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I really don’t know how to improve in Atomic. I’m almost a 1700 Atomic player but I find very difficult to raise my rating. I would like to find a study or a book which can help me to learn easily opening traps, strategies in the middlegame and the most common endgames. Can you give me some suggestions?

NM QueenEatingDragon

#2

Learning Material
Interested in learning more about atomic chess? Here are some resources to help you!

Openings

Opening Queen Tactics

https://lichess.org/study/sRM1FScZ

Opening Knight Tactics

https://lichess.org/study/12TFMoys

Introduction to 1.Nh3

https://lichess.org/study/Toy8tRrm

Introduction to 1.Nf3

https://lichess.org/study/M6TaslQW

Endgames

Basic Endgames

https://lichess.org/study/ikJM4K3L

Intermediate Endgames

https://lichess.org/study/tCqrXrbG

Advanced Endgames

https://lichess.org/study/WOWizkm4

Endgame Practice

https://lichess.org/study/wRLQk6Wq

Other

Atomic Chess puzzles https://chessvariants.training/Puzzle/Atomic
Atomic Chess video series made by the 2016 Atomic Chess World Champion https://www.youtube.com/user/tipau
Excellent advanced Atomic Chess resources https://illion-atomic.netlify.app/resources/

(Taken from https://lichess.org/variant/atomic)
Hopefully some of this is useful!

Learning Material Interested in learning more about atomic chess? Here are some resources to help you! Openings Opening Queen Tactics https://lichess.org/study/sRM1FScZ Opening Knight Tactics https://lichess.org/study/12TFMoys Introduction to 1.Nh3 https://lichess.org/study/Toy8tRrm Introduction to 1.Nf3 https://lichess.org/study/M6TaslQW Endgames Basic Endgames https://lichess.org/study/ikJM4K3L Intermediate Endgames https://lichess.org/study/tCqrXrbG Advanced Endgames https://lichess.org/study/WOWizkm4 Endgame Practice https://lichess.org/study/wRLQk6Wq Other Atomic Chess puzzles https://chessvariants.training/Puzzle/Atomic Atomic Chess video series made by the 2016 Atomic Chess World Champion https://www.youtube.com/user/tipau Excellent advanced Atomic Chess resources https://illion-atomic.netlify.app/resources/ (Taken from https://lichess.org/variant/atomic) Hopefully some of this is useful!

AtomicChessSensei

edited

#3

As well as the material above, this is my advice and how I personally improved(up to about 2000):

The biggest thing in Atomic is analyzing past mistakes and learning new lines. It is very easy to self-improve. I recommend watching pro(>2000) play and seeing what kind of moves and lines they play. I personally developed an intuitional sense for moves and when to play them, and that put me from 1700(could be of help to lower-rated players too!) to 1900.

P.S By watching pro play I mean time controls ≥ 3+0. There are many players who play time controls like 1+0 and even 1/2+0. That is alright, but watching these games is usually not beneficial.

Also, when you see a line you keep losing to, try to analyze it quite deeply, maybe 5 moves ahead. If you see someone use an opening trap on you and you fall for it, add it to your repertoire and chances are this will increase your rating by a lot, especially at a lower rating.

As well as the material above, this is my advice and how I personally improved(up to about 2000): The biggest thing in Atomic is analyzing past mistakes and learning new lines. It is very easy to self-improve. I recommend watching pro(>2000) play and seeing what kind of moves and lines they play. I personally developed an intuitional sense for moves and when to play them, and that put me from 1700(could be of help to lower-rated players too!) to 1900. P.S By watching pro play I mean time controls ≥ 3+0. There are many players who play time controls like 1+0 and even 1/2+0. That is alright, but watching these games is usually not beneficial. Also, when you see a line you keep losing to, try to analyze it quite deeply, maybe 5 moves ahead. If you see someone use an opening trap on you and you fall for it, add it to your repertoire and chances are this will increase your rating by a lot, especially at a lower rating.

Tentagleman

#4

https://lichess.org/@/QueenEatingDragon and https://lichess.org/@/AtomicChessSensei thanks for your advice and tips!

Tentagleman

#5

I was trying to solve some Atomic puzzles on https://chessvariants.training/Puzzle/Atomic but after I did the first move nothing happened. I couldn’t move my pieces nor the opponents one. How does puzzles work on that site?