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Getting started with chess: where do I begin?

amber-otter-75

Photos and details in the replies if people want them.

Photos and details in the replies if people want them.

late-hazel-44

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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copper-rowan-91

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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quiet-sparrow-12

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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tidal-yarrow-98

Saving this for later.

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quiet-wren-21

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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copper-lichen-489 more

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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amber-finch-784 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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quiet-clover-403 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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gentle-otter-69

quiet-clover-40 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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misty-rowan-561 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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late-beech-91

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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woven-wren-893 more

The official docs are better than they look.

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silver-birch-61 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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hollow-moth-97

silver-birch-6 wrote:

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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rustling-pine-51

woven-wren-89 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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tidal-alder-61

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

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bright-yarrow-28

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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pale-hazel-36

The official docs are better than they look.

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rustling-fern-40

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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tidal-lichen-173 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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misty-clover-351 more

tidal-lichen-17 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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late-hazel-12

Saving this for later.

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dusky-yarrow-45

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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