Could you please check it? i could'nt defeat it at even Stockfish A.I Lvl 1.It is almost been a year since i started it and i'm still not so far from the beginning (And was even better at the beginning :(...)
http://tr.lichess.org/NxRVh09U/blackIt takes a lot of time to acrue enough to jump to the next level of playing chess. You keep on adding small improvements without considerable gain but then it comes all of a sudden - when you are finally able to activate your knowledge.
Looking at your game reminded me of the mistakes I used to make when I had started.
Maybe you can adopt a systematic approach to improving your chess for example some mistakes in your game
- moving out the queen too early
- ignoring immediate threats, like the way you lost your rook
- putting knight on edge of board, AI could have won it immediately -> b4
If you can try to focus on just one or two of these mistakes - extra focus - Im sure that will help improve.
Also, keep in mind that AI level 1 is still stronger than human players of your rating levels.
Yeah I agree with alleey's great comment, although there are some other things that you could look at in your game:
-look out for pieces that can either be trapped or taken freely (that knight sat there for free for a few moves and you could have taken it).
-When your opponent moves look to see what they are doing. Sometimes people just move to move, but the better the player is, the more likely s/he / it will be moving the pieces to better their position / to make direct threats (like 25. c3).
-before taking a piece, see what other pieces are protecting it.
You should try (especially in the beginning) to make moves that are productive to getting your pieces developed (off the back row) and adding to your attack before you start moving pieces again. See how you moved your queen three times and one of the times blocked your bishop. After then your queen sat in front of your pieces and crowded them instead of supporting an attack.
I'm not saying that you should not fianchetto your bishop (b6 followed by Bb7), but you should watch out for that your opponent had a solid pawn structure on all those white pieces because it makes it hard for the bishop to do anything because it is sitting behind all those pawns, which if you look at the game, it ends up that the bishop does not get the chance to play.
I would recommend that at every move you look at all the possibilities all of your pieces. From there you can quickly eliminate some moves in favor of moves that win material and make threats.
I also think that adopting an opening and sticking with it will help you play better while you focus on bettering your playing skills. And if you practice and focus on making better moves by looking to not make the same mistakes (like alleey said) then you really can play better... :)
Good games,
Jaque :)
But when i began playing chess, i was much, much better than this and i was able to defeat my friends who have known chess for more than a year.Anyway,thanks.I think i should'nt look out for opening tactics/how to trap etc. on internet.I need to find them out by myself, though it is hard to set up traps without these, i will play again and again (Like the 40 times i played before, in which i lost in 39 times of it.)Thank you guys.
>> Anyway,thanks.I think i should'nt look out for opening tactics/how to trap etc. on internet.I need to find them out by myself
This is contrary to the advice you have received so far. I was going to advise sticking to just one or two openings and keep improving your play, but I thought that might be a bit restricting. However, I agree with Jaque_Mate that you pick an opening and stick with it. All the way upto 1800+ ELO you probably wont need knowing the whole repertoire, tactics and positional improvements should be your focus. You still have to acquaint yourself with pawn structures that would improve your play a lot.
At that level, what I recall from my experience, the biggest frustration comes from higher rated players blitzing moves, out of order, (but still playing within opening's theme) and making you suffer out of opening. However, against your friends it would give you a good start.
Read books such as Reassess Your Chess and The Amateur's Mind by Silman and the Kotov series. Buy them of download them.
Please don't study countless opening variations, only opening ideas. Chess Openings Explained for White/Black by Dzindzichashvili and Alburt are great books which will teach you the ideas behind certain openings. I can't stress enough how you should not waste your time with deep opening study and the preparation of opening traps at your level. You need to learn how to play chess.
Of course the best way to improve your game is to join a chess club and have an experienced player go over your games with you.
You lost your game because you played without a plan. You played the way beginners usually play, that is move by move as well as implementing some structures you have likely seen in GM games (the fianchettoed bishop for example, which made no sense in that specific situation) without knowing the 'why' behind those structures. You should be able to lecture anyone about your position at any move during your game. Never play a move if you can't explain the 'why' behind the move in depth.
Regards,
F_D89
@alleey, could you please tell me any opening tactics for beginners? Maybe i shouldnt look them on the net, but for starting, i need some tactics.
@F_D89 Yeah, a friend of mine is going to give me a book about chess.I will look to the books you talk about, on the net.I'll more likely to buy them if i find any of them in the library, though in my country, they are somehow hard to find.
Lastly, i have got some questions to ask:
1-How can i get the bishops to use in the game? i mean, whenever i move the bishop to a place close to opponent's squares, it always threatens me.
2-About the knights, my friend told me that i would be better if i do not move the knights at the opening of the game, but i got no idea what should i play at the opening.
3-Should i use queen for defense (without moving it/just making it stay near the king.) or attack? because rooks are somehow weak when my opponent moves the queen into my pawn area and when both the bishops and knights are gone/moved forward.
4-Castling:I always make the castling when i'm near the beginning, but i have a feeling that it makes it even worse (maybe because i'm too rookie to defend myself by castling.)Should i avoid castling in the beginning?
Bishops work best when they have room to maneuver. If you castle on the short side, then you should play the King's Knight. If you castle on the long side, play the Queen's Knight before the King's Knight.
Chess is a race for mobility and activity. Any piece that is sleeping is a waste. Any piece that moves twice in the opening is most likely a waste of time. Do not over stretch you pieces, thinking you will win something immediately. They become easy prey, if they are alone without support. In the opening, it is best to aim to keep all your pieces free from capture. Aim to control more space on the chessboard without losing your pair of bishops. Do not go out of your way to exchange a future good bishop for a single knight. Save them so you can enjoy them later. Castle if required. I believe three out of four games castle kingside.
If you are an amateur, then you should respect the opening by using the three golden rules:
1. Start by trying to control the center. Play one of these four best moves c4, d4, e4 or Nf3.
2. Develop your minor pieces before your major pieces. So, use a Knight before the Queen.
3. When playing chess, King Safety and piece mobility is paramount (Be ready to castle on the side the player did not push their pawns).
With all that in mind, you should survive the opening without knowing any openings. It would be best to learn some end games before learning anything more openings. There are endgame exercises on Chessgym.net and other puzzles. Once you have learned the common endgames, you are ready to play out a game of chess. In the middle games, with all your tactical training you aim to visualize the horizon for an endgame you have learned. With experience, it all falls together.
I recommend that you look up the Colle system, or something similar. It allows for a fair scheme of development that is flexible if you understand the concepts behind it, and is quite playable at beginner and intermediate levels, and can even annoy some experienced players who don't know how to effectively play against it.
I have been playing for 3 years and I still make the same mistakes
