How to get 1000 ELO???

What openings should I learn for white and black? What YT vids are good for learning? What chess.com features are good?  Is LiChess a better platform for free learning? Is Chessable any good?

I like Sicilian, Dragon Variation for black

And use this in daily games: https://www.chess.com/analysis/explorer

Abby, chess coach here.

1000 is not hard to get to.

You literally, do not have to spend a cent on chess.

Openings don't matter too much, but you need a solid one to get to the middlegame safely.

I'd recommend the Colle opening, either the Koltanowsaki variation or the Zukertort as White. Less theory than the London and simple ideas.

As Black the Caro-Kann or Scandinavian against e4 and the Slav or Semi-Slav against d4. Again simple ideas, similar pawn structures and ability to transpose into each other, so related.

Do chess.com Puzzles, at least the daily ones. I'd recommend no more than 5 minutes of exercises. Set a simple goal. 3 correct in a row or 5 minutes, whichever comes 1st is when you stop. To avoid burnout and so the exercise positions become recognizable.

I'm on Lichess also. It's the same as a paid chess.com account, but free. No difference except the high end tournaments and titled players.

For educational YT, GM Daniel Naroditsky, Gothamchess, GM Hikaru Nakamura's Slowkaru videos, Saint Louis Chess Club, are great educational channels for lower rated players.

Good luck on your chess journey!

So for me, do not do about 200 puzzles a day? Lol, I thought I could learn from this forum as well!

Yes, youtube is a great free resource for chess improvement

Alex Banzea on YT has a lot of videos on how to play the caro-kann (black), and jobava london (white). Dr. Can's Chess Clinic (on YT) is also very good.

Thanks!

It is difficult. I can't get to 1000 bullet for many years. I guess, about 80% of my games, for example, are lost on time. I suggest - one should try to quit thinking completely. No calculations. Only mechanical play, just try to avoid blundering pieces. As for opening - either choose something weird and slow so you can do lot's of moves fast enough (Old Benoni for black against d4?) to gain critical time advantage or try something sharp which can bring profit quickly (Grob for white?). But, at this level chess is not about play and calculation - it is just about ability to move pieces fast enough. For example - this is a typical game of two players below 1000: I won it just by placing all pawns from second to third rank.

YT, start off with Gotham chess and then Daniel naroditsky. Do chess puzzles. Lichess puzzles are completely free. I do 5 mate in 4 puzzles and 5 regular puzzles. Then I go to chess.com and do puzzle rush for fun. Pick 2 openings as white and 2 openings as black. Play them. Analyze your games and learn from your mistakes. If an opening doesn't work for you, don't be afraid to find a new one. I used to love the King's Gambit and French Defense as a beginner. Now, I wouldn't get caught playing them. You don't have to spend a penny to learn chess as a beginner.