I'm ok at quake, isn't that the same?

ive heard that also applies to a multitude of other games so yeah i think so

I'm around 1900 ELO, if you want to play online I would recommend:

lichess.org
chesscube.com
chess.com

i signed up to chess.com but i have to wait 3 days before i can post anything :(

how long did it take you to get to 1900 from beginner level? that's what i'm aiming for personally.

Well I've been playing chess since I was about 8, but I reckon from beginner to competitive 1900 you could do in maybe 1000 games. If you learn strats and meta and all that I reckon.

get Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess.

Basically it teaches you how to get someone check mate and why, and then reason your way from there back to the start of the match.

Have this book at home. Great starting place!

but how's the ping?

hows the ass?

How's the ping?

in chess it's kinda irrelevant for most games.

btw, why did you stop taking your meds?

But how is the ping weird

twister is the ESR champ

Really? We should have a round robin esreality chess championship on chess.com. :)))

chess.com 2400+ elo 1 minute games are more fun to spectate than SC world champs

If you're not like 8 or 10 years old right now, you probably won't succeed in chess big time, because you need to start really early to achieve some serious level, GM, or whatever, in chess.

But if you're just planning to play for fun and be somewhat good at it, then it's not a problem at all.

I would recommend to watch banter blitz on YouTube, especially, banters with Super GM Peter Svidler. He plays blitz and comments at the same time, it's spectacular and really helpful to see. It's like many lessons in one, because he speaks about all aspects of chess not being dull at all.

I doubt you will read serious books at this level, but there's really nobody nearly as good as Dvoretsky. The notorious Carlsen is like made of his books, for example.

I play at chess.com, they have nice interface and their mobile app is great, maybe the best I've seen. The design, the simplicity blahblah but the real thing is that you could play blitz and then analyze your games instantly and without much efforts - you're just rewinding your game watching how the engine's evaluation changes. Priceless for the improvement.

Good luck there!

I play against 2 people from time to time.
I win against one of them every time.
I lose every time I play the other one.

I'm shit at chess but i have a reasonable advice anyway. Get Chessmaster and play through the academy. They key (from what I'm told) is to start with learning the end game. There are other games with arguably stronger engines, but CM will still be stronger than anything you can beat in the first place.

Try to go to a chessclub nearby, which has some activity ...
chess24 is a good onlinesite which has (some) analysis of games for free on their news site, a playing zone and there is also tactical training ...
if you want to build a white repertoire I would recommend the new 1.e4 book by Irish IM Sam Collins.

Try one of the major online platforms that have already been recommended here. If you want some instructions, I would recommend you start w/ "Winning Chess Endings: Yasser Seirawan." Focus on end-game tutorials/instructions. Your openings and mid-game will be really inconsequential at the lower end of the ELO pool.

Chessclub is a good idea, online chess is also decent. But don't play only 5 minutes blitz since you won't be able to find the best moves in a short time.

Chess.com is a great place to start

You probably gonna get overwhemled by all the strategys and openings and middle game themes and endgames but those are not important for you as a beginner. The most important thing for you is tactics (forks,pins,double attack,discovered attacks etc.)
The best strategy is worth nothing if you overlook a simple 2 move combination.

So I suggest solving tactical puzzles to start with and some basic opening knowledge.

Beast of Baku

chesstempo is great for puzzles.

You should download the "Chessmaster: Grandmaster edition" software. You'll find it easily on torrent sites. The academy is fantastic to learn the basics of most aspects of the game (movements, valuable pieces in different contexts, openings, tactics, strategies, etc.).

Once you're done with that, you should combine three things:

1. Play games (if possible on a website allowing you to analyze them afterwards with an engine)
2. Solve puzzles (for example here: http://chesstempo.com/chess-tactics.html). This is extremely helpful to get better with tactics. I cannot emphasize this enough.
3. Learn more about the theory behind different phases of the game. Be careful, though: beginners often use too much of their time studying openings. While this can obviously be very helpful to gain an early advantage, you'll lose it easily if you're not good with tactics or in the middle or end game. I would recommend choosing one or two openings as white and studying them moderately, and the same for black (one standard counter for 1. e4 and 1. d4, and possibly 1. c4). By playing, you'll end up seeing which openings or counters give you the most trouble, and what you should work on, but again avoid devoting too much of your time on openings.

There are also plenty of great guides on youtube, as well as analyses of notable games. I haven't checked their videos in a while, but when I started playing again I enjoyed watching some of the videos from this channel. The games from ChessNetwork are also super entertaining to watch, imo.

By the way, I attended the Grand Chess Tour tournament in Leuven a couple of weeks ago, with Magnus Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian, Kramnik, Topalov, Giri, Anand, Nakamura, Vachier-Lagrave and So all present... Absolutely amazing to see these guys in person! If you'd like to follow tournaments, go on 2700chess.com to see upcoming events with high-rated players, and follow them on chess24.com -- they have a great interface with extremely well-done commentary.

Wow.

how old are you and how dedicated are you?

26 now. i'm the kind of person that wants to do things to his absolute best and have grand ambitions in life i.e. ultra dedicated, although there are other things i need to do like job, starting a business and playing the violin so i only have about 1 hour free per day. not realistically enough time to make me a titled player, but when i have more time when i become more financially comfortable then i'll pretty much be spending 5+ hours per day playing chess.

well study positional chess (middle game), ENDGAME , then solve at least 3/5 puzzles (tactical/middlegame) a day to keep you mind sharp

then study the : ruy lopez , sicilian, caro kahn ,nimzo indian, queen's gambit

recommended players: to save you time and effort -> KASPAROV

if you are really dedicated you might even reach the 2400s during your 50s/60s

good luck

and if you have local grandmasters or international masters you could "seek mentorship" that would even make your life much much much easier