How to increase ratings from 1500 to 1800 in just 3 months?

I have started to take chess seriouly and would like to see myself 1800+ rated in 3 months time. I am not doing anything new like trainings, etc but have made a point to view the board more closely before making any move. Do you think in general, it is possible to move from 1500 to 1800+ in 3 months. Any suggestions leading to this result will be helpful for me. Pls also note that I can't devote more than 1 hour per day for chess because of job considerations.

I plotted my ratings over last few games and see a downward trend. Is this alarming, or conveys some meaning?

hmmm intresting question ....i am playing for 1 year and my rating is just 1270....may be i am not smart.....but if u get a formula to imrove ones rating share it with me too

Wow!That is cool.

It's for chess.com rating. Sure Abhshek2 might have invested a lot of time. And time is the rare commodity which I can't spare much. What I need to know is a simple and sophisticated approach. I am also planning to start reading the Silman book "Reassess your chess". Still, can you answer:

1) Is playing higher rated players (1800+) advantageous at my level?

2) Is one hour per day sufficient to achieve 1800+ in 3 months?

3) Should I change my opening (although I have not mastered one, I frequently play d4)?

It's for chess.com rating. Sure Abhshek2 might have invested a lot of time. And time is the rare commodity which I can't spare much. What I need to know is a simple and sophisticated approach. I am also planning to start reading the Silman book "Reassess your chess". Still, can you answer:

1) Is playing higher rated players (1800+) advantageous at my level?

2) Is one hour per day sufficient to achieve 1800+ in 3 months?

3) Should I change my opening (although I have not mastered one, I frequently play d4)?

Ratings don't play chess.

Ratings in chess.com aren't so important. There are many people who play chess here for fun. So if you want to improve at playing chess it is better to play tournaments, buy books, play at a chess club in your city, etc.

He who loves (chess) practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast. --Leonardo da Vinci

Although playing chess is fun, I want to monitor my progress through a yardstick of ratings so as to know my efforts are in the right direction.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

If you hired a personal trainer who was able to pinpoint specific weaknesses and give you exercises to work on, then maybe it's possible.  That hour a day limitation though seems too little.  IMHO it can't be done without a trainer and more time per day.  It's just an opinion though so go for it and best of luck at achieving your goals.

Unless you are young and talented; and already have some hundred hours of practice, i would say: Forget it

yes its actually true but its like a circle of hell, you know not only because you are often correct were the majority is wrong,you get confirmation because your perception leaves you there, a self confirming circle on top.

Even if a cartoon character said it, its still true : wether you believe you can do it or you dont, its true.

its true you know maybe a GM can still be stronger then an IM even though he has a lower rating, but after that logic can´t someone become GM who doesnt have GM strength?? well im not talking about me, but for the sake of argument can´t someone become GM even though he has "only" IM strength?

what other deceptions could they possible suffer from?

A strong player requires only a few minutes of thought to get to the heart of the conflict. You see a solution immediately, and half an hour later merely convince yourself that your intuition has not deceived you.  -  David Bronstein

Don't listen to the nay-sayers.  I assume you're not talking about becoming a professional or anything, just trying to improve your skill at the game.  The fastest way to improve is to avoid blunders.  Once you've decided on a move, try to find your opponent's best response before making that move -- it's a good way to help prevent dumb moves.  Beyond that, read a good book.  I'd suggest How to Reassess Your Chess by Silman.  Very helpful in regard to understand what's going on in any position.

Play a lot of games,that's a good way to improve too!

To sum it up; there excists no known shortcuts to Nirvana, although some cheap trainers would like you to think so.

Your highest rating is 1520 in online chess, so I assume that's the number you're talking about. The others are way way too low to even think about getting to 1800 in 3 months. But my humble opinion is that you simply forget about the number and concentrate on studying chess.

First, a premium membership here will help a lot. Even at the lowest level, you have unlimited access to the Tactics Trainer, which is invaluable in sharpening your skills. Barring that, seek out Chess Tactics Server and play, literally, thousands of tactical problems to enhance your vision.

Reading and rereading and really STUDYING a couple of good books is extremely important. IMHO, "Reassess Your Chess" is probably a little advanced for players at our level. A better use of your time right now might be "Logical Chess Move by Move" by Chernev and "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess" by Wolff. As for Silman, his "Complete Endgame Course" is the gold standard from which anyone can benefit.

To reiterate: 1) tons and tons of tactics, 2) lots of slow play, and 3) a few fundamentally important books. If the number is going to come, then it will. If not, you will have a vastly deeper understanding and appreciation of chess. It's a win/win no matter how you look at it.

I assume you lead a busy life, so it can be difficult for you to concentrate for long periods of time.

I would start with calculation and analysis; it doesn't have to be very deep, of your own games.

As I assume you don't want to become World Champion, build yourself a good opening repertoire (pick the ones you like the most, within reason, of course), and stay in touch with the latest opening trends. I would combine them with the training of tactical positions.

This being said, my recommended guidelines for a weekly plan go as follows:

5-10 minutes games to reactivate your reflexes.

Study some openings, the ones suggested in this website are more than enough: http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-directory

Study your own games and exert hard criticism on yourself.

Play and analyse 10 GM games.

Play Chess in a team and carry out post-mortem analyses. In this way, you can learn while having fun, like in social gatherings.

Recommended training time: 3 hours studying, 6 hours playing per week.

Always play twice as you study, at least at low-medium levels is always a safe bet.

Please take into account that it's difficult to assess someone over the Internet and without much detail. This guidelines I just gave you were given to my by one of the best teachers in Spain, Antonio Gude. Namely, he is the Dan Heisman of Spain.