New Beginner's Video From GM Susan Polgar

So you're new to chess. Maybe you've learned the basics like how each piece moves, and maybe even things like castling and opening principles about controlling the centre of the board. Now you want to move forward but the next step up the ladder of chess skill isn't clear?

This is a common problem. Most beginners think that after learning the rules to chess, they then should start at the beginning; the opening. Wrong.

What you need to do first is to learn to walk. That means learning the basic 'language' of logic in chess upon which everything else is built upon. From openings to much else besides.

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Here is what you should be looking to work on: skewers, forks, discovered checks, smothered mates, forced play, decoys and pins.

These aren't tricks or gimmicks that unscrupulous players use, it's the standard method of operation. Along with this you should also be working on exchange puzzles and mate-in-one problems. Learning, training yourself to see these when, and if, they arise in a game is key to chess success.

There are a few learning resources I've recommended on this blog that will help you get off the ground, but now we can happily add another one, a new vid from one of the greatest female chess grand masters of all time, Susan Polgar!

In the first ten minutes, GM Polgar covers things like the importance of controlling the centre and not bringing the queen out too early, if you already know that stuff, just skip to 10min30 for the tactics.




Looks good and well worth taking the time to watch, but I haven't seen the full 3 hour thing yet. It would be interesting to see how much she covers in the DVD.


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