tactics and strategies. u can buy it from http://www.chessmentor.com/buy.html . u can always use p2p download.

Answer 3

Learn chess notation : It's not difficult. See the link to the right of this page under 'Suggested Reading'. Solve tactical puzzles : Get a book of tactical puzzles for offline practice and work on them when you have a few spare minutes. Try to solve them from the diagrams. Develop an opening repertoire : It doesn't matter how creative you may be in the middle game or endgame if you lose most of your games in the opening. Learn positional principles : If your tactics are bad, you'll lose quickly. If your strategies are bad, you'll lose slowly. In either case you'll lose, but you'll suffer longer if you lose strategically. Positional play and strategic thinking are first cousins. Study endgames : If you like to study (not everyone does), tackle a good book on the endgames. An hour spent on the endgame is worth more than an hour spent on the openings. Play! : No surprise here. Play as much as you can, including face-to-face and online. Try to find a few opponents who are significantly better than you are. You'll probably lose to them, but you'll learn. Record the moves of your games : Analyze your losses and try to determine why you lost. If you play online, your moves are recorded automatically and you can retrieve the game score afterwards. Play some games at a slower pace, like using email : Correspondence chess gives you the time to research the opening in depth and to study each position in a way that is impossible during a fast game. You can play chess by email at very little extra cost beyond what you pay now for your Internet connection. Teach someone else to play : There's nothing like someone asking simple questions to expose your own weaknesses. Hire your own teacher, if you can afford it : A good teacher is worth the money. Great players aren't necessarily good teachers, but great teachers are generally good players. Tips: Balance all of these techniques. Don't be surprised if you progress in one area but seem to regress in another. Analyze an occasional game with your favorite opponent. It will help you determine how much you are seeing during the game. Play against your computer. Don't be too discouraged if you lose consistently. Computers have different strengths and weaknesses than human players do.

Answer 4

The single best thing you can do for under 2000 rated players is learn better tactics. I can't stress this enough. If you get a good tactics book, and try to solve them without setting up the pieces, in your head. Take only 5 minutes on each problem and if you are stuck, get the answer, and figure out what you were thinking that was wrong. Burn the answer in your head and move on to the next one. If you have a steady diet of tactics and keep doing them like flash cards, I GUARANTEE you will get better.

Answer 5

There are several things. The most obvious is to play more games with more experienced people, and the Book "Winning Chess: How to See Three Moves Ahead" is my favorite book for improving or getting back into the game. Above all else, train yourself to look long and hard at every forceful and subtle move in your arsenal, especially checks, no matter how stupid they may seem.



http://www.amazon.com/Winning-Chess-Three-Moves-Ahead/dp/0671211145

Answer 6

Play play and play! Keep on practicing. You live in a golden age of opportunity for chess, with computer playing/analytical software and the internet.

Answer 7

RED lots of chess books and play allot and go to youtube and see chess vids and do puzzels at chess.com

Answer 8

become a member of the united states chess federation, play in rated tournaments and you will improve go to www.uschess.org lots of information

Answer 9

Free chess lessons if you want them!!Start by you google "matrix chess" and "bernard parham"