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Been playing a little over a month, any advice on how to get over the 1100 hump I'm stuck at? I noticed whenever I play 10 minute games I make to many mistakes so I moved to 15-10 games due to advice on here and my game improved, I do the puzzles a fair bit and some lessons, is it just a case of carrying on? is there an opening I could benefit from learning that isn't the king pawn forward twice which seems to be how I play best. And lastly if anyone around my rating wants a few games some time I'd love to play, currently chess obsessed!
Dec 12, 2020
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Here is what I did to improve my rating. It can get you far beyond 1 100 rating:
https://www.chess.com/blog/nklristic/the-beginners-tale-first-steps-to-chess-improvement
Dec 12, 2020
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#3
Continue doing what you're doing with the slower games and solving tactics. It's best to try and solve them all the way through before making a move. Also, get yourself a copy of 'Logical Chess' by Irving Chernev. It will improve your game a lot.
I was in your exact position about 3 weeks ago! I think playing less games(but make sure they’re the highest quality you can get!) is definitely helpful, along with doing tons of puzzles and learning new tactics. I’m pretty proud of my progress, and I hope my method will help you too <3
Absolutely agree that focusing on quality, not speed or quantity, combined with regular study will help drive improvement. Player fewer, longer games and put everything into them. @Itz's rapid rating shows the improvement that can be achieved with the right approach - that's a terrific rise, you'll break through 1400 soon.
How useful is playing the bots on chess.com? I try and get a few puzzles and a few games out a day
Dec 13, 2020
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Not very useful. 
It is a poor man's replacement for longer live games.
You can do it for fun from time to time, but make sure to play actual games as well.
ah my idea was set up a board and mirror the moves on the board to basically get used to playing on a board, thanks for all the advice guys
Dec 13, 2020
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#9
You could always keep a daily game going and play the moves out/calculate on a real board. That would be worth while.
IMO a few games a day is too many for improvement. It suggests fast games. A few long games, G30 or 45|45, per week would be better, then spend the extra time you save on study. You can always have a few Dailys on the go too. Many beginners fall into the trap of wanting to knock out quantity, lots of games. But first it is important to develop the right thinking skills and tools, and a certain amount of psychological resilience. Longer games are better for this. Experience is important but it should be the right experience.
MarkGrubb wrote:
IMO a few games a day is too many for improvement. It suggests fast games. A few long games, G30 or 45|45, per week would be better, then spend the extra time you save on study. You can always have a few Dailys on the go too. Many beginners fall into the trap of wanting to knock out quantity, lots of games. But first it is important to develop the right thinking skills and tools, and a certain amount of psychological resilience. Longer games are better for this. Experience is important but it should be the right experience.
I agree with this advice...Doing tactics puzzles is the most important thing along with studying basic openings too.