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May 20, 2021
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Im sorry for my eng. I think you have to play rapid 10min and then 30min. You will have more time to do better moves.
I am not as advanced player as you are, but getting beaten in an FIDE tournament is not a reason to get discouraged. Those 1100-1200 players who beat you just might be starting out as well and must be much better players than their rating indicates. Good luck!
May 20, 2021
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InnerComet wrote:
I am not as advanced player as you are, but getting beaten in an FIDE tournament is not a reason to get discouraged. Those 1100-1200 players who beat you just might be starting out as well and must be much better players than their rating indicates. Good luck!
The part of the reason was career and higher studies so never really got a chance to practice anyways!
May 20, 2021
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#6
Hello Phoenix.
My best advice to you is just analyze your games, and figure out for yourself where you're getting clobbered at. I am currently in the lower 1500's, and in a slump from the higher 1500's where I started out at. It's no doubt discouraging when you know you're a National Class B player( 1600-1800 ELO) and finding that players rated 100's lower then you are still able to beat you, however, I wouldn't look so much into that as to which games you may be losing it. I know for a fact, for instance, that one of my weaknesses is when white opens with that queen pawn, there's a 90 percent chance I'm going to lose no matter what my opponent's rating is! Also, it's never a good mentality to have that just because a player is lower rated that it's going to be an easy fight. Your opponent may still know some traps in the early opening games that higher rated players can fall into. Never discouraged over that. It's a game, we can only play the games we know, and play only the moves we can see. I hope this is as easy as finding a pattern to which games you may be losing the most to. But this is just advice from the town idiot, I don't think I'm any smarter then the guy sitting next to me.
May 21, 2021
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#7
Hi! I see you dont play rapid after advice. why? you have to analyze if you lost. i see you do it if you won 
Play when your mind is good that’s what I did. Also make sure your not making any blunders
May 21, 2021
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#10
There are a variety of factors that go into making a good player. Visualization ability, good memory, intelligence, spatial problem-solving, calmness under pressure, and more. Perhaps the sum of your innate talents will only carry you to 1800-1900 level even with a a lot of work--it's simply not true that anyone can become a master if they work long enough and hard enough.
As an adult you probably do not have the time to devote yourself to massive amounts of chess study. Do learn endings, particularly K+P and rook endings. Limit yourself to a couple of defences and an opening system you like so you can--with a little experience--avoid getting poor positions in the opening. Forget blitz, it's not a learning tool. Longer time controls give you practice in analyzing positions and calculating variations, much more important than instant pattern recognition.
Most importantly, don't take chess so seriously. Sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you. Enjoy those games when you play well, even if your opponent plays better and gets the win. Analyze your games and see what type of mistakes you make--you'll be less likely to make the same mistakes again. And if you "only" get to and otb rating of 1850, remember that that puts you above the vast majority of regular chess players.
May 21, 2021
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#11
verbatemchess wrote:
Hi! I see you dont play rapid after advice. why? you have to analyze if you lost. i see you do it if you won
I'm playing rapid too along with blitz, and analyzing both though, can you see what I'm analyzing?
May 21, 2021
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#12
Optimissed wrote:
Hi, the best tool by far that they give you here is 3-day. Play 3-day seriously, sometimes taking up to an hour or more over one move. Don't play too many games at a time. A small number at first and as your rating improves, slightly more as you get used to it but never play so many that you can't afford the time to carefully analyse each move with the analysis tool. As you improve and you get to play with people 1800+, you'll see that there's a big improvement in the standard of the opposition and that should pass on to you too. You will learn openings and learn how to recover from your own errors and hopefully punish the errors of the opponent. It is also by far the most satisfying form of chess they play here. Also play ten minute and 30 minute games live. My favourite format for a slowish live game is 15/0 minutes but can be hard to get games at 15/0.
3 day games, sounds like a lot, may be doable though. I don't know if I can find that time to sit to find one move and forget about it the rest of the day only to come back later next day. I probably would have done it in my teens when I had more time, haha!
Im not 2k+ but a big thing that helped me was I asked a ton of questions to better players, and played games with players 200+-400+ it really helped (if you start going 800+ it helps but you just get creamed in 10 moves so…)
May 22, 2021
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#14
Dear phoenix39115,
I am a certified, full-time chess coach and International Master, so I have seen it and tried it all.
There are so many ways to get better and I know it can be overwhelming.
You can learn from free videos on youtube, there are books at your disposal that can all help, but they are not tailored to your needs.
One of the most important things you can do is to analyze your games! You must learn from your mistakes! That is a priority. You can't really move on to a new, different topic and learn new ideas if you still make the same mistakes over and over again!
This is where a chess coach comes into the picture. A good coach can show you how to study, what to study, gives you the material YOU need. Naturally, it takes time to use everything in practice, but if you are relentless and persistent you will succeed!
You should learn the main principles in every area of the game (opening, middlegame, endgame). Don't focus on only one part! You should improve your tactical vision as well as it is part of all areas!
This how I built my training program for my students. We discuss more than one topic during a lesson so it's always interesting and they can improve constantly. I give homework too and the right tools to make practicing enjoyable and effective!
Don't worry about your rating and the ups and downs! Just keep on playing and practicing!
I hope this helps. I wish you good games and 100+ extra ratings
Yes, play Daily games. Analyse positions over 3 days. Use a chess set. Day 1 save your analysis. Day 2 revise your analysis. Day three make your decision and play your move. I find 12 games comfortable and because of time zone differences I usually have 5 or 6 games to think about over breakfast. I also play 3/2 but limber up with 2/1. Good luck.
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May 22, 2021
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#17
phoenix39115 написал:
verbatemchess wrote:
Hi! I see you dont play rapid after advice. why? you have to analyze if you lost. i see you do it if you won
I'm playing rapid too along with blitz, and analyzing both though, can you see what I'm analyzing?
Yeah I can see analyzed games. Its indicated by the scores.
My top is 2700+ at tactics problems and 46 or 47 at Puzzle Rush and I'm stuck at 1700+ blitz. Trust me tactics aren't your issue it's strategy. You need to start learning openings and their piece pattern motifs once you do that your tactical ratings will more accurately reflect your chess ratings.
Play puzzle before you play rated games, it really helps you see tactical moves easier and quicker, just do puzzle for about 30 mins and you will win your games. Thank me later
Hello, I was wondering if anyone can help? Im not stuck at 1700, im nearing 2000 but when i play and win against higher players it says i played like a 1500? My question is how does the computer come up with these analysis and should i change my play if im already winning? I just dont understand and chess.com doesnt provide me with a way to answer my questions? here is an example... https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/90298730293?tab=analysis&move=76
Any tips from 2000+ or anyone really please help, I'm trying to improve my game from so long while stuck at around 1700 (1600-1800 range). I have played chess on & off throughout my life growing up and got stuck at 1600 - 1700 for a couple of years and quit playing seriously after loosing in a few FIDE tournaments to a bunch of 1100-1200s. I did not play chess for early part of my adulthood and picked it up again only last year. But playing consistently for a few months now, I'm realizing I'm still stuck even if I study my games and tactics. There are times when I loose to 1500 or lower (no offense to my fellow 1500 friends). Point is, I'm getting nowhere and not sure what's my biggest weaknesses? I mostly play blitz, should I play rapid / standard more often? or do I study some more openings / endgames? Can someone help analyze my games? I have tactics puzzle rating at approx 2300 consistently, but I don't how accurate those are really given my lower ratings in blitz / rapid. Sometimes it just gets frustrating, lol. How can I have a consistent strength to play at 2000 and above?