Am I bad At Chess, and how do I improve?

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PresentColony

I've had this account for a year now, and my rating is 690-750. With my rating once being at 300. Only now I've been playing a bit more seriously. So my question is, am I bad at chess?

KxKmate
Hey!

The typical straightforward way to improve is to play Daily and/or longer Rapid games like 15|10 or longer. You need time to think through positions. Then you need to analyze those games and determine the mistakes you made and why you made them. This will help you determine what aspects you need to study the most.

Additionally, it always helps to learn and improve your ability of the opening principles, which can be a great guide in any game, and eventually learning the ideas of select openings.

One thing you’ll always want yo be working on is your knowledge of tactical motifs and finding them in positions- solving puzzles helps greatly with this. I recommend daily doing at least a few, but the more the better. You’ll improve the fastest by becoming proficient in this.

It doesn’t hurt to have a basic grasp of endgames- elementary checkmates, promoting pawn with king assisting, triangulation and the square of the pawn, protected passed pawns, pawn majority and minorities, and basic rook endgames.

Have a great chess journey!
RussBell

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...

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PresentColony

I used to be rated around 800, but after I forgot about the account for a while, when I re-joined I dropped to 776, so is 776 low for a person who is beginner and has been playing for about a year when my lowest ever has been 501 las year?

 

KxKmate
Don’t focus on ratings, focus on playing and learning.
fahriathar

good luck mate

StumpyBlitzer

https://support.chess.com/article/437-how-do-i-get-better-at-chess

 

Maybe look at drills and lessons 

laurengoodkindchess

Hi! My name is Lauren Goodkind and I am a chess YouTuber to help beginners out.  

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP5SPSG_sWSYPjqJYMNwL_Q 

 

Here are some ideas to help you get better in chess: 

 

I offer a  free beginner’s free eBook on my website, www.ChessByLauren.com in case you are interested. 

If you are serious about chess, I highly recommend you hiring a chess coach to help you.  

 

 I recommend reading Queen for a Day: The Girl’s Guide to Chess Mastery.   This book is for beginners and readers get to play an entire chess game with Sophia, who is also a beginner.  Readers learn winning and basic chess strategy.  This book is endorsed by the 2019 US Women’s Chess Champion.  

 

Here are some other general tips to help you:    

  Before each move, I highly encourage you ask questions before every move such as, “If I move here, is it safe?”, “Can I safely capture a piece?”, and more.  Also consider all checks and captures on your side and also your opponent’s side.  Be VERY CONSISTENT with this.  

tygxc

A rating of 750 is a sign of frequent blunders. always think carefully about your move and then check your intended move is no blunder before you play it. That alone will get you to 1500.

MauLotu

Perhaps you were tired, when your 750 rating dropped to 300. Sleep first, get your coffee, warm up, watch one short chess video and play your best game. And when you lost like 4 in a row, take a break go walking e.g. or just watch YouTube for chess beginner tutorials.

Chess_Chaos110831
I am 1750 at puzzle on Lichess
Chess_Chaos110831
FraArchi I am contacting you
1e4-2Nf3isbest
Chess_Chaos110831 wrote:
I am 1750 at puzzle on YeetChess

Wait u aren't supposed to mention-

Also a suggestion for OP: Do this stuff ASAP:

 

Analyze (Analyze these games, and learn)

Study (lots of openings, and master one. Sadly I don't have that habit)

tActics: (practice your tactics so u can find them ir games)

Play (play lots of long games, it will help ur patience too)