So if I wanna get into chess, where to start?

@Aviaansh92 said in #17:

First start to learn some basic tactics. Also practice some mating patterns. Then learn a few very basic beginner friendly openings. After that you need to learn the endgame which is the toughest in my opinion. Basic endgames to start off with. After that you should start playing a few games. While doing this progress also keep studying positions, tactics, openings, endgames. Analyse your games. Also watch high skilled players games. See and learn from their games and moves. Best to be honest would be to get a chess coach which would be the easiest and speediest but individual learning is still possible. Hope I helped you and I make sense.

You make sense and opening (early game) and endgames are commonly used terms in other games. I skimmed youtube videos on openings and endgames already but they seem really dumbed down and I can't tell if it's just clickbait or targeted at boomers or something.

I am kind of giving up on that type of stuff, and looking into maybe a coach or finding something more insightful and sophisticated.

If I wanted to look for reputable or high skilled players, who exactly would they be? How can a non chess player tell the difference between a pro signed challenger and some plat scrub?

@Aviaansh92 said in #19:

Also I wanted to mention, don't overexert yourself and don't do much in a day straight away. Example 2-3 hours a day at first should be enough. It should roughly take you a year to become an advanced player at that pace which is pretty good.

If I burned out i'd imagine that would just mean chess didn't hold my interest? I wonder if it really takes a year to learn chess tho, I think learning is an exponential and sudden staircase, rather than an incline. If it takes me so long to become an advanced player then i'd imagine the average chess player has achieved a level of refinement many steps ahead of what goes into other skills and tasks.

Is chess really that sweaty a game? If it is, that's super hype and I might like it here

@wawabywibwib said in #12:

Hard like challenging? Or hard like the hard coded fundamentals? Can you outline them for me?
4 hints in four first lvls-very hard-must consuntrate so none of your pawns and stuff like that go out-must chekmate the black team.

@Danialyazdani said in #23:

4 hints in four first lvls-very hard-must consuntrate so none of your pawns and stuff like that go out-must chekmate the black team.

I'm sorry, you lost me?

get it?

is that a no??

@Danialyazdani said in #26:

is that a no??
@Danialyazdani said in #26:
is that a no??
I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean?

The first levels?

@Danialyazdani said in #26:

is that a no??

With the exception of screwing around with another kindergartener back in the day (and we weren't taught the rules exactly right) this is the only game i've played so far.

Other chess adventures i've yet to embark on

It may sound crazy to you, but its true. Start by buying a decent club chess set and stop using any smaller ones.

You cant feel the love for chess if you have not felt the weight of the pieces and the weight each move carries.

It is like playing the guitar. you can see theory videos, you can do drills on virtual instruments, but when you do a chord on a real guitar, you will want to play it.

It is like when you are cooking something, you can see recipes and the finished dish online, get the list of ingredients, etc, but when you eat the real deal, its delicious.

Its like when you watch p#@n...... I mean, you get the idea, the real deal is better.

Then, get a book about the principles of chess, or read something online, set up the positions of the examples in your board and go ham.

@Alientcp said in #29:

It may sound crazy to you, but its true. Start by buying a decent club chess set and stop using any smaller ones.

You cant feel the love for chess if you have not felt the weight of the pieces and the weight each move carries.

It is like playing the guitar. you can see theory videos, you can do drills on virtual instruments, but when you do a chord on a real guitar, you will want to play it.

It is like when you are cooking something, you can see recipes and the finished dish online, get the list of ingredients, etc, but when you eat the real deal, its delicious.

Its like when you watch p#@n...... I mean, you get the idea, the real deal is better.

Then, get a book about the principles of chess, or read something online, set up the positions of the examples in your board and go ham.

When I first met chess, I thought the pieces were optional and arbitrary. and I mean as a little kid, before I even knew the correct rules because my kindergarten teacher told me pawns move one square and didn't mention castling or en passant. Now having just revisited it now, and having played a game with understanding of the actual rules, I had a similar thought, that the pieces are arbitrary. They could just as well look different, or even just imagine them and describe what to do with words.

Hearing such a unique take, was really interesting, and your guitar analogy really spoke to me! You piqued my interest, do you have any recommendation for what chess set I might go on to purchase, or perhaps a link?

I know that batting in baseball, at least, is very much in the feedback. You might very much be on to something!