How to reach 2000 elo ?

How to improve in Chess ? Is it better to simply playing games or to start learning theory and puzzles and then playing ranked games ?

Like most things, improvement requires lots of study, practice and experience.

It is better to learn a good foundation and then layer more advanced concepts as you progress. While you are studying this, playing games and analyzing your own games is a constant. That is almost always going to be present.

I mostly got over 2000 rapid on chess.com by playing, analyzing and repeat for years. Of course, I solved many puzzles routinely and other things as well. You are already over 1200, so you probably already know what to do. What you did to reach 1200 is the same as 2000+...just layering more and more things gradually, but the learning process is basically the same.

Oh, of course I would also be remiss to not mention my own YouTube channel as well

https://www.youtube.com/@kesetokaiba/videos

The biggest reason people struggle in lower-level chess is because of blunders. They make them in almost every game.

A mistake can instantly put you in a bad position, no matter how well you played earlier: if you had great opening knowledge, great positional skills, great endgame skills, whatever; a single mistake can change everything (you lose a piece or get checkmated).

So, how do you avoid blunders? Follow this simple algorithm:

While avoiding blunders is crucial, I also share a few basic principles with my students. These principles help them figure out what to do in each part of the game - the opening, the middlegame, and the endgame. Understanding these simple principles is like having a map for your moves. I provide my students with more advanced algorithms that incorporate these fundamental principles. When you use this knowledge along with being careful about blunders, you're not just getting better at defending. You're also learning a well-rounded approach to chess. Keep in mind, chess is not just about not making mistakes; it's about making smart and planned moves to outsmart your opponent.

thank you guys for the very precious advices