novice level (General)

by Dale H, Sunday, January 04, 2009, 17:52 (6188 days ago)

I am new to chess. I have been playing with a friend by email. I started in the tactics gym in the novice area. I am working my way through the sections.

I just read about your recommendation to do one section a week. Do you mean to repeat the section a few times that week until proficient?

Also I get scored at the end of the section thus: "So far you have completed X puzzles..." This score has no meaning for me. Is my score kept somewhere for later comparison? What do I do with it?

So far I am getting most but not all of the puzzles the first time around. Some seem quite difficult for the novice. Do I persist?

Sorry to be so naive. I am wondering if I have made a mistake by climbing onto this website .