Are you below 1000? Golden advice from a 2000 - Chess Forums - Page 2

Frieren-0 · 2026-03-05T13:05:39-08:00

Hi there, perhaps ur reading this and wondering to urself "Why are 800s so strong and why are they finding impossible moves?" or "Why am I stuck at 900 and never improve?" "I have spent months trying to reach 1200 but in vain" I will tell you the truth, 800s are not strong, a

Ein-Schachspieler

8 days ago

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#21

That’s interesting. Would you mind if we play some games together and determine these concentration problems you are describing?

TheBigJFS

7 days ago

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#22

Azuresalwaysbadgambit wrote:

''1500's were 800 once'' It's called talent for a reason. you can't learn it.

I don't think 1500 or even 2200 or so takes talent, 3000 probably does.

Excellently_Playable_11

7 days ago

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#23

But you are only 1750. A real 2000 is all 2000 bullets, blitz, and rapid.

TheDestroyersOf_all87

7 days ago

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#24

Ein-Schachspieler wrote:

That’s interesting. Would you mind if we play some games together and determine these concentration problems you are describing?

Yes we can play, any blitz, 2min bullet and 10min rapid I'd play.

BTW I'm also from Germany so we could write in german if you like (I mean in personal messages or the chat in chess matches)

Frieren-0

6 days ago

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#25

If you play games while not fully focused, or tilted, you tend to lose alot more. So you have to find a way to calm urself down. and just enjoy the game. At the end of the day, the rating is just a number.