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Where can I get the book chess fundamental by Capablanca?

@tpr I have a team names 2000+ rating ambitious players where I am the only member. I created that team so that I can use its forums to analyse my games. Will you join it. Pls just to analyse my games??

UriyAP

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здравствуйте. вступите в клуб UriyAP . Я прошу вас сыграть турнир в 19:00. Пожалуйста сыграйте в него. Спасибо за понимание lichess.org/swiss/bxGQrcNO

tpr

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#11
"Chess Fundamentals" is available as PDF for free, as its copyright has expired. The original is in descriptive notation, but an algebraic edition exists as well. You can also buy a hardcopy on e.g. Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Fundamentals-Jose-Raul-Capablanca/dp/1627554637

I do not join any teams. I do however analyse games in the games analysis forum, and others analyse there as well.

#11 "Chess Fundamentals" is available as PDF for free, as its copyright has expired. The original is in descriptive notation, but an algebraic edition exists as well. You can also buy a hardcopy on e.g. Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Fundamentals-Jose-Raul-Capablanca/dp/1627554637 I do not join any teams. I do however analyse games in the games analysis forum, and others analyse there as well.

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Fish111

#16

#4
Do not worry about openings. You will rarely lose a game in the opening. Most losses will be from tactics in the middle game.
Lasker in his "Common Sense in Chess" supplied 4 simple rules to play the opening

Only play the e- and d-pawns
Develop knights before bishops
Do not play the same piece twice
Do not pin knights with bishops

As a beginner myself I do not invest much study in openings. I follow general principles as 1) through 3) and castle early, ....
What I didn't knew and do a lot was number 4) Do not pin knights with bishops. I do this quite often? Not so good apparently.

#4 Do not worry about openings. You will rarely lose a game in the opening. Most losses will be from tactics in the middle game. Lasker in his "Common Sense in Chess" supplied 4 simple rules to play the opening 1) Only play the e- and d-pawns 2) Develop knights before bishops 3) Do not play the same piece twice 4) Do not pin knights with bishops As a beginner myself I do not invest much study in openings. I follow general principles as 1) through 3) and castle early, .... What I didn't knew and do a lot was number 4) Do not pin knights with bishops. I do this quite often? Not so good apparently.

UriyAP

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hello. join the club UriyAP. I ask you to play the tournament at 19:00. Please play it. Thank you for understanding

RealBullet

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@SpaceXBest Personally, when I studied chess as a 7 yr old, I had a book with 500 puzzles that I had to complete under 20 min every day. Ofc, the puzzles weren't hard, but after 3 months of that training I was approximately 2000 ELO. Highly recommend.

tpr

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#16
Bishops are worth more than knights. So if you pin a knight with a bishop, your opponent can gain time by kicking it around.
All four rules have exceptions, which confirm the rule. The 4 rules of Lasker are no gospel, but they are common sense and if you follow them you will get through any opening.

#16 Bishops are worth more than knights. So if you pin a knight with a bishop, your opponent can gain time by kicking it around. All four rules have exceptions, which confirm the rule. The 4 rules of Lasker are no gospel, but they are common sense and if you follow them you will get through any opening.

tpr

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#18
Yes, "Chess is 99% tactics" - Teichmann.

You can solve puzzles here on lichess until your puzzle rating exceeds your target rating.
There are also books with puzzles:
"Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess.
"Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games" Polgar
Those are available on e.g. Amazon.

#18 Yes, "Chess is 99% tactics" - Teichmann. You can solve puzzles here on lichess until your puzzle rating exceeds your target rating. There are also books with puzzles: "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess. "Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games" Polgar Those are available on e.g. Amazon.