i mean dude you gotta learn this game yourself
@coffeeorzzZ said in #18:
> ... an article I read before, it suggested that players should castle as quickly as possible. ... I castle so late lately. Maybe I should change this habit and see if I can perform better. ...
[Event "St Petersburg"] [Date "1874.??.??"] [White "Victor Knorre"] [Black "Mikhail Chigorin"] [ECO "C50"] 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 O-O Nf6 5 d3 d6 6 Bg5 h6 7 Bh4
"... This natural move is actually a mistake, ... White has committed his king early and is inviting Black to attack! ..." - GM Glenn Flear (2010)
7...g5
"... Mikhail Chigorin ... realized it was safe to move the g-pawn forward because he hadn't castled kingside. ..." - GM John Emms (2018)
8 Bg3 h5 9 Nxg5 h4 10 Nxf7 hxg3 11 Nxd8 Bg4 12 Qd2 Nd4 13 Nc3 Nf3+ 14 gxf3 Bxf3 0-1
www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1337259
"... For those who like to castle at the earliest opportunity - underestimate potential action in front of your king at your peril! ..." - GM Glenn Flear (2010)
"... [After 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 d3 Nf6 5 Nc3 d6 6 Bg5,] 6...O-O is met by 7 Nd5!, ... When White takes the knight on f6, Black will have to recapture with the pawn which will leave the king on g8 badly exposed. ... Let's go through what Black should play instead: 6...h6! ..." - First Steps: 1 e4 e5 (2018) by GM John Emms
www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7790.pdf
> ... an article I read before, it suggested that players should castle as quickly as possible. ... I castle so late lately. Maybe I should change this habit and see if I can perform better. ...
[Event "St Petersburg"] [Date "1874.??.??"] [White "Victor Knorre"] [Black "Mikhail Chigorin"] [ECO "C50"] 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 O-O Nf6 5 d3 d6 6 Bg5 h6 7 Bh4
"... This natural move is actually a mistake, ... White has committed his king early and is inviting Black to attack! ..." - GM Glenn Flear (2010)
7...g5
"... Mikhail Chigorin ... realized it was safe to move the g-pawn forward because he hadn't castled kingside. ..." - GM John Emms (2018)
8 Bg3 h5 9 Nxg5 h4 10 Nxf7 hxg3 11 Nxd8 Bg4 12 Qd2 Nd4 13 Nc3 Nf3+ 14 gxf3 Bxf3 0-1
www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1337259
"... For those who like to castle at the earliest opportunity - underestimate potential action in front of your king at your peril! ..." - GM Glenn Flear (2010)
"... [After 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 d3 Nf6 5 Nc3 d6 6 Bg5,] 6...O-O is met by 7 Nd5!, ... When White takes the knight on f6, Black will have to recapture with the pawn which will leave the king on g8 badly exposed. ... Let's go through what Black should play instead: 6...h6! ..." - First Steps: 1 e4 e5 (2018) by GM John Emms
www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7790.pdf
@coffeeorzzZ said in #19:
> Yes, and I also joined a chatroom but I ended up learning nothing or having any communication with members.
> And I really didn't get what they are talking about, so I just quited in silence and played games alone in my spare time.
ain't there courses held for members in the chess club? follow some chess course start from scratch might be a better choice at the time being. btw ,what is the aforementioned chatroom?Could you show me the link ?
> Yes, and I also joined a chatroom but I ended up learning nothing or having any communication with members.
> And I really didn't get what they are talking about, so I just quited in silence and played games alone in my spare time.
ain't there courses held for members in the chess club? follow some chess course start from scratch might be a better choice at the time being. btw ,what is the aforementioned chatroom?Could you show me the link ?