Can a old man learn this game.

Submitted by papahog on Fri, 10/24/2008 at 3:54pm.

Well I was putting that mildly when I called this a game. This is war and I am the loser in battle after battle.

I dread coming here because I get beat up all the time. On a positive note I have won a couple lately and I really like that. So it is my desire to study this some and find a way to raise my rating.

Learning what the squares are called and why a move has a designation like gxf3 and Rg1 means. I don't have a clue that shows how green I am at this game. There I go again "game" Ha.

Need to start somewhere I suppose. So there it will be.

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Comments:

by seanec - 10 months ago
CUMBRIA United Kingdom

Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 2

your not doing too bad from where I'm sitting!

by oni13 - 10 months ago
Texas United States

Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 13

you can learn more if you play more games and study the opponents move

by topnotch550 - 12 months ago
Tennessee United States

Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 80

you have great instincts refine those with some study and most importantly keep playing. You are a fine sportsman and the wins will come take it from someone who won 27 games and lost 882 befor coming to this site.This site with all its goodies and great ppl have helped me by leaps and bounds

by hicetnunc - 13 months ago
Neuilly-sur-Seine France

Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 3182

Maybe you could consider getting a couple of books with verbal explanations - check the 'winning' series by Yasser Seïrawan : he explains a lot of things in a very enlightening way

Good luck !

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