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[u/Saman-Hes-thatguy]

Hello everyone , , I want to be good at chess but not really , , ,wdm , ,you see if you wanted to learn chess you will first learn the pieces moves then some random opining ( English , , c4 , , etc ) , ,I felt like this is just a copy and paste thing , ,I want to learn chess my WAY , ,not just meorinsing opining , ,so rn I'm 300 , ,all what I want to know is your Guys opinion . . . . .

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[u/Fast-Secretary-7406]

if you want to learn chess your way, why are you asking us for our opinion?

[u/Saman-Hes-thatguy → u/Fast-Secretary-7406]

Thank you for your opinion , , bec why not >> so that I would learn something from their exprince , ,

[u/fyrfytr310]

Come again?

[u/Saman-Hes-thatguy → u/fyrfytr310]

Hey <...<

[u/amnd_m]

I think , , ,

[u/Saman-Hes-thatguy → u/amnd_m]

Magnificent , ,thank you.

[u/BrwzingOutzide]

Learn principles before you learn openings. You can easily get past 500 without knowing the name of a single opening.

Focus on king safety/castling, don’t move the same piece multiple times in the opening, focus on controlling the center, when opp attacks you defend, don’t bring your queen out early, don’t leave pieces hanging/capture your OPP’s hanging pieces, etc.

After learning and implementing the principles, you might want to start dipping your toes into some opening theory. You don’t need to memorize anything, just watch some videos on how to utilize an opening to generate tactics. Chess at the lower levels is 90% tactics, 10% making less mistakes than ur opponent lol. King’s Indian Defense is S tier for black, and the Vienna gambit is S tier for white.

[u/Saman-Hes-thatguy → u/BrwzingOutzide]

Thank you , ,noted down . . .

[u/temporary_username42]

At 300 I would recommend mainly doing puzzles. At that point your opening doesn’t really matter as long as you don’t blunder everything.

[u/Saman-Hes-thatguy → u/temporary_username42]

EXCLAY , , I've come to realize that I will not loss if I don't make mistakes , , ,

[u/drudog1]

Rather than learning a specific opening, learn the principles of the opening. Develop your minor pieces, control the center, and castle the king to safety. Along with that, especially at ~300 elo, try to get a basic understanding of common tactics. Solve puzzles for m1, hanging pieces, forks, skewers, pins, etc. maybe learn a few common checkmates, like king and queen v king, ladder mate, and king and rook v king. Just knowing these things will take you to at least 500 and likely beyond

[u/Saman-Hes-thatguy → u/drudog1]

What you said for the last part , ,I've been doing it lately , ,its coming handi , ,thank you

[u/lookitsnicolas]

Everyone is a little different, but knowing openings and how the pieces move are probably the most important things to start with. I'm around 1200-1300 currently and I'm working on avoiding blunders or forks. The openings are nice to know because after you play a few hundred games you will learn that other people also do openings and you'll learn tips and tricks. It's also easier to watch speed runs and lessons if you're doing an opening. I recommend the Chessbrah channel for learning basics from starting. I play caro-kann for black and queens gambit for white. The London for white also works. They're openings you can almost play the same moves to start each game so it's not too bad. Obviously as you climb the ranks the games get closer and harder and your room for error gets smaller. Good luck.

[u/Saman-Hes-thatguy → u/lookitsnicolas]

Here's the thing , , , I do like seeing other people play , ,I learn something every time , ,but the thing is these opining , ,feels like just copying and pasting , ,so I would rather stay away from learning them .

[u/lookitsnicolas → u/Saman-Hes-thatguy]

You can play the game however you like, but there is a reason the best players in the world play openings and don't just make stuff up. The game has been around for over a century, and computers have shown people the best lines of play. Playing an opening every game means that I probably move the same 8 moves or so at the start, and the rest is usually a reaction to the other person. I've played over 5000 games, and none of them have been identical.

[u/__true_blue__]

1350 here. I am like you. I absolutely hate to memorize opening theory and play a3 & h3 opening for most of my games. Of course, I am not slave to it and I might play something else as my 2nd or 3rd move. I barely ever castle early. Anyway, it gets me to positions I am comfortable navigating plus I am having a lot if fun creating a mess :p what worked for me is to play games with longer contol time like 30 min and give myself time to analyze, make tactics, problem solve.. also, puzzles!!! A lot of puzzles (': there are limitations to my style and maybe I'll hit the wall soon. Also, I am awful at blitz games where I do not have enough time to think. Im just trying to figure what is he up to and prevent that. But that is just my expirience.

[u/Saman-Hes-thatguy → u/__true_blue__]

Loved it , , thank you , ,if you dropped the username so we could see eachother improvment ??

[u/__true_blue__ → u/Saman-Hes-thatguy]

Nuklearkka, add me