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Addi99

Does anybody know the best way to learn chess? Should we still use chess books? Or only online stuff? I wanted to learn the kings gambit on the internet. Then I discovered a book about it. And there is obviously much more things to say about it, because there are so many variations. So, what do you think?

CHRISCRAFTV

Chess.com/ gottamchess

EDiZKaRaMaN

I learn by analyzing the games I play.İyi oyuncuların oyunlarını analiz ediyorum.

I look at book moves. I solve a lot of puzzles.

ChessMasteryOfficial

Learn and apply the most important principles of chess. - (core of my teaching)
Always blunder-check your moves.
Solve tactics in the right way.
Analyze your games.
Study games of strong players.
Learn how to be more psychologically resilient.
Work on your time management skills.
Get a coach if you can.

RussBell

Books are arguably the best way to learn how to play chess well ...but they require that you actually study them.....and that is work......just owning them won't work. A really good chess coach would be extremely helpful as well, especially in terms of accelerating the learning process, but of course that could very quickly become much more expensive than purchasing books....

Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond

Internet resources can be good for tips and suggestions for improving your play, and for brief,, immediate exposure to a wide variety of chess topics and concepts...but they typically can't compete with books in terms of depth of learning. The following article offers some good online resources on a variety of important chess topics....

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond.....

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

Some good resources for learning the King's Gambit.....including a couple of excellent book recommendations on that opening (search 'book')...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/the-kings-gambit