Hi everyone, thank you for taking your precious time to be here today. Today I am going to show you games that I have played against higher rated opponents. I know I am just a 700-rated guy who knows nothing about chess, but that hasn’t stopped me from challenging myself—and sometimes even surprising myself!
In this blog, I’ll walk you through a few of my most memorable games against stronger players. I’ll share what I was thinking, the blunders I made, the traps I fell into, and the valuable lessons I picked up along the way. Whether I won, lost, or drew, each of these games taught me something— either about chess or about how I approach the game.
Before I begin, I’d like to thank @VOB96 and @AaravRoy_25 for helping me with the anchors for this blog. I also want to give a big shout-out to @SPK1729 for inspiring me to write this blog, after reading his recent post about his matches against higher rated opponents. Without further ado let us jump right into the topic.
🥇Table Of Contents🥇
| Me VS 1600 | Me VS 1900 | Me VS Another 1600 | Me VS 2000 | Outro |
Me VS 1600 :
This is a game I played against a 1600 rated player in a chess.com tournament where the paring was not rating-based. I was playing with the black pieces.
So, from this match I understood :
1. That I am should stay calm and not freak out when I play a person who is higher rated than me.
2. I am supposed to calculate what my opponent will play after I play a move.
3. I have to start playing faster, as I am very used to playing rapid and not blitz.
This is a game I played against a 1900 in the same tournament. I was playing black again. Sit back and enjoy watching me getting absolutely humbled.
This was not a good game for me but what I learnt was: One small mistake and the whole game just slips out of your hand. Maybe I could have played my endgame better and maybe even the middlegame.
In this game, my opponent had just hit 1600. I had no idea I was playing a 1600, since I had Focus Mode switched on as it helps me conquer my fear. Hope you enjoy this game.
This is my first win against a high rated player (at least for me).
In this game I played a 2000 rated player where I was up a piece till the 37th move and after that the game was completely equal but still I lost the match. Let us get right into the game.
This is how I destroyed my hope of winning against a 2000, but even though I lost this game I learnt a lot in all these games.
Outro : What I Need to Improve :-
Facing stronger opponents has been a humbling but valuable experience. These games revealed the gaps in my consistency, calculation accuracy, and positional understanding under pressure. I often found myself spending too much time ⏱ in critical positions or misjudging long-term plans 📈. Going forward, I know I need to work on converting advantages more confidently, improving my time management, and sharpening my ability to evaluate positions dynamically 💪. Studying classic games, analysing my losses deeply, and solving more tactical puzzles will be key. Every loss is a lesson, and I’m motivated to turn these lessons into progress 💯 💯.
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