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Improving without studying

Do you think a person can improve their chess playing without studying?

I like playing chess, but when I read how you talk about openings names, etc., my mind goes somewhere else; I can't concentrate in that stuff. I do like the training puzzles, though.

I know this must limit my skills; I have realized that I have had to figured out how to defend certain tricky openings the hard way, or with the help of the chess software analyzer that gives you tips on your mistakes, and probably reading about openings would have saved me some time. But like I said, I just seem to not be able to like reading about it...
I suppose so. This sounds sorta vague, but as your mind changes, I suppose your thinking skills change in a way.

It sounds silly, but sometimes people can get better by just not doing it. Like you see stuff differently one day and it turns out you can now play better! But you still have to play sometimes, or you'll completely forget how!

That's my opinion. :)
CA
I think study is key, I know this because I do not study and I do not improve much,
I do not think that It is only the fact that someone studies
but that He has got more serious about the game and It will traduce in his whole game
I have to admit that I do not study not because I am lazy
because there are so many things that It is very difficult where to start, like what do you study the caro kann the french defense the english or sicilian or whatever, there are millions out there, or you go for tactics or study master games or endgames, I would study if I knew what to study You know but there is so much that I play, I test it playing
I think my approach is correct at the beginning level but then I think You become some what of stagnant or improve very little so what I am gonna do now, It is just pick one idea at a time and try to get familiar with it, like a pawn structure, or bishop pair or fianchetto, I think It seems to me that most chess players are like me that are overload of data and really do not know where to choose
I also think that is part of the game, I think that is the exponential nature of the game that you have to work much harder every time, I play now because I want to have some type of background like some chess positions in my head
just to try to get familiar like testing it,
It does not seem to me that is easy for a beginner to study openings, cause to know the opening u have to know where it is going the middle game and the endgame so it is like you really have to know everything and it is very very difficult and in any opening like the exchange ruy for example ,you cant play that if u are not familiar with the endgame or u can play it but u really do not know what u are doing, u can play other thing as well, so I think the "easiest" way to improve
is play stronger players and learn by seeing what they do,
probably study is correct but you might get lost in superficial not fundamental data, in the game you are always playing and It is always going to be more essential
mabye the key of chess is patience maybe one has to play a thousand games to see some kind of improvement
but that is just my experience I suppose that books are fantastic but then again It is always easier just click the play bottom more comfortable.
I mean they did study all chess players have studied always
and a lot but in the computer generation I suppose they study a lot too but I do not know how they do it, they do it differently for sure, most amaterus like me what we do is just watch videos of kingcrusher or something, there are many ways to improve at the beginning but then I think It comes a point where one has to make the hard work.
Anyway, chess is just too difficult.
I think one thing that limits the will to study of most beginners and amateurs is the fact that there's many, many, many chess literature and aspects of the game to cover, and one can't simply focus on everything at one time, so many resolve to just do nothing.
I really recommend chesscademy.com. I drastically improved my understanding of game (and my lichess ranking) in the last month thanks to that site. It contains lessons covering pretty much all the basic aspects of the game in an easy to follow and very interactive way.
As for books and stuff, it's quite helpful to get yourself a board and to seriously dedicate time to reproduce games and to study as if it was for a school subject of any other kind. If you don't know where to start from, Aaron Nimzowitch's "My System" is probably the best chess book ever written and a must for every player that wants to make a serious approach to the game fundamentals, and can be helpful for players of almost every level. Do yourself a favor and get a copy, there's a few torrents of it around.
You can see how to continue from there once you're done, but I think you can improve a lot just with those tools.
Perhaps a coach, there are coachs here around,
there are plenty of coachs willing to give classes but You have to pay them, of course,
I think that would be interesting for someone who is really serious about the game,
to me is a casual endeavour but it is something to think about
after all they have a lot of experience under their belt.
hello aceta, I did not see your message, thanks for the web
I will look at it, yes My System is a famous book I am sure
It is worthy of ones time
but I ll try the web first I like more interactive things
I tried to read this thread, but when I saw all the walls of text without any attempt to properly break up paragraphs, my mind went somewhere else and I couldn't concentrate in that stuff. I just seem to not be able to like reading about it...

Joking aside, I think what's important first and foremost is that you play. Chess is about pattern recognition, and the more you play the more you will make mistakes and learn your mistakes and improve. You don't have to know all the right moves of an opening, you can get through many openings on sensible play alone. Also, puzzles will improve your game, and there are many ways.

If you don't like reading chess books, there are hundreds of great instructional videos on Youtube that are much easier to follow. You might try that route.
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Thanks for your input.

I should have expressed myself better, I think it's not only about reading, it also happens with videos, even with chesscademy; I made an account over there a few months ago, did the first or first two 'courses' and stopped. I may be too anxious.

Although after everything people have said in this topic, I now have the purpose to do it, at least with videos or chesscademy. Now I just need to find the will.

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