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wanna improve at chess?dm this coach -- @bgabor91 !He's a FIDE Master and a coach and my chess.com friend(not real life)He can help some people who are stuck at a particular rating!

Hey,I am currently around 1400 in rapids. I want to get to above 1800 by the end of next year.I have enrolled in chessly to learn about various openings. What are the other things I need to do to improve my ratings and sustain at that level?Issues I noticed in my games:1. Lose concentration during the match and then make silly mistakes (1 move blunder) 2. Misses tactics 3. Not sure how to evaluate positions (especially in middlegame) and how to make proper plans 4. Forget the lines learned in chessly courses during actual matches.

As far as I understand, this club and the 2025 Improvers Challenge is a place for people to discuss Chess improvement, post study guides and resources, see others' resources, and have competitions. There are 3 competitions, and I would like to know how to win each of them. How do you win the Improver of the Month? How do you enter your video or blog post for Video or Post of the Month? Also, can you let me know if there are any other features/competitions of this challenge and this club?

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Feel free to ask your questions. About me: Name: Saro Khachatouri Rated 2100+ FIDE 10+ years of experience in coaching FiIDE Instructor license 18 current students

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I'm 1100 rated rapid player in chess.com. 1.I always play French defence as black against e4.Should I learn e5 variations or concentrate on French defence variations?

hello,i'm 14 and i'm 1700+ at rapid, but i want to improve more like gaining 2000.i heared that training by (training partner) method is a good way to improve.so if anyone have this rating and want to improve by (training partner) method, please send me friend request.regarding.yahiya.

what is most probably my fide rating if my chess.com rating in rapid is 1600

The courses by Chessable link doesn't work unless you are in beta

Hi all, I am ~1050 rated rapid and I am getting to a level where I am reasonably conformable playing against 1. e4. However when confronted with d4, c4, the réti, etc. I am just struggling hard. What are some of your recommendations to play against the opening moves? I've tried semi-system openings like the hippo, but these just do not work out for me.

Can someone give me advice on how to reach 2000 in rapid? My rating fluctuates between 1950 and 1850, and my peak rating was 1969. My biggest problem is time pressure. When I’m in a complicated position, I calculate a lot, and in many cases, I can’t finish my attack. My opponent often starts counterattacking, and I don’t have enough time to defend. Alternatively, I may finish my attack and reach a winning position, but then I run out of time to checkmate my opponent. Can someone advise me on how to fix this?

So i signed up for the improvement challenge, but it is still letting me sign up again. do i still need to? i am confused

Can some high rated players like 1900+,2000+ help?

I want to become Grand Master but I am stuck at 1000elo .Please help me!!!!!

I am ~ 1050 rated. I am reasonably conformable responding against 1. e4, but am struggling against d4, c4, réti etc. Do you have any suggestions for openings against these opening moves? I tried semi-systems like the hippo, but they are not for me. 

I have many puzzle books but when I get stuck on one I have no idea what to do, I usually leave it to try again another day but then come back and continue to stare blankly at it. What thought process can I incorporate when I just have no idea what to do in a puzzle?

I actually misclicked the rook but it was a brilliant. Can anyone explain why?

I am willing to study 5 hours a day if it means getting ready. I recently had an over the board FIDE tournament, my first, and i played an 1800 elo FIDE and i almost drew him, but the preassure was too much for me to handle and i blundered a rook after 64 moves played with 94% accuracy and i resigned. Since then my love for chess grew and i want to get to an NM title but i have been stuch at 800 elo for weeks. I almost broke through but i suddenly fell to 750 and now im back up at 820. I've started some chessable courses (free) about the caro kann and the scothch gambit, i started doing  puzzles more seriously and when i didnt have time for rapid, instead of not playing any games that day i started playing blitz. This all happened in the last 7 days. I just need some tips that can help me break through or even just help me a tiny bit like a habit. Thank you for taking the time to read my rant even if you dont have anything to say.