just hit 1200...now what?
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Oct 28, 2018
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#4
I think 1400. I feel there is a pretty big difference in those at 1200 and 1400.
Welcome to Class D 
| Rating range | Category |
|---|---|
| 2700+ | World Championship contenders |
| 2500–2700 | most Grandmasters (GM) |
| 2400–2500 | most International Masters (IM) and some Grandmasters (GM) |
| 2300–2400 | FIDE Masters (FM) |
| 2200–2300 | FIDE Candidate Masters (CM), most national masters |
| 2000–2200 | candidate masters, experts (USA) |
| 1800–2000 | Class A, category 1 |
| 1600–1800 | Class B, category 2 |
| 1400–1600 | Class C, category 3 |
| 1200–1400 | Class D, category 4 |
| below 1200 | novices |
Now onto the next level. Go go go! (I'm assuming these might be outdated....)
Oct 28, 2018
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#6
Set your goals so that they stretch your abilities, but remain realistic. 200-point increments might fit the bill... having achieved 1200, now shoot for 1400, then re-focus on 1600, etc.
Oct 28, 2018
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#7
zembrianator wrote:
Welcome to Class D
Elo scales, 1978[3] Rating range Category 2700+ World Championship contenders 2500–2700 most Grandmasters (GM) 2400–2500 most International Masters (IM) and some Grandmasters (GM) 2300–2400 FIDE Masters (FM) 2200–2300 FIDE Candidate Masters (CM), most national masters 2000–2200 candidate masters, experts (USA) 1800–2000 Class A, category 1 1600–1800 Class B, category 2 1400–1600 Class C, category 3 1200–1400 Class D, category 4 below 1200 novices
Now onto the next level. Go go go! (I'm assuming these might be outdated....)
Yeah but those are ELO numbers not chess.com ratings.
Oct 28, 2018
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#9
Congratulations on reaching 1200. That is, by the way, traditionally considered the minimum rating you need to hit to show you KNOW how to play chess.
Improvement from this point would grow fastest if you work primarily on recognizing tactics and their patterns.
I see you haven't done well on tactics at chess.com.
Note there are also tactics trainers at a lot of other sites that you might like. I like chesstempo.com and chess.com far above the others, but there are also trainers at other free sites, including https://lichess.org/ , https://chess24.com/ , https://www.chesscademy.com , and https://www.chessity.com
In any case, you should memorize, over time, the Tactical and Positional Motifs on the following pages and, after solving a tactics problem, think about which tactics you used and ask yourself why it took you so long to see it. Look for the pattern of moves and positions required:
https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-tactics--definitions-and-examples
https://chesstempo.com/tactical-motifs.html
https://chesstempo.com/positional-motifs.html
if u really want to improve u should reduce on the amount of play and read chess endgames rather than tactics
1201
Try again to hit 1200 back. Lol.
drmrboss wrote:
I agree
Try again to hit 1200 back. Lol.
maybe i hyped 1200 to much in my head; ever since i started chess.com and was given the rank of 1200 and to see it trickle away as i got my true rank of around 700. it would always make me sad seeing my highest rank (1200) was a sham and i had not earned it and it was just given to me. but now i have reached my goal and earned my 1200 , but now i feel a bit empty and the second i reached it felt apathetic towards chess, what is the next goal ? is there a rating i can aim for ?