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because you can use sites like next chess move but it takes time , I would have thought it was harder to cheat under time pressure.
But what's the pleasure in using an engine to win? I have never understood that. After all it's not the actual person winning the game.
Well, Eric Hansen got 2600 just by playing bullet, so it's not like there's nothing to it. But it's probably highly dependent on what kind of person you are.
I looked at your last game. Never move the same piece twice until you are done developing all your pieces. There are exceptions but those exceptions are rare.

"In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else. For whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and opening must be studied in relation to the end game."
-- Jose Raul Capablanca

I recommend "Capablanca's Best Chess Endings: 60 Complete Games" by Irving Chernev. Mr. Chernev makes endgames interesting instead of tedious.

One more thing: Take advantage of the Lichess feature called "Learn from your mistakes" which you should use after every game.

Another one more thing: Never play blitz because it's not real chess. 10+0 works for me but you might want to try 10+10.

The most brilliant thing you ever did was discover this place. For studying chess and playing chess this is the best website in the universe.
Thanks for the comment , I like the quick games for fun but have started getting better results playing 10 mins , I won 4 games in a row earlier not a great achievement I know, but I am ironing out the mistakes more and more, like not getting my rooks plucked straight out of the corner , not getting forked so often and I really love the idea of discovered check.

You are right about this site it is perfect , plus I am on a limited connection and this website uses virtually no internet, it's amazing , I have looked at the learn from your mistakes thing I am still trying to fathom out how to interpret it all .

I will check out the book you mentioned.

Hope y'alls Monday ain't too savage :)

Gavin
Gavin,
I always had chess books and chess computers growing up, but my first real 'chess awakening' started when I joined a real club.
I probably went from a 1300 to around 2000 FQE in about 5 years playing real people and tournaments.

Nothing beats watching a game between masters, listening to them talk while they play (something you can't get off the net).
Just an example is stuff like "ok time for a rook lift man!" or "pass pawns must be pushed, c'mon try to stop it.."

Then you see first hand why a 'rook lift' is so dangerous and why passed pawns must indeed be pushed. That stuff stays in your head!
Good luck!

Cheers , I try playing real tired sometime and it doesn't work , I may try and find a chess club near me sometime.

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