thanks guys!!
When I just started play chess I would try ideas. There was not internet and the only person I knew who played chess was my brother. He learned along with me reading some instructions in the Scrooge McDuck Almanac.
When I went to sleep I created new strategies, new ways to play. I remember having obtained good results by inventing what they call 'fianquetto'. If I had never seen a game of chess before, I can be proud of having invented this new way of developing my bishop myself.
After a while we discovered through a leaflet that invited people to participate in the city club, that even in Brazil there were other people who also played chess!
Based on the rating that those people from the club had, it is correct to say that through a self-learning similar to what alphazero did we had obtained an approximate rating of 1600.
No opening, no moves, no names, nothing!
But something changed, I discovered that there were books that teach maneuvers and strategies. It was an easy path, a shortcut. It was possible to memorize some ideas and use them. My brother was not much interested in 'wasting time' at this, but I got really excited and grabbed some books in the town library. Some time after I would beat my brother in each game we played and he lost interest in the game. For him I was a cheater and he was not at all interested in starting a dispute to see who could cheat more by reading books about ideas and strategies.
I always knew that after 1600 everything I know about chess is 'false'. It's like I've solved Rubik Cube by looking at a tutorial on youtube. No merit!
I'm not saying study theory is bad. Magnus Carlsen is the world champion by studying many many many theory. Good memory, willpower and good mental health is all anyone needs.
But something is being lost in this process and this is a way with no return ...
It is hard to know what to do. It's not nice to lose to people who are 'cheating' by reading books. As Yasser Seirawan says in his book Winning Chess Endings: "read about endgame is like cheating".
Lasker quote: "I'd like to forget everything I know about chess. All the plans, ideas, I know what I have to do, it's all set".
Anyway... who care? We are addicted to consuming knowledge rather than producing knowledge ...
When I went to sleep I created new strategies, new ways to play. I remember having obtained good results by inventing what they call 'fianquetto'. If I had never seen a game of chess before, I can be proud of having invented this new way of developing my bishop myself.
After a while we discovered through a leaflet that invited people to participate in the city club, that even in Brazil there were other people who also played chess!
Based on the rating that those people from the club had, it is correct to say that through a self-learning similar to what alphazero did we had obtained an approximate rating of 1600.
No opening, no moves, no names, nothing!
But something changed, I discovered that there were books that teach maneuvers and strategies. It was an easy path, a shortcut. It was possible to memorize some ideas and use them. My brother was not much interested in 'wasting time' at this, but I got really excited and grabbed some books in the town library. Some time after I would beat my brother in each game we played and he lost interest in the game. For him I was a cheater and he was not at all interested in starting a dispute to see who could cheat more by reading books about ideas and strategies.
I always knew that after 1600 everything I know about chess is 'false'. It's like I've solved Rubik Cube by looking at a tutorial on youtube. No merit!
I'm not saying study theory is bad. Magnus Carlsen is the world champion by studying many many many theory. Good memory, willpower and good mental health is all anyone needs.
But something is being lost in this process and this is a way with no return ...
It is hard to know what to do. It's not nice to lose to people who are 'cheating' by reading books. As Yasser Seirawan says in his book Winning Chess Endings: "read about endgame is like cheating".
Lasker quote: "I'd like to forget everything I know about chess. All the plans, ideas, I know what I have to do, it's all set".
Anyway... who care? We are addicted to consuming knowledge rather than producing knowledge ...
Here are some fundamentals to begin with www.chessable.com/the-fundamentals-build-up-your-chess-1/course/19145/, helps to have an interactive guide sometimes to get used to it all
If you are a beginner, you should not be concerned with opeings at all. Start with endgames: 3 men, then 4 men, then 5 men. 32 men is way too complex.
That way you will learn more about the value of pieces and pawns, the way to play pieces...
In games 1 e4 is generally recommended for beginners, as mistakes made become more clear, but London system is fine as well. Beginners are generally recommended to answer 1 e4 with 1...e5 and 1 d4 with 1...d5, but other openings are fine as well. Pick one and stick to it.
It is important to take time to think in the opening: to select your move carefully. Later when you are more experienced you can play the opening a bit faster as you know what to look for. Always play the same opening against everybody and in all time controls. That way you will build up experience and gain accumulated understanding of the resulting positions.
That way you will learn more about the value of pieces and pawns, the way to play pieces...
In games 1 e4 is generally recommended for beginners, as mistakes made become more clear, but London system is fine as well. Beginners are generally recommended to answer 1 e4 with 1...e5 and 1 d4 with 1...d5, but other openings are fine as well. Pick one and stick to it.
It is important to take time to think in the opening: to select your move carefully. Later when you are more experienced you can play the opening a bit faster as you know what to look for. Always play the same opening against everybody and in all time controls. That way you will build up experience and gain accumulated understanding of the resulting positions.
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