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Helpful Chess Tips
About the site
When viewing my website, there are a few important things you should know. One of the most important is that everything on this site was written by just one person, so if you want to get a better look at something, I would suggest you look at a page built specifically for that purpose. My site is simply a guide. It is a great tool to learn the content of the site and get a better understanding on how everything works, but it is biased information, and someone that you talk to may tell you something different. However, I base everything on this out of my own experience, so I have tried every opening that is on here. Please remember that no human is perfect, so there may be errors in a number of ways. If you can find any, feel free to contact me. I am happy to fix them. If you have any suggestions on how to improve my site, I am all ears, or in this case, all eyes.
Endgame
This site currently has no endgame tactics, tips, or really any help at all. The next best thing I can do to make sure that you are well informed on this is to recommend you to another site. academicchess.org has some great content for this sort of thing. Before looking at the answers to these problems, try solving them yourself. That is how you build up your strength.
1001 brilliant ways to checkmate (by Fred Reinfeld, one of the best chess writers)
Practice how to finish your opponent off with basic mates
ChessKids Endgames (Remember, this is focused for little kids, so it condescends a bit, but it is still good)
Middlegame
This site currently has no middlegame tactics. This is one of the hardest things to teach interactively, but it is all the harder to teach it by reading. This section will most likely be the next to develop. In the mean time, you can practice on other sites.
How to learn chess
It is amazing the rate that people can learn something new. It is even more amazing how quickly that same person can forget. When you learn something new, you should know it like the back of your hand before moving on to something else. I teach chess for free to anyone who wants to learn it. When I go to tournaments, I teach the kids there and I go over games with my opponents afterwards so that we can both understand chess better. If you can teach a subject, you will be better at that subject. I teach chess for myself as well as others. It builds up your confidence in your moves, it helps you understand it, and it helps another person out. When I study chess at home, I use a method called getting it down gunshot. After I memorize a 12 move variation on a new defense, I will practice it and practice it until I can move as fast as a gunshot. After I am done, going through all the moves, I will go through them again and again until it is a reflex. This is very effective and I teach using this method. My first pupil ever was as good as me by the time I was done with him, and he started out just barely knowing how the pieces moved. Another method is to go through some games where a variation was used. For example, I have a few entire chess games that I can recite on demand. One of these is the Opera House Massacre. I have killed so many people using variations on that game. I cannot tell you how effective it was to memorize it. Memorize chess games and practice those gunshot. It will improve your play. Finally, if you want to be a better player, do not play fast chess. The fastest pace I recommend on a learning speed is 10 minute per person games. Anything faster may be fun, but you will not learn from them. You will stay at the same level if you do blitz chess for five years in a row. Use these techniques to become a better chess player, and and perhaps you can implement them on real life situations besides this beloved board game.
Contact
If you have anything that will improve my site, contact me. If you find any errors, contact me. If you have any suggestions, contact me.
Also, I am a frequent player at iwin.com and/or playsite.com. If you see Stormline in the chess lobby, that's me. Feel free to play me rated or unrated.