How to get to 1000 elo and higher?
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Jul 21, 2024
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At this level (and looking at some of your games) it’s mostly just tactics and blunder checking, if you don’t hang a piece the entire game then you’ll win. Playing longer time controls like 15|10 helps with this, as well as just actually using your time. In the couple games I looked at, you always finished the game with more than half your time left, and a lot of the time you’d finish with 7 or 8 minutes in a 10 min game.
Jul 21, 2024
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#3
Learn and apply the most important principles of chess.
Always blunder-check your moves.
Solve tactics in the right way.
Analyze your games.
Study games of strong players.
Learn how to be more psychologically resilient.
Work on your time management skills.
Get a coach if you can.
Jul 21, 2024
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Just because you suck at chess and can’t improve doesn’t mean no one else wants to improve
hey everyone,just got back to chess,looking forward some matches
Hi. I checked some of your losses. Most occurred because you gave away material (a queen, a rook, an exchange). Why? You didnt take enough time. You took 0 time to allow one opponent to pin and win your queen.
first tip: stop playing blitz and bullet. You don’t have the basics down well enough to play at these speeds.
second tip. Go through some books on how masters play chess. I like Chernev’s Logical Chess Move by Move. But there are many other good books out there.
third tip. Go over your losses. Learn from them and avoid making the same mistake.
fourth tip: always check your opponent’s threats. This is a real failing for you. Figure out why he made his last move before you select your move.
fifth tip: always have a reason for every move. Be able to articulate it. Write it down if it is a slow game against a robot. Then go over the game when it is over. Check the engine’s recommendations. You can then check to see if your reasons were right. After a set of 10 games or so, you may be able to see patterns. Which of your reasons was on point? Which led you to make blunders? This will help you learn whether you are thinking correctly during a game.
good luck.
Jul 21, 2024
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I'm not great, but what helps is longer time controls, and also look before you move your piece to see if it can get taken or look to see if you can take a piece. Trade only if you gain a positional advantage or a point advantage. Don't trade pieces if your down a power piece. Review loses.
xtreme2020 wrote:
At this level (and looking at some of your games) it’s mostly just tactics and blunder checking, if you don’t hang a piece the entire game then you’ll win. Playing longer time controls like 15|10 helps with this, as well as just actually using your time. In the couple games I looked at, you always finished the game with more than half your time left, and a lot of the time you’d finish with 7 or 8 minutes in a 10 min game.
Yeah, haha. I've never really been great at sitting down and calculating positions, I just normally do what feels right.
ChessMasteryOfficial wrote:
Learn and apply the most important principles of chess.
Always blunder-check your moves.
Solve tactics in the right way.
Analyze your games.
Study games of strong players.
Learn how to be more psychologically resilient.
Work on your time management skills.
Get a coach if you can.
Funny you mention this, I was also wondering this same thing. What does it mean to " Solve tactics in the right way" ?
bobby_max wrote:
So obsessed with rating. So worried about your number. Are you one of those men that worries about the size of his equipment and wants elongation surgery too?
Not really, funny enough I'm actually a transgender female. Likewise, I'm not obsessed of my rating rather it's a fair way to measure how " good " someone else, I'm all for self-improvement and it would be nice to be good at a game I can do on my own, like chess.
TheNameofNames wrote:
xtreme2020 wrote:
At this level (and looking at some of your games) it’s mostly just tactics and blunder checking, if you don’t hang a piece the entire game then you’ll win. Playing longer time controls like 15|10 helps with this, as well as just actually using your time. In the couple games I looked at, you always finished the game with more than half your time left, and a lot of the time you’d finish with 7 or 8 minutes in a 10 min game.
its good to start trying to predict what your opponent will do, his plans. Its good to practice that even though that comes in to play more around 1200 its still good
Counter blundering is my favourite, a lot of times I just premove because of what I think my opponent would do, and they end up hanging their queen to mine and since I premove they just take my queen lmfao
mikewier wrote:
Hi. I checked some of your losses. Most occurred because you gave away material (a queen, a rook, an exchange). Why? You didnt take enough time. You took 0 time to allow one opponent to pin and win your queen.
first tip: stop playing blitz and bullet. You don’t have the basics down well enough to play at these speeds.
second tip. Go through some books on how masters play chess. I like Chernev’s Logical Chess Move by Move. But there are many other good books out there.
third tip. Go over your losses. Learn from them and avoid making the same mistake.
fourth tip: always check your opponent’s threats. This is a real failing for you. Figure out why he made his last move before you select your move.
fifth tip: always have a reason for every move. Be able to articulate it. Write it down if it is a slow game against a robot. Then go over the game when it is over. Check the engine’s recommendations. You can then check to see if your reasons were right. After a set of 10 games or so, you may be able to see patterns. Which of your reasons was on point? Which led you to make blunders? This will help you learn whether you are thinking correctly during a game.
good luck.
I remember that game, it was a stupid mistake on my end, and actually one of the tactics I've used to great success. Also I only played those games because I was waiting on a rapid tournament or was struck for time, I do normally try to do 10 minute games. Thanks for the details advice and I'll try your methods!
I'm about 900 elo and I was wondering some good study tips for how to get better at chess in general, not only to just 1000 but also higher on. May that be what time settings I should use, or what I should study, or if I should even study certain things, it all feels like so much to take in, just wanted to advice.