READ THIS IF YOU ARE LESS THAN 1000 RATED

Today I will be telling you how to get better (to reach 1000+ elo) in both Chess.com and in USChess. 

1. Don't trade everything

2. Don't bring your queen out in the opening

3. Don't Scholar's Mate

4. Castle within the first 10 - 12 moves

5. Use Queen's Gambit instead of King's Gambit

6. Only accept gambits if you know the lines (accepting King's Gambit without knowing the lines is the only exception)

7. DO NOT play the Blackburne Shilling over 800 elo rated players

8. DO NOT take the free pawn in the Blackburne Shilling

9. Remember lots of lines in Analysis

10. Move within 25 seconds

A few things I'd like to add (yes I'm <1000, but I plan to change that)

1. While there are exceptions to this, do trade if you are up a considerable amount of material.

2. There are some very rare instances where bringing the queen out early is correct. For example, after 3. Nxe5 fxe5 in the Damiano Defense, the aggressive 4. Qh5+ is actually the correct move. Every other move is a blunder.

3. Learn opening traps to stop them. Do not learn them to play them.

4. Equal trades aren't always equal. Don't trade a very active bishop for an enemy knight that's in a completely useless spot.

5. When faced with the Vienna Gambit as black, do NOT take the f-pawn. d5 is the correct move.

Dear Fr3nchToastCrunch,

I like your arguments, and I would like to add a few comments.

2. There are some very rare instances where bringing the queen out early is correct. For example, after 3. Nxe5 fxe5 in the Damiano Defense, the aggressive 4. Qh5+ is actually the correct move. Every other move is a blunder.

I like this comment, but I want to clear something. ALL PEOPLE SHOULD NEVER MOVE THE F-PAWN UNLESS THEY KNOW THE LINES, THAT IS GOING TO BE NO. 11. 

What would happen if you move your f-pawn?

FULLY THOROUGH ANSWER:

Although there may be some benefits if you know lots of lines with the f-pawn, there are many games where people lost due to not having the f-pawn. Moving the f-pawn creates weaknesses for your king, this can be exploited to make your opponent launch several attacks. If you try to use it in the beginning, well now that there's no piece guarding the king, your oppnent may launch attacks and eventually checkmate you.

Nice tips, the both of you...

hardly 2-3 points were useful

many points can backfire badly

about castling within first 10-12 moves . that can have many disadvantages

you can read about it here - https://www.chess.com/blog/TheMonkPlayingChess/castling-story

and crossing first milestone and few useful tips approved by titled players is covered in this - https://www.chess.com/blog/TheMonkPlayingChess/the-first-step

Wow! Nice tips, that's probably the most key points to getting over 1000

Wow nice tips. But i've already been using these rules before u came up with it and my rating is not getting any better

Bruh i already know all of this and its still not helping

My comments (currently 860 Rapid on this account, 1040 on my other chess.com account).

1. Do trade if you are ahead on material, as a rough rule of thumb at least two points ahead.

2. Don't bring your Queen out in the opening - yes. I have often punished opponents who flouted that rule.

3. Don't Scholar's Mate - agree. Only the lowest-rated are likely to have never encountered it.

4. Early castling is generally good. If possible I clear out my back rank as quickly as possible and perhaps enable short or long castling, weighing up which is better and I try to leave it open momentarily which way I will go, so as to leave the opponent guessing.

5. I have never used either of them often enough to have a definite opinion. The only sacrificial-type sequence I have used with some success is the Fried Liver, and I don't think it is a gambit.

6. Same as 5 - I probably need to study gambits to know how best to use them. Failed gambits can be disastrous.

7 and 8 - much like 5 and 6.

9. Studying Analysis and Game Review is a good idea. Over time, patterns establish themselves in your mind.

10. I take as much time as I reasonably need. I should note that I rarely play Blitz as I just do not process my chess moves that fast. I most often play 30 minute Rapid in chess.com. Sometimes I do speed up if the opponent is in time trouble, just to take advantage of it.

I do all of this too for every single game and its not helping me get anywhere

Reviewed a couple random games of yours.

No offense, but your level of chess skill is too low for these tips to help you. Before you can take advantage of these tips, you need to clean up your playing, avoid hanging pieces, take all pieces your opponent hangs, and most of all - learn some openings. Right now it doesn't look like you're really staying in book, especially when you lose. If you do these things, I think your rating really will jump.

I have not examined any of your games, but if as Qoiuoiuoiuoiu says, you are hanging pieces you need to stop doing that. Because it gives your opponent a material advantage right off.

you can try reading my blogs maybe they can help .

yep and im quitting chess

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/137528360236?tab=review&move=34

An illustration of my views on trading, from a game two days ago. I exchanged Queens while two points up and not long after the opponent resigned. The Review stated it was the only good move and it was indeed rated "Great".

Thank you!

Try watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCSbzArwB10

Moving the f-pawn can be dangerous but that shouldn't deter you too harshly from moving it. If you castle queenside then you can freely move the f-pawn, and if you castle kingside you can slide your king to h1 or h8 and push your f-pawn supported by your rook. It can actually be very powerful.