What are some good ways to learn about Chess?

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Chess.com. Matches you up in instant games with players similar to your ability all over the world. As you play more, your competition gets tougher.

Just start playing on chess.com or lichess. Start off with longer time controls. It's better for learning. Starting off your biggest issue is going to be dropping pieces for nothing. If you stop doing this you will easily get over 1000 elo rating. Work tactics puzzles to develop pattern recognition. Tactics puzzles are a part of either chess.com or lichess platforms. You have to pay to get unlimited puzzles on chess.com. You can also get unlimited puzzles on chess tempo for free. Starting out don't spend too much time on opening theory. Pick a solid opening to start and worry about learning opening theory later. I'd stick with classics like the giuoco piano, ruy lopez, queen's gambit, and indian just so you don't develop a base with crap opening. You can experimental later once you have a good base.

Books? It's kind of hard to say. Your biggest bang for time investment is going to be concentrating on tactics and not dropping pieces. But Maybe something like Logical Chess by Chernev? That was good. I'm trying to think of something that would be good for explaining early principles. I read this book "The Zen of Chess" that was recommended by a friend that did a decent job of going into the fundamentals, but I overall don't think it's that great of a book. There's probably something better out there. Maybe Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess? It's supposed to be a classic, though I've never read it.

As for videos, there are a massive amount of resources on youtube. I like chess24. They have a lot of great videos, but for their full library you have to pay. A lot of people rave about John Bartholomew's videos though I haven't spent much time watching them. The St Louis Chess Club also has a lot of great free videos out there with a large variety of GM's including Yasser Seirawan and the popular for his quirky personality Ben Finegold. Agadmator's videos are good for entertainment, but aren' that great for learning.

Ultimately though really, you just need to play to get better. Good luck! Have fun!

Check out the St Louis Chess Club's YouTube channel:

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They've got a good collection of lectures for beginners all the way thru advanced players. Just search for "beginner" lectures and there are numerous returns.

Also, work some tactic puzzles. Chess is mostly tactics. Don't get to worked up learning a bunch of openings. Focus on one or two for white and black and spend time working on tactics.

Losing to better players. Play online and review your games. Find your mistakes that swung the game away from your favor. The biggest mistake inexperienced players make is not understanding how powerful pawn structure is, and how it affects the game.

Teach yourself a couple openings and play your arse off on chess.com.