Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 10:29:09 03/28/99
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On March 28, 1999 at 08:37:37, Thomas Marron wrote: >Hello, > >I am new to the game of chess. Although I have been playing on and off for >several years I am definatly a novice. I recently purched a copy of Chess Mentor >Comprehensive Edition and Frtiz 5.32. My question is how do I start learing >chess the most efficent way I can? Is there one area of the game that I should >concentrate on? Is there a way to think about chess that if applied early in my >career that would serve me for many years to come? If one had to rank the >importance of learning new techniques (offense, defense, midgame, endgame, >knight play, peice development) which should I stress first? I realize this >question is vague but any suggestion will be appreciated and applied. > >Thanks, > >Tom Capablanca recommended studying the endagame first, and I think we should take the advice of a world champion seriously (: Réti stressed the importance of studying tactics for begginers, so I would say study endgames and tactics first. I do not have Fritz 5.32 (or any Fritz at all), but from what I read here it is extremely strong; perhaps it it not the best opponent for you right now. I think it supports multiple engines, you can try the weaker ones first.
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