Q. I have heard that you should try to take the middle...is this true? How do you do this? I have looked up chess tips and tricks but mostly get strategies which are good but I want to just know some simple things I can do to avoid sucking at the game. Can you give me some good tips? I've been playing my friend he is very good and I haven't played chess much at all.
A. What will help more at this stage than general tips will be tactics, and playing a lot of games. Try here to learn about tactics http://www.chesscorner.com/tutorial/learn.htm
and here to practice some: http://chess.emrald.net/
Try one of the many free chess sites online to get some games in.
Also you can check out http://www.chessgames.com/ play though a few games and see how masters play. Notice pieces seem to always be protecting eachother and in the opening they develop their pieces quickly. Don't worry if you don't know why they don't capture or recapture sometimes, this is just to get a general idea.
There's no quick and easy way to get really good really fast, but if your friend is just an advanced beginner, you can catch up to him quickly. I'll go over some general tips, I was going to talk about what each type of piece likes individually, but my answer was too long.
Whenever you feel at a loss for a move, try to identify your worst placed piece, this will usually be your least active piece, and find a good square for it where it's helping in the action -- this relocation may take several moves.
Now to get to your question, control of the center is a golden rule even masters don't ignore. Even Nimzowitsch said to control it, just from afar. Yes, you should move pieces to occupy or control the four middle squares.
To do this you'll want to move at least 1 pawn into the 4 center squares. If your opponent lets you get two pawns side by side in the center go for it. In the opening move only a few pawns, most of your first 10 moves will be used to get your minor pieces (knights and bishops) off thier home squares and influenceing the middle, then casteling and connecting your rooks on the back rank. For example, if you move your King's knight out to 2 square above the bishop (the f3 square) it's inflencing two center squares.
In the opening try to develop each piece with as few moves as possible, this usually means just one move. If you spend 10 moves and only get 3 pieces out while you're opponent has developed his whole army you're in trouble. Castle before your 11th move is played, but not before you 6th move, and for at least now do it every game.
In the middle game as you play, try to keep your pieces defending eachother. For example, if you're debating on a few different squares your queen retreat to, try to find one that moves it to safety PLUS influences the center PLUS keeps an eye on that weak pawn across the way. "Loose pieces fall off." And as you learn tactics the frst thing you'll learn to look for is undefended/inadequatley defended pieces or a vurnerable king.
The endgame has to do with getting your king active, generating passed pawns, and helping them to promotion. Your opponents passed pawns should be restrained.
Google or Wiki these different types of pawns: passed, isolated, doubled, backward, islands, chains. My answer was too long and had to cut it way back.
My system is generally considered an advanced book, but in the into where Nimzowitsch introduces the elements of chess, as a primer for the meat of his book, a beginner could learn a lot.
That said, I believe there are more appripriate beginner books, such as Logical Chess Move by Move by Irving or the winning chess series by Seirawan / Silman.
and here to practice some: http://chess.emrald.net/
Try one of the many free chess sites online to get some games in.
Also you can check out http://www.chessgames.com/ play though a few games and see how masters play. Notice pieces seem to always be protecting eachother and in the opening they develop their pieces quickly. Don't worry if you don't know why they don't capture or recapture sometimes, this is just to get a general idea.
There's no quick and easy way to get really good really fast, but if your friend is just an advanced beginner, you can catch up to him quickly. I'll go over some general tips, I was going to talk about what each type of piece likes individually, but my answer was too long.
Whenever you feel at a loss for a move, try to identify your worst placed piece, this will usually be your least active piece, and find a good square for it where it's helping in the action -- this relocation may take several moves.
Now to get to your question, control of the center is a golden rule even masters don't ignore. Even Nimzowitsch said to control it, just from afar. Yes, you should move pieces to occupy or control the four middle squares.
To do this you'll want to move at least 1 pawn into the 4 center squares. If your opponent lets you get two pawns side by side in the center go for it. In the opening move only a few pawns, most of your first 10 moves will be used to get your minor pieces (knights and bishops) off thier home squares and influenceing the middle, then casteling and connecting your rooks on the back rank. For example, if you move your King's knight out to 2 square above the bishop (the f3 square) it's inflencing two center squares.
In the opening try to develop each piece with as few moves as possible, this usually means just one move. If you spend 10 moves and only get 3 pieces out while you're opponent has developed his whole army you're in trouble. Castle before your 11th move is played, but not before you 6th move, and for at least now do it every game.
In the middle game as you play, try to keep your pieces defending eachother. For example, if you're debating on a few different squares your queen retreat to, try to find one that moves it to safety PLUS influences the center PLUS keeps an eye on that weak pawn across the way. "Loose pieces fall off." And as you learn tactics the frst thing you'll learn to look for is undefended/inadequatley defended pieces or a vurnerable king.
The endgame has to do with getting your king active, generating passed pawns, and helping them to promotion. Your opponents passed pawns should be restrained.
Google or Wiki these different types of pawns: passed, isolated, doubled, backward, islands, chains. My answer was too long and had to cut it way back.
My system is generally considered an advanced book, but in the into where Nimzowitsch introduces the elements of chess, as a primer for the meat of his book, a beginner could learn a lot.
That said, I believe there are more appripriate beginner books, such as Logical Chess Move by Move by Irving or the winning chess series by Seirawan / Silman.
Are there any Blackberry applications for playing chess against other people?
Q. I would like to be able to play correspondence chess against people using my Blackberry Curve. Any recommendations?
A. Try the link. It's a google search but looks promising. I used to play online at several different sites but don't know much about Blackberry applications. The link looks like there should be plenty available.
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What is that pointy game on the back of most checker/ chess boards?
Q. I have seen it everywhere. It is that game with the different color points on the back of most chess boards. What is the game called? How do you play?
A. The game is called backgammon. http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=backgammon
The objective is to remove (bear off) all of one's own checkers from the board
before one's opponent can do the same. http://www.bkgm.com/rules.html
At Motif Backgammon, play backgammon against a computer program.
It's a fun way to hone your skills. http://www.bkgm.com/motif/go.html
The objective is to remove (bear off) all of one's own checkers from the board
before one's opponent can do the same. http://www.bkgm.com/rules.html
At Motif Backgammon, play backgammon against a computer program.
It's a fun way to hone your skills. http://www.bkgm.com/motif/go.html
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