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Chess for beginner

Let me present. I am a complete beginner. I learned the rules from my son (8 years old).
How do i learn chess openings?
I always loose after a few moves.

Just continue to play. If you can think logically, you will improve one day. Keep track of your games and your openings will mor and more avoid the mistakes.
Hey Anabeo,

You can learn chess through many sites on the internet. A good place to start would be to learn the rules. Your son already covered that, so you're one step ahead already!

You can learn more by practicing puzzles and tactics, but mostly by playing other players. You improve when you lose to other players, so don't get upset by that. You'll improve your game by playing stronger players - it makes you think critically.

You can visit http://www.chesscademy.com/ to learn more about chess and improve your game. It has much content about openings, endgames, middlegames, etc.

You can also look up YouTube channels. One is http://www.youtube.com/user/thechesswebsite

You can also visit www.chesstempo.com for puzzles and tactics.

Of course, you can always practice on lichess using lichess' training feature: http://en.lichess.org/training

Good luck, and keep playing chess.

:)

CA
Try to always learn general thing rather than concrete. http:\\chesscademy.com might be a good place to start. I looked at some of your games and don't really understand why you resign after two moves. You have to play some moves to get better :-). Even if you don't know any opening, make something up following principles of openings to get a game going.
Visit youtube and search for "chessopenings". There are lots of chessmasters teaching how to start a game. Your opening is essantial for being successful as much as the interaction of pieces and a plan/strategy. There is much to learn from others games.

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