Answers.Body: <p>I think that the biggest myth about chess is the one that you actually pointed out in your question. I am talking about the one about learning openings before learning endgames. I am a strong believer that endgames contribute much to your play than openings and openings. As the great chess player Capablanca pointed out that Endgames can be studied independently while Openings and the Middlegame must be studied with the knowledge of a possible ending. </p>
  
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Body: <p>What is good advice and what were myths and whizdumb of the internet that kept you from improving as much/fast as you could have?</p>
  
  <p>Play more games?
  NO!  Focused training helps more than playing random games.
  Perfect practice makes perfect not making unpunished mistakes against other weak players. </p>
  
  <p>Studying more openings?
  NO.
  You need to focus on one opening for white and black.  And MASTER them.  Learning lots of openings gives you more openings with less ability in each of them.  END GAMES will help more than learning more openings.  And tactics are also needed to help play middle games better when using a clock. </p>
  
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Title: Myths and conventional WhizDumb of the internet
ThreadText: # Myths and conventional WhizDumb of the internet
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-01-02)
  
  What is good advice and what were myths and whizdumb of the internet that kept you from improving as much/fast as you could have?
  
  Play more games?
  NO! Focused training helps more than playing random games.
  Perfect practice makes perfect not making unpunished mistakes against other weak players.
  
  Studying more openings?
  NO.
  You need to focus on one opening for white and black. And MASTER them. Learning lots of openings gives you more openings with less ability in each of them. END GAMES will help more than learning more openings. And tactics are also needed to help play middle games better when using a clock.
  
  **Tags:** opening, learning, training, study
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-01-02. Score: 5
  
  I think that the biggest myth about chess is the one that you actually pointed out in your question. I am talking about the one about learning openings before learning endgames. I am a strong believer that endgames contribute much to your play than openings and openings. As the great chess player Capablanca pointed out that Endgames can be studied independently while Openings and the Middlegame must be studied with the knowledge of a possible ending.
  
  
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