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"Richard Anderson" <hackeras@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> David Richerby <davidr@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote in
> news:Vfm*7UmKq@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk:
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> >> Strategy and tactics my newbie friend. Focus on tactics for now.
> >
> > Amen, brother. Learn to recognize forks, pins and so on.
>
> Guys, what exactly do you mean when you refer to "tactics"?
>
>
> > If your only opponent is somebody who `doesn't know what he's doing',
> > there's no point learning an opening and its variations because your
> > opponent will play something on move four or five that wasn't in your
> > book.
> >
> > Get yourself a copy of Chernev's book `Logical Chess Move by Move',
> > which will teach you *why* the pieces go where they do in the standard
> > openings. If you understand how the opening works (rather than just
> > memorizing lines), you'll be able to cope when your opponent does
> > something strange (which usually means `bad', in the opening).
>
> Yes, i totally agree.
> I myself am i newbie in the world of chess. i only play steadily for 1,5
> month now...my elo though is 1400-1500.
>
> I always wondering how can i play my middle game.
> ok, i have a standard queen's opening but then when the opponent also have
> made his opening i dont know how am i supposed to attack him.
> By thinkg what guys? i know that we must have a plan to make our attack
but
> wht if his defense is very good? How am i going to open a hole in his
> defense?
>
> I would love to hear that from you!
> Thank you.
A short... Play endgames against your computer. First play easy ones (king,
rook and a two pawns against king, rook and a pawn). Then go to the more
complex endings. That will help you to clear what's most important in chess.
And play chess a lot, learn on your own mistakes!
