HOW TO PLAY ONLINE ON LICHESS

HOW TO PLAY ONLINE ON LICHESS

1. Open "www.lichess.org" in your Internet Browser.
2. Menu --> Click on "PLAY"
3. Click on "Quick pairing"
4. Click on the button "10+0 Rapid"
5. You will be paired with some other player, good luck for the game!

TACTICS PRACTICE on LICHESS

Practicing Tactics is one of the best ways to improve your Tournament Results.
Below are the Links in Lichess portal for Tactics Practice.

1. Basic Tactics - here you can practice various positions of Checkmates, Basic Tactics, Intermediate Tactics, Pawn Endgames & Rook Endgames.

2. Puzzles - here several positions are displayed in which you can solve the Tactics. Set the Difficulty level to "Easiest" to start with.

Click here to find Tactics based on Theme.

3. Puzzle Streak - solve progressively harder puzzles to build a winning streak.

4. Puzzle Storm - solve Tactics with a Time Control.

5. Puzzle Racer - this is a fun game mode in which you compete with other players to solve Tactics as fast as possible.

6. Puzzle Dashboard - analyze your progress in working on Tactics.

HOW TO PRACTICE Coordinates ON LICHESS

HOW TO PRACTICE "Coordinates" ON LICHESS

1. Menu --> Hold your Mouse on "LEARN".
2. Click on the third option under this "Coordinates".
3. Click on "Find square", Click on the White King icon.
4. Click on "START TRAINING".
5. Click on the squares whose name is displayed on the screen and measure your score.

Shortcut to Coordinates, Click Here

Center Counter Defense

Center Counter (Scandinavian) Defense

ECO Code B01

Gambit Line

1. e2-e4     d7-d5

2. e4xd5     Ng8-f6  

3. c2-c4     c7-c6

4. Nb1-c3

(4. d5xc6?! Nb8xc6 Black is slightly better)

4. ------    c6xd5

5. c4xd5     Nf6xd5

6. Ng1-f3    Nb8-c6

7. Bf1-b5    e7-e6

8. 0-0     Bf8-e7

9. d2-d4     0-0

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Main Line

1. e2-e4     d7-d5

2. e4xd5     Qd8xd5

3. Nb1-c3    Qd5-a5

4. d2-d4     Ng8-f6

5. Ng1-f3    c7-c6

6. Bf1-c4    Bc8-f5

7. Bc1-d2    e7-e6

8. Qd1-e2    Bf8-b4

9. 0-0-0     Nb8-d7

10. a2-a3    Bb4xc3

11. Bd2xc3    Qa5-c7

Unclear Position

CHESS MIDDLE GAME STRATEGY COURSE

Below are the details of the Chess Middle Game Strategy Course which is one of the Best Chess Courses offered by Nagesh Chess Academy.

Many students, after taking this course showed a significant improvement in their Chess play. We encourage you to enroll for this Top Chess Course and learn the Middlegame, one of the most difficult stages of a Chess game.

CHESS ENDGAME COURSE

Below are the details of the Chess Endgame Course which is one of the Best Chess Courses offered by Nagesh Chess Academy.

Many students, after taking this course showed a significant improvement in their Chess play. We encourage you to enroll for this Top Chess Course and learn the Endgame, one of the most important stages of a Chess game.

 

How to Decide what Move to Play

1. Material
If you are having more material --> Endgame is better --> Exchange Pieces, especially Queens
If you are having less material --> Middle Game is better --> Avoid Exchanging Pieces, try to Attack

2. Pawn Structure
If your Pawn Structure is better --> Endgame is better --> Try to Exchange Pieces, especially Queens
If your Pawn Structure has Weaknesses --> Middle Game is better --> Avoid exchanging Pieces, try to Attack

3. King Safety
If the enemy K position is weak, do not worry about Material or Pawn Structure --> Try to open Lines and Attack the enemy K (even sacrificing Pieces or Pawns is OK), go for Checkmate
If your own K position is weak, Protect your K with your Pieces, be careful which enemy Pieces are trying to Attack --> Try to exchange the enemy Pieces that are on strong Sqs

Guess the Move

Guess the Move

Study in Lichess
https://lichess.org/study/WROs5G3a/FvH58neI

Related Websites
https://chesstempo.com/guess-the-move/  (requires free registration)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/guessthemove
https://www.chessguessr.com/

Video
How to Play "Solitaire Chess" or "Guess the Move"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8bpFF4nnPE

Software
http://innokuo.altervista.org/chesshero.html

How to Practice Chess everyday

HOW TO PRACTICE CHESS EVERY DAY

1. Play with others. 
Best is OTB (Over The Board) or otherwise Online on Lichess.
During OTB write down the Moves in a Scoresheet.
For Online select Timecontrol 5+3 or 5+5.

2. Practice and Solve Puzzles on Lichess.
https://lichess.org/training
https://lichess.org/streak
https://lichess.org/storm

3. Learn Theory.
Topics from Chess class.

Read Articles from Chess Websites and Blogs.
Memorize Opening Moves.
Memorize the Endgame Positions and Techniques.
Read through the eBooks from the NCA Online Library (links is on the Links Page).

4. Watch Grandmaster Analysis Games Videos.
http://chessworldin.blogspot.com/2020/12/best-youtube-channels-for-chess.html

How to use the Lichess Opening Database

 HOW TO USE THE LICHESS OPENING DATABASE

1. Open Lichess Portal (https://lichess.org/).

2. Hold the cursor over the Menu option "TOOLS" and Click on "Openings". You will land on the 'Chess openings page' (https://lichess.org/opening).

3. Click on the Moves displayed in the Top-Right corner of the Boxes to view the Opening you want to learn.

4. The Percentage displayed in the Top-Left corner of the Boxes is a measure of the popularity of the move. The Evaluation Bar is displayed at the side of the Board and is a measure of whether White/Black is better.

5. To view the List of all Openings, Click on "Name tree" (https://lichess.org/opening/tree).

6. To go to the Opening Explorer Page, Click on "Explorer" (https://lichess.org/analysis#explorer).

6a. You can play through the opening by clicking on the moves in the Window in Bottom Right.

6b. You can view the Name of the Opening, Name of Variation and the ECO Code at the Top of the Window in the Bottom Right.

6c. In the same window in bottom right, you can find the Popularity of a move (Percentage of games of a particular variation & Total number of games); and also the Evaluation (in Percentage for White Wins/Black Wins/Draw).

6d. You can also search and play through a different Database by Clicking on the Button at the Top of the Window in the Bottom Right.

Masters --> Database of GM Games in Lichess

Lichess database --> Database of other player games

Player --> Database of your own games in Lichess

Nimzo Indian Defense

Nimzo Indian Defence
e3 Main Line
ECO Code E59

1. d2-d4    Ng8-f6
2. c2-c4    e7-e6
3. Nb1-c3    Bf8-b4
4. e2-e3    0-0
5. Bf1-d3    d7-d5
6. Ng1-f3    c7-c5
7. 0-0    Nb8-c6
8. a2-a3     Bb4xc3
9. b2xc3    d5xc4
10. Bd3xc4    Qd8-c7
11. Bc4-d3    e6-e5
12. Qd1-c2    Rf8-e8
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