Chess
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I remember having a great Chess book on clever traps and tricks. I'd suggest something like that. You may still lose a bunch of games at first but it will make your games and wins a lot more exciting when you pull off a gutsy and flashy strategy. 
it should help keep you going until you get good.
it should help keep you going until you get good.
Study all the openings by reading books that list games. Play those games out on a chess board and see why they are good openings.
There really are limited number of good openings.
First 7 moves basically sets the pace of the game.
The whole objective is to control the centre 4 squares of the board.
Don't leave any pieces unprotected.
Chess is like an army of men that must work as a unit to be successful.
Thats all the advice I can give. Played for 33 years. Have played in the Toronto Chess league for many of those.
Anyways, good luck with the game. I have given it up now for Texas Holdem.
There really are limited number of good openings.
First 7 moves basically sets the pace of the game.
The whole objective is to control the centre 4 squares of the board.
Don't leave any pieces unprotected.
Chess is like an army of men that must work as a unit to be successful.
Thats all the advice I can give. Played for 33 years. Have played in the Toronto Chess league for many of those.
Anyways, good luck with the game. I have given it up now for Texas Holdem.
1)Get a membership to chessclub.com (Internet Chess Club). There is a one week trial, and a yearly membership fee after that. But it's worth it.
Books I recommend for beginners:
Idiot's guide to chess
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Logical Chess Move By Move
It's not an easy game to master at all, you need a lot of hard work, but it's a fun game.
Books I recommend for beginners:
Idiot's guide to chess
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Logical Chess Move By Move
It's not an easy game to master at all, you need a lot of hard work, but it's a fun game.
These are four books that I found to be helpful and fun. Over the years, I've found myself going back to them time and again.
'Modern Chess Openings' by Walter Korn
'Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games' by Laszlo Polgar
'My Best Games of Chess 1905-1930' by S.G. Tartakower
'My System' by Aron Nimzowitsch
jwm
'Modern Chess Openings' by Walter Korn
'Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games' by Laszlo Polgar
'My Best Games of Chess 1905-1930' by S.G. Tartakower
'My System' by Aron Nimzowitsch
jwm
