Hello,
I just started playing chess, and I find this game so fascinating. I don't know where to begin studying. I play just 1. e4 e5 and I usually lose. Can someone suggest books, openings, games, endings to study? I have never read a chess book.
P.S.: Sorry for my bad english
If you're just starting out, first make sure you know the absolute basics:
en.lichess.org/learnIn addition to playing plenty of chess, I'd recommend looking at some pro games:
http://www.chessgames.com/This can give you lots of ideas about chess strategy and tactics. You can then play through some standard openings with a tool like this:
http://www.365chess.com/opening.phpIt's also useful to know some of the classic opening traps:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fool%27s_mateen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholar%27s_mateFinally, you should absolutely know the basic endgame patterns for finishing your opponents off:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmate#Basic_checkmatesAfter a while, there are many ways you can improve. Maybe some players will recommend you do loads of tactics problems right away, but I'd wait until you improve a bit before you do that.
I am no chess expert but I will offer some advice that took me from very weak to just weak.
If you are really a beginner, your problem is probablynot that you are bad at chess. You are probably not even good enough at paying attention for your lack of chess skill to matter. (No disrespect. None of are out of the woods on that, least of all me.) Part of the problem is knowing what to pay attention for. For that, the best games to study are your own. Especially your losses.
Play a lot of games. After each game, go back and look to see what you did wrong. Are you leaving pieces where they can be taken? Are you neglecting to take pieces that your opponent leaves out? Are you failing to win because you cannot see mate in 1, mate in 2, etc? Once you know your weaknesses, keep mindful of them during games. Play with long time controls if you need so that you quit making these mistakes. Then you will get to the point where, if you lose, it was because your opponent is better at chess and not just because your oponent is better at paying attention. You have to get to that point so that you can get better at chess. At that point all of the standard advice about checkmates, tactics, etc. becomes important.
i recommend
chessable.com for some basic opening theory practice..
Thanks for all the replies, guys
if you aren't an expert i think you shouldn't play fast time controls. You should play slow and think about your moves. When you have finished the game analyze it and find your mistakes. Lichess has an excellent analysis interface.
I'm currently playing a lot of 15+2, is that ok?
i'd suggest a slower time control. I currently play at 45+x (10<=x<=15). you can even choose a faster one, but 15+2 seems definitely too fast for a beginner.
For openings you can find a lot on wikipedia, and try also the 'chess openings explores' site.
For endgames you should also find the basics and more on wikipedia, or on youtube (if you are from italy go to this site on youtube, it's a very good reference
www.youtube.com/user/TheDaviddol)
i meant 'chess openings explorer' (it had already been mentioned above)
http://www.365chess.com/opening.phpyou can also try correspondence chess if you like. Currently I don't play it but i think it'useful for beginners. In correspondence chess you have one day or more for each move, so you can analyze every single move on lichess chessboard or on your home chessboard, this way you should learn to think about chess (remember you have not to use the computer to analyze, you analyze by moving pieces on the chessboard and seeing what happens).