How to climb rating ladder (1100-1400) and become a solid chess player?

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iamgurmeetsingh
I have been playing chess from last 6-8 months. When I started playing on Chess.com, I just knew basic rules. At that time, My rating points were about (500-600).I progessed from that position (progress cant be noticed as I have changed accounts) and currently I am stucked between (1100 -1300). Expecting some valuable comments from players, who have successfully escaped from this situation. Thanks A lot!!
IMKeto

711 blitz games

153 bullet games

2 standard games

iamgurmeetsingh

BobbyTalparov wrote:

FishEyedFools wrote:

711 blitz games

153 bullet games

2 standard games

1114 tactics rating with only 64% success rate

What you want to prove??

iamgurmeetsingh

iamgurmeetsingh wrote:

BobbyTalparov wrote:

FishEyedFools wrote:

711 blitz games

153 bullet games

2 standard games

1114 tactics rating with only 64% success rate

What you want to prove??

i am searching for reforms not your idiotic statements

IMKeto
iamgurmeetsingh wrote:
BobbyTalparov wrote:
FishEyedFools wrote:

711 blitz games

153 bullet games

2 standard games

1114 tactics rating with only 64% success rate

What you want to prove??

How do you expect to improve, when all your playing is fast time controls?

santiagomagno15

Try slower games instead of blitz

IMKeto

Opening Principles:
1. Control the center squares – d4-e4-d5-e5
2. Develop your minor pieces toward the center – piece activity is the key
3. Castle
4. Connect your rooks
Tactics…tactics…tactics…

Pre Move Checklist:
1. Make sure all your pieces are safe. 
2. Look for forcing move: Checks, captures, threats. You want to look at ALL forcing moves (even the bad ones) this will force you look at, and see the entire board. 
3. If there are no forcing moves, you then want to remove any of your opponent’s pieces from your side of the board. 
4. If your opponent doesn’t have any of his pieces on your side of the board, then you want to improve the position of your least active piece. 
5. After each move by your opponent, ask yourself: “What is my opponent trying to do?”

Middlegame Planning:
1. Expand your position:
a. Gain more space.
b. Improve the position of your pieces.
2. Decide on what side of the board to play.
a. Queenside: a-c files.
b. Center: d-e files.
c. Kingside: f-h files.
Compare, space, material, and weakness(es)
Play where you have the advantage.
3. DO NOT HURRY. Regroup your pieces, and be patient.

1vishal

iamgurmeetsingh wrote:

iamgurmeetsingh wrote:

BobbyTalparov wrote:

FishEyedFools wrote:

711 blitz games

153 bullet games

2 standard games

1114 tactics rating with only 64% success rate

What you want to prove??

i am searching for reforms not your idiotic statements

Have some patience first and get some sportsman ship..

lkjssserrvmtnthst

- Slow games (15 or 30 mins).

- Before making a move, double (and triple) check that you are not blundering material (be it in a 1 move capture, or multiple move combination).

- Analyse.

thedragon77

I am unrated fide how good would I be if I am 851 uscf (my highest rated win otb is 1035)

IMKeto
1vishal wrote:
iamgurmeetsingh wrote:
iamgurmeetsingh wrote:
BobbyTalparov wrote:
FishEyedFools wrote:

711 blitz games

153 bullet games

2 standard games

1114 tactics rating with only 64% success rate

What you want to prove??

i am searching for reforms not your idiotic statements

Have some patience first and get some sportsman ship..

Sadly...this is your "online chess player"

Young

Impatient

Rude

Expects/Looks for instant results

Doesnt want to put in the effort

Homsar

I'd suggest reading some books, Jeremy Silman has some good ones that would make you a better player if you read them all the way through

kindaspongey

"..., you have to make a decision: have tons of fun playing blitz (without learning much), or be serious and play with longer time controls so you can actually think.
One isn't better than another. Having fun playing bullet is great stuff, while 3-0 and 5-0 are also ways to get your pulse pounding and blood pressure leaping off the charts. But will you become a good player? Most likely not.
Of course, you can do both (long and fast games), ..." - IM Jeremy Silman (June 9, 2016)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/longer-time-controls-are-more-instructive

"... I know that a large percentage of my readers almost exclusively play on the internet – after all, you are reading this on the internet, right!? But there is a strong case for at least augmenting internet play with some OTB play, whether in a club or, better yet, a tournament. Tournament play gives you the kind of concentrated, slow chess that often helps improve your game, especially if you are inexperienced at slow play. ...How often should you play? ... A minimum of 8 OTB tournaments and about 100 slow games a year is a reasonable foundation for ongoing improvement. ... Can’t make 100? Then try for 60. ..." - NM Dan Heisman (2002)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627052239/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman16.pdf
Possibly of interest:
Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf
http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Simple-Attacking-Plans-77p3731.htm
Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev (1957)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104437/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/logichess.pdf
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev (1965)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/most-instructive-games-of-chess-ever-played/
Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (1948)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf
Back to Basics: Tactics by Dan Heisman (2007)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233537/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review585.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-back-to-basics-tactics
Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014)
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/
https://www.mongoosepress.com/catalog/excerpts/openings_amateurs.pdf
Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller (2015)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Chess_Endgames_for_Kids.pdf
A Guide to Chess Improvement by Dan Heisman (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review781.pdf
Studying Chess Made Easy by Andrew Soltis
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090448/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review750.pdf
Seirawan stuff:
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_beginner/ev_winning_chess.asp?KATID=BO&ID=BO-Beginner
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092617/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review560.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-endings
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
http://www.nystar.com/tamarkin/review1.htm

kindaspongey

"How to Reassess Your Chess, 4th Edition was designed for players in the 1400 to 2100 range." - IM Jeremy Silman (2010)

"... Just because a book contains lots of information that you don’t know, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it will be extremely helpful in making you better at this point in your chess development. ..." - Dan Heisman (2001)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626180930/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman06.pdf

The Amateur's Mind

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708094419/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/ammind.pdf

Silman's Complete Endgame Course

http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/theres-an-end-to-it-all

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708103149/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review594.pdf