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Originally Posted by Jaroszewski  One other thing: Kingston said that you should start with the opening theory. From what I read, heard, and experienced, this is the wrong approach. You should start by studying the endgame, so you learn how to mate. After that you learn middlegame, so you know how to get into the endgame. |
I did not mean study everything. You are right that a beginner should study all phases, and that is why I recommended "The Chess Player's bible", which gives that complete start. You should learn just a few common (and interesting) lines up to the 5 th move or so. I only know about 5, and that gets me far enough.
The main thing is: get to know all the beginner concepts of all three phases, and then just play lots!