Mindset. Sometimes when you're close to a goal, you simply just tilt. Once you lose a game or two, stop playing, take a short break, and come back will a fresh and cleared mind.
Or simply forget about rating. Try to ignore you're rating and if you lose, you analyze the game and keep going.
If you're actually 1200 strength, you will get there soon.
There is some bad energy on the 1200 level. I was stuck there for over 200 games.
Mindset is big. Another is going into chess with a fresh mind. If you play a bunch of games you will experience fatigue, and if you are on a losing streak you won't be thinking clearly.
2-3 games a day is optimal (I cheat this sometimes... and pay the price)
Instead of spamming games, spam puzzles (thoughtfully). Most games are decided by tactical mistakes. Develop your tactical senses.
Never been that high, but I started only playing 1 game a day when I tilted, focusing instead on lessons, analysis, chessable, aimchess, puzzles, etc.
Regarding mindset - view chess as a life-long relaxed journey of self-improvement/enjoyment. Whether you get 1200 this week or next week, this month or next month is largely irrelevant.
Also if you're not, get to a local OTB club. Making your chess journey a way to make some friends will help you enjoy it more.
A lot of it is just your mind set. If I ever lose 2 or 3 games in a row I'll stop playing for the most part. Also if you keep making simple mistakes it may be helpful just to slow way down and think through each and every move.
Three times now I've gotten to 1190 odd, been one game away from getting to 1200 and all of a sudden I tilt.
What is going on!? Why does this happen every time I reach a milestone like this?
It happen because by thinking again and again that milestone it becomes like a limit for us, instead focus on the basics and focus on game, u could hide ratings for your best.
Happened with me too. 1105 Right now, but i clearly remember when i thought that its my peak at very low elo. I remember precisely at 690, 719 ,832, 1032, 1068 that it happened. What u do is just start playing UNRATED against Players that are higher by yours by 400 elo ( by going in that option before every game ) and after probably losing 10 out of 15 games, there is just a feeling that u can crack those guys and once u do defeat a lets say 1600, then u take some rest. Next day around 2 hours after waking up, play puzzle battle and puzzle rush & I guarantee u will win. AND DONT THINK ABOUT ELO DURING THE GAME, EVERYTHING WILL START FALLING APART.
i reached 2066 today , on live stream and trying to reach 2100 by this month end.😁 . you can check out my channel i also did some lives on how to cross 1200 elo and 1000 elo too.
Once you reach a plateau chess improvement is no longer linear. It becomes a yoyo, up down up down up down, until suddenly you shoot up to the next plateau where it starts all over again.
I literall JUST broke to 1200 and won the game. You just gotta be sort of paranoid and look at all possible options ie. look for checks, captures and attacks for not only you but ur opponenet if you play this move or in the current position etc etc.
Three times now I've gotten to 1190 odd, been one game away from getting to 1200 and all of a sudden I tilt.
What is going on!? Why does this happen every time I reach a milestone like this?
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Three times now I've gotten to 1190 odd, been one game away from getting to 1200 and all of a sudden I tilt.
What is going on!? Why does this happen every time I reach a milestone like this?
Its fine my guy, last week I got to 1196 about 5 or 6 times then I got it. Just keep putting in effort!
me too... i think i'm a highly underrated player and stuck at 1200s...for ages...but one thing i've noticed is that playing 2/3 games a day is optimal for improvement. but when i lose a game or two, i tilt..but if i don't play more than 2/3 games in a day, i noticed that, i improve each day bit by bit. You can try that.
I just blunt force play like 30 games a day to break a mile stone lol
Three times now I've gotten to 1190 odd, been one game away from getting to 1200 and all of a sudden I tilt.
What is going on!? Why does this happen every time I reach a milestone like this?