How can I become a master in chess?

I know the very first concepts of chess like the moves of all the pieces and how they attack. Also checks and checkmates. But I really really suck in this game. I don't have any money to buy books on it so how can I train myself in this game.





I know it is not a thing that I will learn in a night but I want something that would every time make me feel as "yes, I've learned %26lt;%26lt;this new thing%26gt;%26gt; today".





Any help?|||The best way to improve quickly is to join a local chess club. It is usually very inexpensive (sometimes only a couple of dollars per month). You will find a lot of people willing to help you and analyze your games. You may even find someone to give you some personal lessons and training. If you cannot find a club or someone to coach you, the next best thing to do is study some books and keep playing. If you cannot afford to buy a book, there are plenty at your local library for free. Find a book that discusses opening principles and you can build from there. Once you learn the opening principles and some basic mating patterns, you should work on middle and endgame strategy. You can find free lectures every hour at Free Internet Chess Server (FICS).





I suggest learning general principles first and understand the reason for them. It will take you much further than just memorizing opening lines and not really understanding the theory behind the moves. Sooner or later your opponent will not make the book moves you've memorized and you will be lost. Try some openings that appeal to you for both black and white. Once you find a couple you like, stick with them for a while. Play lots of games with them and learn the subtle nuances. It's not realistic to try and go out and learn all the openings.





If you just want to play on your own for free you can play on either Yahoo! chess or Free Internet Chess Server (FICS). There are plenty of people to play at all levels. The best thing to do to improve your play is to save your games and study them. You can email the history of your games to yourself on Yahoo! and have someone analyze them and go over them with you. At FICS you can request your games be analyzed by higher rated players on the site itself.





For some free individualized training, you can go to: http://www.chess.com/. You can study Chess Openings, solve daily puzzles and watch videos from top players.





To specifically improve upon your tactics in chess I recommend going to: http://chesstempo.com/. It is free and you can solve puzzles at your own pace. It will keep track of your skill level and slowly increase the difficulty as you get better.





The main thing is to have FUN! It's not about winning or losing, but discovering the art of chess. It's an amazing game with seemingly endless possibilities.





Good luck and get to that next level!|||There was a scientific study into this very subject not too long ago.


Basically... You can't!


It's something that you're born with... Apparently.





They studied the brain patterns of champion chess players and masters. The brain waves for the masters were consistently similar, whereas the champs' were more sporadic.





Sorry. I can't remember in any more detail.


It's worth looking up though.





Play loads of imaginary games in your head! This will help you to learn to think a few moves ahead.





Practice against other people, computers and yourself.





For books on chess... Go to a library. You don't have to take the books out or pay money in order to read them while inside the library.





You may probably never become a Chess Master, but if you keep practicing and learning, you could definitely become a Chess Champion.





Hope this helps.|||When you find out the answer to your question, please let ME know. I've been playing since 1972 and I'm no where near a master.





If you want to get better:





1) play as often as you can. (with friends, strangers, online, etc.)


2) watch as many instructional videos as you can. (YouTube is filled with them.)


3) record all of your games, so you can play them over later, and learn from your mistakes.


4) study as often as you can. (Most local libraries and dozens and dozens of chess books.)|||two things: 1)study 2)play





1) studying is usually done from books when you first start to learn chess. you don't need to buy any books just pay a visit to the local library. they may have a few or they may be able to get you some via inter-library loan when you think a certain book would help.





2) the internet is a powerful tool here ... you can play online chess at a snail pace (correspondence chess) or incredibly fast (blitz chess in realtime). Try to do a little of both to maintain a balance between deep concentration and dealing with the clock.|||Well, (sorry for the cliche) practice does make perfect. Try playing with people you know are better than you, and also try teaching the game to others so you get a better grasp of it. Even try to think about tactics and strategies you could implement. Chess is all about thinking and being clever.|||there are free websites you can play chess on. The best way to play and pick up skills against computer. You can select the level of play, and there you go, the more times you beat the computer the great you feel|||a rookie to a master?





and you expect to train YOURSELF ?





i've been playing for 20 years WITH books, and i'm still not a master





you can always play on "yahoo-chess"....its free %26amp; real people play there|||practice playing with your friends and you will get better before you now it ;)





ps. when you play thing about what you will do 3 moves ahead :))|||playing with your friends increase your ability.|||I think some answers are misleading you, others may even be offending you. Firstly, it is very hard to become a Chess Master. You will have to study about 10,000 (10 thousand) hours to reach higher levels (scientific studies published by the American Chess Federation). Secondly, if you are older than 15 and you don't know chess well yet, it is then unlikely that you will ever become a Master (again, scientific studies). The best way to improve is to buy some good books and STUDY them (not read them once but think for hours about each page). You may want to have a private tutor who is a Master already. You will have to become member of a chess club so you find a lot of different opponents to play you. Then you will have to start playing in tournaments. Tournaments will give you an official rating, which will increase when you win and decrease when you lose. If you win a lot and keep beating stronger opponents, you will go up quickly. If you are to become good you will probably have to win a lot of games from tougher and tougher opponents till you pass the 1800 mark and then work very methodically to pass the 2,000 mark and then hopefully reach the 2,200 mark, when you are declared a Master. 99% of all player never become a Master. So think about it.|||1) You need the tools and the nerves if you haven't got strong nerves or the stamina to sit 4-6 hours across the table against dangerous professionals who will come after you relentlessly with everything they've got your not going to make it forget it some people have it and others they just don't.





2) If you have all the tools the talent and strong intuition to go ahead and pursue a career in Chess then your still looking at years of hard labour work and toil in front of a checker board you'll also have to higher a coach who won't work for free.





3) Prepare to spend years fighting to climb up your countries national rating ladder gaining experience you'll get crushed many times when you win and climb up in points pressure and tension will increase there's no guarantee you'll ever become a GM or IM even after playing years on the tour.





4) You better have a big war chest it's expensive you'll have to pay for all your expenses hotel, plane,taxi fees, food everything.





It's a brutal game you have to really love Chess more than the average person to put yourself through what it really takes to be a top professional or pro.





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Some People walk away from the game with their mind a total train wreck like Bobby Fischer others walk away from Chess because they lose their love of the game or burn out while others realize that making a living at the game is very tough or next to impossible so they let their dream go.





The top talent in Chess make it because they have more heart and deep love for Chess than the rest of us they bring something extra that makes them stand out they never give up and are driven to succeed!