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I can play chess, I can capture pieces, give checks, but somehow I just cannot give checkmates, I always get the person to the end of the timer but can't checkmate even with my pieces being good like queen and rook against a king only. How do I learn to give checkmate

Autofill

#2

https://lichess.org/practice

JuicyChickenNO1

#3

Fundamentally, it's about having your pieces' influences converge in the same square so that you can attack his king while being protected. In practice it's not as abstract; it's about patterns you have to see and learn, and then find them in your games. However, I'm not sure any of this is exactly your problem. I saw in your history that you play a lot of variants and also ultrabullet; you're not gonna be improving your chess in ultrabullet. My advice is to stop playing ultrabullet and even bullet. Even blitz may be too fast. Consider sticking to rapid games; you're gonna learn more if you spend 20 minutes playing one single game instead of forty ultrabullet ones.

NM MrPushwood

#4

Yep, first learn how to checkmate...then play fast games. ;)

JCoutinhoChess

#5

I usually play rapid while properly practicing, I play ultrabullet only to get that adrenaline rush, but thanks for the advice, I will play more longer games, Variants..... I enjoy then but I agree you cant learn chess from it.

JCoutinhoChess

#6

@Autofill said in #2:

lichess.org/practice

I have almost completed the Practice thingy, I didn't find it as helpful

@Autofill said in #2: > lichess.org/practice I have almost completed the Practice thingy, I didn't find it as helpful

derkleineJo

#7

@JCoutinhoChess said:

[...] somehow I just cannot give checkmates [...]
[...] I have almost completed the Practice thingy, I didn't find it as helpful [...]

So, what is it that you dint't find helpful in the practice section?

Your answer just dont help to point you in the right direction - the only advice that comes to my mind is that you may join a chessclub and learn from others, because it seems, you are not very good at self education.

One more thing: Just by completing the practice section, it doesn't mean, that you now got the skills to perform those exercises in real games. Typically you have to repeat those exercises dozens (or even hundrets) of times, to hammer them into your brain, so you can use them on a subconcious level.

Yes, thats boring and takes a lot of time, but that also may be the reason, why you find it hard to progress...

Good luck on your LIFELONG (hopefully not so boring) chess journey!

@JCoutinhoChess said: > [...] somehow I just cannot give checkmates [...] > [...] I have almost completed the Practice thingy, I didn't find it as helpful [...] So, what is it that you dint't find helpful in the practice section? Your answer just dont help to point you in the right direction - the only advice that comes to my mind is that you may join a chessclub and learn from others, because it seems, you are not very good at self education. One more thing: Just by completing the practice section, it doesn't mean, that you now got the skills to perform those exercises in real games. Typically you have to repeat those exercises dozens (or even hundrets) of times, to hammer them into your brain, so you can use them on a subconcious level. Yes, thats boring and takes a lot of time, but that also may be the reason, why you find it hard to progress... Good luck on your LIFELONG (hopefully not so boring) chess journey!

Davelz

#8

Inexperienced players often mishandle their pieces in winning positions, thinking that every check must be a good move.
Against a lone king you can restrict the squares available to him without checking. Think of it as creating lines of force which cannot be crossed, reducing the options till it gets to the point that a check will finish the game.

Inexperienced players often mishandle their pieces in winning positions, thinking that every check must be a good move. Against a lone king you can restrict the squares available to him without checking. Think of it as creating lines of force which cannot be crossed, reducing the options till it gets to the point that a check will finish the game.

JCoutinhoChess

#9

@derkleineJo said in #7:

@JCoutinhoChess said:

So, what is it that you dint't find helpful in the practice section?

Your answer just dont help to point you in the right direction - the only advice that comes to my mind is that you may join a chessclub and learn from others, because it seems, you are not very good at self education.

One more thing: Just by completing the practice section, it doesn't mean, that you now got the skills to perform those exercises in real games. Typically you have to repeat those exercises dozens (or even hundrets) of times, to hammer them into your brain, so you can use them on a subconcious level.

Yes, thats boring and takes a lot of time, but that also may be the reason, why you find it hard to progress...

Good luck on your LIFELONG (hopefully not so boring) chess journey!

I used to play professional chess before the online chess apps became that famous, I am a 15yr old but I used to play when I was like 6, I stopped playing a long time ago, but I used to play way better than now. The chess practices too, I found them repetitive and basic, I need something more advanced. Like during Bullet Matches I find some people pulling out mate in 2. I learn from that. Even the puzzles I have found helpful

@derkleineJo said in #7: > @JCoutinhoChess said: > > > > So, what is it that you dint't find helpful in the practice section? > > Your answer just dont help to point you in the right direction - the only advice that comes to my mind is that you may join a chessclub and learn from others, because it seems, you are not very good at self education. > > One more thing: Just by completing the practice section, it doesn't mean, that you now got the skills to perform those exercises in real games. Typically you have to repeat those exercises dozens (or even hundrets) of times, to hammer them into your brain, so you can use them on a subconcious level. > > Yes, thats boring and takes a lot of time, but that also may be the reason, why you find it hard to progress... > > Good luck on your LIFELONG (hopefully not so boring) chess journey! I used to play professional chess before the online chess apps became that famous, I am a 15yr old but I used to play when I was like 6, I stopped playing a long time ago, but I used to play way better than now. The chess practices too, I found them repetitive and basic, I need something more advanced. Like during Bullet Matches I find some people pulling out mate in 2. I learn from that. Even the puzzles I have found helpful

JCoutinhoChess

#10

@Davelz said in #8:

Inexperienced players often mishandle their pieces in winning positions, thinking that every check must be a good move.
Against a lone king you can restrict the squares available to him without checking. Think of it as creating lines of force which cannot be crossed, reducing the options till it gets to the point that a check will finish the game.

I try that too... But somehow myexcitement gets my better half and i end up blundering a chekmate piece

@Davelz said in #8: > Inexperienced players often mishandle their pieces in winning positions, thinking that every check must be a good move. > Against a lone king you can restrict the squares available to him without checking. Think of it as creating lines of force which cannot be crossed, reducing the options till it gets to the point that a check will finish the game. I try that too... But somehow myexcitement gets my better half and i end up blundering a chekmate piece