Which expertise should beginners prioritize?

[storm drum]

Discuss! 👀

[severe thistle]

no question...

[mortal dawn]

Tactics without question
they are the reason why most games below the 2000 level are won or lost

[severe thistle]

exactly.

[fallen gulch]

I make drawss

[short blade]

Not hanging pieces in one move

[severe thistle]

what is the point of learning openings if your opponent crushes you in the midgame/endgame

[serene bluff]

any advice for me im 450 and this is my second month

[fallen gulch]

A opening is a tactic

[severe thistle]

nah just keep practicing/tactics etc.

[severe thistle]

no not rly

especially since these options are split so

[fallen gulch]

Get better

[serene bluff]

ok thanks someone convinced me to learn some openings like kings indian i think that helped me win a lot of games

[hexed anvil]

i love how its almost 100 voters and already have most saying tactics

[short blade]

you too

[severe thistle]

ye thats cool

[fallen gulch]

Ik

Im trying

[severe thistle]

learn a few openings still

[sinful sentinel]

whats the point of learning about the middlegame if your getting destroyed in the opening

you need to know how to start the game and basic trasp

[severe thistle]

😂

bro beginners wont play the lines you want them to

[sinful sentinel]

or else your gonna get cooked by one trick players

[severe thistle]

even then its still tactics since book moves end so quick

[hexed anvil]

ive a basic opening, e4 kf3, then its reactionary

[severe thistle]

on lower end games

[severe thistle]

if you practice tactics you should be able to spot them

[sinful sentinel]

you need to know opening principles

[severe thistle]

sure

but dont waste time memorizing theory

[sinful sentinel]

yeah def

[severe thistle]

instead you should look for attacking opportunities and tactics

[sinful sentinel]

no point in memorizing theory, pawns in center knights before bishops, castle and then attack

at least till like 1200

[mild heron]

Opening theory is not worth time

[severe thistle]

yes

[mild heron]

Like I went to 2100 without knowing any opening

Never studied an opening

[main knoll]

Endgames are the most useless thing for a beginner

[cunning vessel]

when i learned one singular opening i doubled my elo from 400 to 800

[main knoll]

I studied the bishop knight endgame but never ever used it in a game ever

[cunning vessel]

i learned the bishop's opening for white, and i have a 70% win rate with it

definately openings is most important

[main knoll]

Just know like 2 openings for white and black each

Openings are not to be completely ignored

[mild heron]

Just need to study the rooks and you are all good

Openings are overrated

[main knoll]

Just learn King's Indian and Caro Khan for black

And like Italian game or something like that for white

[mild heron]

Scandinavian was my go to opening

[placid geyser]

no time like beginning to play the bong cloud

[potent stream]

What is the point of learning how to pin pieces and create attacks when you can’t develop them in an opening. The opening always stays same. In game the board is always different and it’s hard to see through all the hidden possibilities

When you master an opening below 700 elo. You already can’t lose with the simplest of moves

1000 is somewhere advanced imo

[bright gate]

hell no

1000 is near intermediate i say

or just intermediate

[exotic pollen]

i say endgames

because engames are fundamental

to understanding chess

[lone turtle]

Like you can honestly learn opening principles and endgames is kind of common sense, but tactics are where the game changes, if you don't find it you will lose.

[elfin schooner]

You would be surprised how many games go to the endgame at 500-1000 level where one player gets crushed because they don't know the endgame. Of course, tactics should be prioritized, but having a somewhat decent endgame will really help you out (you could even just do a few endgame puzzles on chesscom until you somewhat understand endgame principles.

Also, having a decent understanding of 1 or 2 openings (one for each color) will help you dramatically. Don't need to study the opeining deep, just know the basic principles.

[lone turtle]

I go into the endgames and I also suck at it, I get your point. But we're talking beginners level here, if it was anything above 1000 I would say prioritize learning endgames. At this stage most of them miss really simple tactics that would've either win them the game or got them into a really comfortable and easy endgame. Of course since a lot of them don't find the tactics, they go into an equal endgame and it's a coin toss.

[severe thistle]

bro you just need to know the basics theres no use in memorizing theory

[pulsar vessel]

Opening principles instead of opening theory