Answers.Body: <p><strong>No, it's not,</strong> but it might still be very beneficial to you. (Chess) Stack Exchange is a question and answer site, so:</p>
  
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    <p>You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face.</p>
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  <p>(taken from <a href="https://chess.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask">here</a>).</p>
  
  <p>So <em>don't</em> expect any tutorials here, or the possibility to play an actual game against someone. However, browsing through the site you will find a lot of resources which might help you - <a href="https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/6228/what-book-should-i-refer-to-to-begin-learning-chess?rq=1">this question</a> for example. If you need a resource on a specific topic, and nobody has asked it before, please go ahead and ask for it.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Is this a good website for a mature adult who picks up new topics quickly to self-teach chess?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: It's a good site to know about, but you probably won't use it regularly for your own questions until you are much farther along. For now, you should simply look over a [series of past posts](http://chess.stackexchange.com/questions) to get a feeling for how others use this site. Past questions can also lead you to insights that might be valuable in learning faster.
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Title: Is this a good site for learning to play chess?
ThreadText: # Is this a good site for learning to play chess?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-11-12)
  
  Is this a good website for a mature adult who picks up new topics quickly to self-teach chess?
  
  **Tags:** learning
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: It's a good site to know about, but you probably won't use it regularly for your own questions until you are much farther along. For now, you should simply look over a [series of past posts](http://chess.stackexchange.com/questions) to get a feeling for how others use this site. Past questions can also lead you to insights that might be valuable in learning faster.  
  > **username_2**: chesscademy.com  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2015-11-12. Score: 11
  
  **No, it's not,** but it might still be very beneficial to you. (Chess) Stack Exchange is a question and answer site, so:
  
  > You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face.
  
  (taken from [here](https://chess.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask)).
  
  So *don't* expect any tutorials here, or the possibility to play an actual game against someone. However, browsing through the site you will find a lot of resources which might help you - [this question](https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/6228/what-book-should-i-refer-to-to-begin-learning-chess?rq=1) for example. If you need a resource on a specific topic, and nobody has asked it before, please go ahead and ask for it.
  
  
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