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ThemajesticFalcon

So your rating indicates your skill level, and people say to not worry about it but I do because I like to improve it. Although I have been training and studying, such as practicing a lot in the tactics trainer, studying openings, endgames, and playing the computer workout positions, I still don't see my rating improving that much. So is there anything I am missing in my training or should I just keep up what I a doing and with time I will improve slowly?

Game_of_Pawns

Are you analysing your standard time control games from this site? If you're not, you should. If you are, just keep doing what you're doing.

mathildekchess

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inflammableking

I am just wondering why your blitz/bullet are so low compared to your 1500 rating? 

Do you buckle under time pressure?

You need to find out where you go wrong in your games, and blitz tells you how you perform under pressure.

Could you post the problems you have during games, study etc?

Game_of_Pawns
inflammableking wrote:

I am just wondering why your blitz/bullet are so low compared to your 1500 rating? 

Do you buckle under time pressure?

You need to find out where you go wrong in your games, and blitz tells you how you perform under pressure.

Could you post the problems you have during games, study etc?

The OP's blitz rating isn't particularly low compared to his standard rating. I think that your blitz rating is ridiculously high compared to your standard rating. Insanely high. Nobody at your level of play should have a blutz rating anywhere near their standard rating. That is just how the inflation on this site works. You're the one with weird ratings.

Game_of_Pawns

Also, FYI, a high blitz rating in relation to standard rating implies a greater experience of playing the game much more than it implies being able to think quickly. In blitz/bullet you don't have enough time to work things out during the game, in standard you can get away with it somewhat.

ThemajesticFalcon

I do have my games analyzed by the computers to see what I am doing right and wrong, but when it suggets moves that I should have played, and I don't always understand them. As for the blitz and bullet ratings, I only started play chess this year, and those were some of the first games that I played until I switched to the loger lasting games. I am sure that if I went back and played some more bullet and blitz games, my rating would increase a lot, but yes I do also buckle under time pressure.

ThisisChesstiny
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kleelof
ThemajesticFalcon wrote:

I do have my games analyzed by the computers to see what I am doing right and wrong...

Using an engine as your primar source of feedback is not the best idea. 

You'd do better to spend time going through the game yourself and identify mistakes and blunders THEN do a computer assisted review.

ThemajesticFalcon

ok thanks. how do i post it

baddogno
ThemajesticFalcon wrote:

ok thanks. how do i post it

See that little chessboard above the enter new comment space?  And some threads:

http://www.chess.com/forum/search?keyword=how+to+post+a+game

inflammableking
Game_of_Pawns wrote:
inflammableking wrote:

I am just wondering why your blitz/bullet are so low compared to your 1500 rating? 

Do you buckle under time pressure?

You need to find out where you go wrong in your games, and blitz tells you how you perform under pressure.

Could you post the problems you have during games, study etc?

The OP's blitz rating isn't particularly low compared to his standard rating. I think that your blitz rating is ridiculously high compared to your standard rating. Insanely high. Nobody at your level of play should have a blutz rating anywhere near their standard rating. That is just how the inflation on this site works. You're the one with weird ratings.

GameOfPawns, the reason my standard rating is so low compared to my blitz is that I have not played standard for a while now, and never seriously, blitz is not as time-consuming. 

You may notice that my highest standard rating was in the 1800s.

Please don't jump to conclusions in the future.

Game_of_Pawns
inflammableking wrote:

GameOfPawns, the reason my standard rating is so low compared to my blitz is that I have not played standard for a while now, and never seriously, blitz is not as time-consuming. 

You may notice that my highest standard rating was in the 1800s.

Please don't jump to conclusions in the future.

What are you talking about? I haven't jumped to any conclusions. I said that your ratings are weird. If anything, all you have done is to provide evidence that what I said is true... I don't even understand what conclusions it is that you're alluding that I jumped to.

I said something. You appear to agree with it, even providing evidence. So, what is your problem? And what conclusions do you believe I have jumped to?

inflammableking

I'm sorry, it came out the wrong way. I just think that having a blitz rating similar to a standard rating is not that unusual.

I don't think that a high blitz in correlation to standard necessarily means a greater experience of the board; I have not been playing chess for a long time.

No offence intended.Smile

Diakonia
ThemajesticFalcon wrote:

So your rating indicates your skill level, and people say to not worry about it but I do because I like to improve it. Although I have been training and studying, such as practicing a lot in the tactics trainer, studying openings, endgames, and playing the computer workout positions, I still don't see my rating improving that much. So is there anything I am missing in my training or should I just keep up what I a doing and with time I will improve slowly?

I don’t see where you are analyzing your games.  NOT with an engine, but your own analysis.  

I-AM-YOUR-GRANDPA

Message me, its so easy to get better at chess when you work with a good player.

Diakonia
I-AM-YOUR-GRANDPA wrote:

Message me, its so easy to get better at chess when you work with a good player.

Working with a good player only helps if you and that player are a good fit.  

I-AM-YOUR-GRANDPA

Thats a good extra but not needed as long as the player is strong enough to improve your chess with hid knowledge.

Diakonia
I-AM-YOUR-GRANDPA wrote:

Thats a good extra but not needed as long as the player is strong enough to improve your chess with hid knowledge.

Again...unless you and the coach are a good fit, you wont learn as much as you should.  Learning is a 2 way street.  It takes more than just "Im higher rated, do as i say"