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Hi, im looking for a chess partner thats around 1900 elo rapid on chess.com or around 1600 fide (also more is good) , if anyone is interested please respond, i don't really have anyone i can study with or anything so it would be nice to share opening ideas or have a feedback on games or in general study.

My GMT is +7 (Asia)My FIDE Rating is 1600-1700My goal is 1800 FIDE and 2400 rapidIb me if you are looking for a partner to !

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Hi wonderful community, I'm looking for a chess coach to help me improve and achieve my goal of reaching 2000 ELO in Rapid. Currently, I'm at 1650, and I’m eager to deepen my understanding of mid-game and endgame strategies. I would greatly appreciate finding a free coach who can play games with me, provide constructive feedback, and recommend books or other learning resources to enhance my progress. Your guidance and support would mean the world to me. Please feel free to reach out if you're interested in mentoring or know someone who might be. Many thanks in advance! Cheers,

Of course I don't play it against everything, I usually change plans when some moves are played and have different approaches, however, many people have suggested me to 'play open', and since I practiced the 2 knight's defense my win rate as black has plummeted. I did pretty well with the Czech (55% won, 40% lost, rest draws), now I barely get a 50/50 chance.  With white I do play with more initiative and have around a 60+% win rate.  I know there's a period of adjustment when changing openings, but I like the idea of playing a bit slower as black, let them have the center and then striking back. I'm often good at tactics so I made good counters or come-backs. With the 2 knights defense I find myself in chaotic games and never being able to develop tension in the center, most of the time games ended up being decided by who makes the least blunders which I don't like at all. It kind of shocks me mentally as well, since before I didn't find cumbersome to play as black, now I'm beginning to assume I'll struggle. Aside from having a lot of theory, why shouldn't I play hypermodern openings as a beginner? Unless I answered everything with it like a london system player I truly don't see the issue. If you have any advice or any repertoire suggestions I'd be grateful.

https://www.chess.com/blog/MateInThiryThousand/the-amazing-tactical-genius-that-comes-with-the-caro-kann-defence

So, i'll always end up playing some lazy move (such as a one move threat) because truly i have no clue what to do at the board, what should i study? middle games? strategy? plan making? 

I keep getting VERY close to 1200 elo and then fumble every game. Twice now I've gotten to 1193 and then I play like a moron when I'm just about to cross the line, dropping loads of elo. Anyone else had anything similar happen to them? What would you advise? 

When I was stuck in the 1200-1500 rating range I made this huge mistake that was holding me back, when I look back on it now I understand why, but I've been noticing that other 1200-1500s have been struggling with it too and I know the pain of being stuck at that rating range. The tip is STOP BEING LAZY. The main way that I was lazy was not calculating correctly, I would see a "good move" (something barely playable that I found in 5 seconds) and play it without a second thought, the only thing keeping me alive was my intuition. Some common examples that I've seen are people trading an excellent piece such as a knight outpost for a bad bishop that is blocked by pawns, people do this because they are too lazy and don't want to calculate for themself and their opponent's responses, there are other ways you can be lazy: such as not wanting to study or start studying (this will hold you back at every level), and even with things like game review (how do you expect to improve if you aren't directly addressing your problems). This is the most important tip to improve, and I hope it helps you.

I prefer rapid and we could help each other out mid-game, trying to improve myself and others too! feel free to message me if you want to play (elo doesn't matter)

i choked 3 OTB games which i was completely winning from my nerves. Any tips anyone? It appears my chess performance is much worse from my nerves rather than when i hide my opponents rating online as I can see a person

I have heard that a good way to improve is to find one or more training partners you are comfortable with, but still haven't had the opportunity to try it. So this could be the place for anyone who is looking for the same idea and people at the same level. I am 2000 rapid and my goal for the coming year is 2200, looking for training partners at similar level and very ambitious about their chess goals. Would like to have focused sessions with discussions on single parts of the game, to fix opening knowledge, strengthen endgames, get strategic ideas and more. Send a DM if interested or just reply here.

ask anything chess related to me and I will try to answer to the best of my knowledge haha

Serious questions please! I would like to help lower rated people to improve.

I'm a beginner, picked up chess less than a year ago. I reached 720 elo, I know that isn't very impressive but I was wondering about book moves. I checked my insights and I average 3.4 book moves white and black. Where should book moves average be for my 720 elo?

Give me super hard puzzles, ask questions, and mostly just peer into the brain of a soon to be 600 ELO

May someone recommend me some smooth defense against London System and Queen's Gambit Declined, thx

Anyone else have this feeling of addiction to chess?

ik i should focus on opening ideas, i already do that, i mean learn a new line

I've been playing chess for around 7 years but only now discovered online chess, and I have improved drastically. I would like to reach 1000 elo by ~2026, and my all-time goal is to be an FM, but that will likely be in over 10 years. I don't mind if you're below 700, it's just a preference. I will be available for around 14 hours a day weekday (8:00 AM- 10:00 PM EST) up until January 3rd, and when the school year continues, I will be available around 6 hours per day weekday, 4:00 PM- 10:00 PM EST. On weekends, I should be available up to 16 hours a day (6:00 AM- 10:00 PM) but that schedule does not stay put often. I hope to have fun with a training partner and that we can both grow in our chess skill