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I'm an amateur player and always have trouble following long lines of moves in chess books so today I broke my actual board out to play along. Is this what most players

I always struggle knowing what to do after my opening, how do I proceed here for example? : r/AnarchyChess

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Asking for ideas and tips to improve myself as a begineer chess player : r/ chess