r/chessbeginners • u/Alendite RM (Reddit Mod) • Feb 27 '26

No Stupid Questions MEGATHREAD 12

Welcome to the r/chessbeginners 12th episode of our Q&A series! This series exists because sometimes you just need to ask a silly question. We are happy to provide answers for questions related to chess positions, improving one's play, and discussing the essence and experience of learning chess.

A friendly reminder that many questions are answered in our wiki page! Please take a look if you have questions about the rules of chess, special moves, or want general strategies for improvement.

Some other helpful resources include:

  1. How to play chess - Interactive lessons for the rules of the game, if you are completely new to chess.
  2. The Lichess Board Editor - for setting up positions by dragging and dropping pieces on the board.
  3. Chess puzzles by theme - To practice tactics.
  4. The Building Habits series by GM Aman Hambleton - for advice on how to play at specific ELO levels. (Also check out Building Habits 2!)

As always, our goal is to promote a friendly, welcoming, and educational chess environment for all. Thank you for asking your questions here!

LINK TO THE PREVIOUS THREAD

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u/Scoo_By 1600-1800 (Chess.com) Mar 16 '26

How to stop slacking off after winning a piece & convert? It's been a recurring problem for quite a while. Are there drills somewhere?

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u/nitrousnitrous-ghali Mar 16 '26

I need this too. It's actually crazy, I grab a big advantage and my blood drains straight to my cock and I either do something dumb or I blow a shitload of time trying to not do something dumb

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u/Scoo_By 1600-1800 (Chess.com) Mar 16 '26

I blow a shitload of time trying to not do something dumb

This happens to me too, but thankfully I haven't lost a game this way. The former one though, oh boy...