Any Tips to improve at chess?

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HoneyBearMC

I am 700 elo and want to improve (goal is 2000 elo by 2025). How do I improve my game tactics wise and just generally. And advice would be appreciated.

DunkinMonke

get a coach, puzzles puzzles puzzles and study hard (books and stuff, things your coach tells you) nothing more, nothing less

UltraMK6

Get a tactics book to learn the different tactical themes and then you will have a better idea what to look for in your games

MaxedWarrior999

Yes, I have a lot of tips. You need to watch Gotham Chess on Youtube. Then, make sure to cover tactics, do puzzles, lichess.org offers a lot of free puzzles. They also have a training section for beginners. Also, have a repertoire. Learn 2 openings for black and white. For more info, search it up on Youtube.

MaxedWarrior999

you can do puzzles on chess.com if you have membership. happy.png

karunya18

What They said

jetoba

Tactics to avoid dropping pieces and seeing your opponents' mistakes.

Some opening study to avoid getting blown off the board before you reach the middle game. Don't memorize variations. Look for the types of positions you feel comfortable in so that when somebody reaches the end of your memorization you still have an idea of how to play.

Some ending study to know what to aim for during the middle game. In one game my lower rated opponent felt very good about making it almost 30 moves with material equality. It was an eye-opener for him when I said that he lost it on move six when he let me give him a fatal positional weakness and I then proceeded to trade off into the endgame so that I could take advantage of that.

Knightwrath1

I checked out one of your games, and i would advise you to take your time. While blunders will happen to everyone, both you and your opponent made some one move blunders while each having more than 13 minutes to spare in a 15/10 format. Im a huge hypocrite in this regard, but I would advise you to think out each move a little more and not move quickly when you do have time to spare.

SwordofSouls2023
MaxedWarrior999 wrote:

You need to watch Gotham Chess on Youtube.

No, just no

SwordofSouls2023

Youtube is for fun, not for study

Authoroftheboard

I somewhat agree with you SwordofSouls2023, but I would not generalize all chess videos on Youtube, as "for fun". Some can be quite educational, and while GothamChess's Youtube video's largely use less educational tactics to gain his viewers attention, his video's can still contain nuggets of information that could be quite useful.

SAOCM
MaxedWarrior999 wrote:

you can do puzzles on chess.com if you have membership.

You can still do puzzles without membership, but it is limited.

OldGeezerJayRoy

I am a big fan of practicing with a stronger player or friend. It has helped me with improving in the past and usually is faster then trying to just study random material.

JoLaBon13

Read books

DaveC-Westminster

Progressive Tactics

StingRayBlitzer

https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/all/0-x/w/

go here and you get a million free courses

DillWithThePickle

I've never found an amazing free course there, but they can be decent

DillWithThePickle
Authoroftheboard wrote:

I somewhat agree with you SwordofSouls2023, but I would not generalize all chess videos on Youtube, as "for fun". Some can be quite educational, and while GothamChess's Youtube video's largely use less educational tactics to gain his viewers attention, his video's can still contain nuggets of information that could be quite useful.

I 101% agree with Authoroftheboard's viewpoint. I would like to emphasize that there are some excellent educational chess channels to watch. There's tons of content covering openings, game recaps, etc. Some channels will help you more than others.

LimeRapidWalrus

Just try not to take long brakes from chess, and practice tactics, openings, and endgames. Learn how to play with a plan and how to capitalize your opponents positional weaknesses.