1400 rating after 2 months, any tips?

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NieSimo

Hello everybody, I'm 19 years old. I started learning chess 2 months ago, and I got to a rating of 1400 (rapid) on another site. I believe I am in a reasonably good level: I rarely blunder pieces and my tactics are somehow ok, I try to play longer time controls and I practise tactics everyday. My question is: How do I progress from here? is it time to learn openings and more strategy or should I just play more games? Do you have any useful tips and resources for an amateur like me or some study schedule in details maybe? I would like to reach an advanced position and take my chess to the next level.

Thank you!

note: So far I watched ChessNetwork's and IM John Bartholomew's videos, as well as other chess youtubers, and I found them very very helpful.

note 2: I don't use chess.com so frequently so that's why my rating here is quiet "bad" 


Edit: I know ratings aren't so precise but it's just to show where I stand so you guys could give me some tips that can really help me

notmtwain
NieSimo wrote:

Hello everybody, I'm 19 years old. I started learning chess 2 months ago, and I got to a rating of 1400 (rapid) on another site . I believe I am in a reasonably good level: I rarely blunder pieces and my tactics are somehow ok, I try to play longer time controls and I practise tactics everyday. My question is: How do I progress from here? is it time to learn openings and more strategy or should I just play more games? Do you have any useful tips and resources for an amateur like me or some study schedule in details maybe? I would like to reach an advanced position and take my chess to the next level.

Thank you!

note: So far I watched ChessNetwork's and IM John Bartholomew's videos, as well as other chess youtubers, and I found them very very helpful.

note 2: I don't use chess.com so frequently so that's why my rating here is quiet "bad" 

Ratings are not absolute measures. They rate you relative to the group of players on whatever site you got it from. Ratings from different sites aren't easily comparable.

You are the same player but you were a 1217 here. 1217 isn't bad. Many people would dream of beating a 1200.

That rating was only based on 10 games, however, so it wasn't considered very accurate. It would be interesting to see if it would have changed.

MarkGrubb

I'm similar (1400 on here). Started 9 months ago, have got gross blunders under control, practice tactics, can calculate a few candidates 2 to 4 moves deep depending on how forcing. I recently bought Amateur's Mind by Jeremy Silman and strongly recommend it. You can preview chapters on Amazon to see if it appeals. It is an introduction to evaluating positions and planning. Might help you progress.

NieSimo
notmtwain wrote:

You are smart enough to realize that ratings are not absolute measures. They rate you relative to the group of players on whatever site you got it from. Ratings from different sites aren't easily comparable.

You are the same player but you were a 1217 here. 1217 isn't bad. Many people would dream of beating a 1200.

That rating was only based on 10 games, however, so it wasn't considered very accurate. It would be interesting to see if it would have changed.

that's why I added note 2 , in lichess my rating is more accurate because I played way more games there, for chess.com i usually use it for bullet or to play casual games with my friend .

NieSimo
MarkGrubb wrote:

I'm similar (1400 on here). Started 9 months ago, have got gross blunders under control, practice tactics, can calculate a few candidates 2 to 4 moves deep depending on how forcing. I recently bought Amateur's Mind by Jeremy Silman and strongly recommend it. You can preview chapters on Amazon to see if it appeals. It is an introduction to evaluating positions and planning. Might help you progress.

Thanks you so much, I would be curious if you have any more insight since you are more experienced than I am happy.png 

MarkGrubb

My experience was that getting to 1300 was mainly about being good at basics. I feel that the breakthrough to 1400 was, in part, due to my strengthening calculation and visualisation skills, thanks to daily puzzles, which made me more confident with the pieces so I play more actively. Though I have generally improved a little in all areas. Interestingly, the one thing I haven't been working on much is openings. I know a few lines in a few openings, maybe 4 to 6 moves, that I've picked up along the way. Otherwise I play opening principles, try to respond to my opponents plans, try to understand where pressure might be coming, and try not to be put off my own plans until necessary (is their a threat yet or is it a distraction that I can deal with shortly). Also, I dont try to convert an advantage to quickly, I get nervous about blowing it, so I do take time to constrain counterplay which I later discovered is a good approach.

chamo2074

As long as you know your principles, make sure to watch the climb the rating ladder from IM Bartholomeu again, depending on your level, since he plays on chess.com I think you should watch the vids based on chess.com rating. Learn a few endgames Istrongly advise IM silman's complete endgame course and do the few first classes

AtaChess68
I think you miss Notmtwain’s point: the ratings at chess.com are approx 300 points lower then on the other site. That has nothing to do with accuracy or the amount of games played.
NieSimo
AtaChess68 wrote:
I think you miss Notmtwain’s point: the ratings at chess.com are approx 300 points lower then on the other site. That has nothing to do with accuracy or the amount of games played.

Ikr

Marie-AnneLiz

Challenge me to an unrated 15+10 or slower if you prefer and i will tell you what you can improve?