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Would anyone like to give me advice? :3

@AmiralFanchon said in #18:

As a beginner myself, I am not able to comment your game, but Stockfish at Level 4 is already around 1600.

If you correlate with the median rating on Lichess to be around 1400, you are facing a bot better than 50% of the players.

I can only advise to play each Stockfish level gradually and only level up when you consistantely beat it.

Ok that makes more sense, I should probably play lvl 2 and 1 and get better from there.
Thx for the advice, I will try to use this in the future.

@AmiralFanchon said in #18: > As a beginner myself, I am not able to comment your game, but Stockfish at Level 4 is already around 1600. > > If you correlate with the median rating on Lichess to be around 1400, you are facing a bot better than 50% of the players. > > I can only advise to play each Stockfish level gradually and only level up when you consistantely beat it. Ok that makes more sense, I should probably play lvl 2 and 1 and get better from there. Thx for the advice, I will try to use this in the future.

@chessdotcomissatan said in #10:

did you leave your queen hanging on f7 i have to use my crappy memory to figure it out lol

My queen was e3

13 you took on f7 no?

Sorry I will be honest I didn't understand what you were saying...

@chessdotcomissatan said in #10: > > > did you leave your queen hanging on f7 i have to use my crappy memory to figure it out lol > > > > My queen was e3 > > 13 you took on f7 no? Sorry I will be honest I didn't understand what you were saying...

@derkleineJo said in #23:

@That1Geek Read this forum post and follow the links you'll find there.

https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/where-to-start-my-learning?page=2#17

Good luck on your lifelong chess journey!

Ok thx for that, I'll look through it :D

@derkleineJo said in #23: > @That1Geek Read this forum post and follow the links you'll find there. > > https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/where-to-start-my-learning?page=2#17 > > Good luck on your lifelong chess journey! Ok thx for that, I'll look through it :D

@shadow1414 said in #16:

#1: In that game, you moved too quickly. Slow down. Like moving your Rooks out of their corners, time is a resource. To improve, play 15+10, use all of the time allowed, survive on low time---even under ten seconds---via increment, and analyze the games to learn from your errors. A good idea is to first analyze the games by yourself, then ask for Stockfish's input. This way, your own thinking ability will improve more.

Ok so I slowed down a little bit and tried to play more strategic and looked at my moves, And I think I just played my best game yet.
Screenshot 2026-01-26 4.56.52 PM.png

@shadow1414 said in #16: > #1: In that game, you moved too quickly. Slow down. Like moving your Rooks out of their corners, time is a resource. To improve, play 15+10, use all of the time allowed, survive on low time---even under ten seconds---via increment, and analyze the games to learn from your errors. A good idea is to first analyze the games by yourself, then ask for Stockfish's input. This way, your own thinking ability will improve more. Ok so I slowed down a little bit and tried to play more strategic and looked at my moves, And I think I just played my best game yet. ![Screenshot 2026-01-26 4.56.52 PM.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=gjD3BpksPJFD.png&w=864&sig=b0ac2fc51c58a7dd8c251b5513fbbd1ac9123066)

Quick note : post the URL/link of the games you want to share. It will be easier for us to look at than a screenshot.

Quick note : post the URL/link of the games you want to share. It will be easier for us to look at than a screenshot.

https[colon]//lichess[period]org/OVqlFfTT

https://lichess.org/OVqlFfTT

(~44 minutes ago)

https[colon]//lichess[period]org/OVqlFfTT https://lichess.org/OVqlFfTT (~44 minutes ago)

You would have been in serious trouble (~5.6 advantage for Stockfish level 2) if Stockfish level 2 had played 11 dxc6 instead of 11 b6. You need to strive to avoid doing things like 2...b5.
"... Logical Chess [(Batsford edition by Chernev)] ... a collection of 33 games ... is definitely for beginners and players who are just starting to learn about development, weak squares, the centre, standard attacking ideas, and the like. In many ways, it would [be] a wonderful 'first' book (or first 'serious' book, after the ones which teach the rules and elementary mates, for example), and a nice gift for a young player just taking up chess. ..." - IM John Watson (1999)
https://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/assorted-recent-books
https://www.amazon.com/Logical-Chess-Every-Explained-Algebraic/dp/0713484640?asin=0713484640&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1004861

You would have been in serious trouble (~5.6 advantage for Stockfish level 2) if Stockfish level 2 had played 11 dxc6 instead of 11 b6. You need to strive to avoid doing things like 2...b5. "... Logical Chess [(Batsford edition by Chernev)] ... a collection of 33 games ... is definitely for beginners and players who are just starting to learn about development, weak squares, the centre, standard attacking ideas, and the like. In many ways, it would [be] a wonderful 'first' book (or first 'serious' book, after the ones which teach the rules and elementary mates, for example), and a nice gift for a young player just taking up chess. ..." - IM John Watson (1999) https://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/assorted-recent-books https://www.amazon.com/Logical-Chess-Every-Explained-Algebraic/dp/0713484640?asin=0713484640&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1 https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1004861

Play real players instead of bots.

Play real players instead of bots.

check out this fellow's very much enlightening most frequent beginner errors

they instantly make sense by merely reading, and are thus easily remembered when playing, and grant for a good jump in level of your play:
https://lichess.org/@/nikolan98/blog/top-5-mistakes-you-should-avoid-in-your-games/YdeZVxG0

and also the forum to it
https://lichess.org/forum/community-blog-discussions/ublog-YdeZVxG0
...with also 4 more issues by me in post #4

check out this fellow's very much enlightening most frequent beginner errors they instantly make sense by merely reading, and are thus easily remembered when playing, and grant for a good jump in level of your play: https://lichess.org/@/nikolan98/blog/top-5-mistakes-you-should-avoid-in-your-games/YdeZVxG0 and also the forum to it https://lichess.org/forum/community-blog-discussions/ublog-YdeZVxG0 ...with also 4 more issues by me in post #4

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