Can't improve from 300 elo.
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I’m still terrified playing shorter time controls. I consider rapid 10 to be where to judge my actual ability (still around 400) as I panic more and make silly blunders against the clock. I spend most of my time playing daily games where I can feel myself improving slowly but surely. It’s a great platform so you can slow down the thought processes
Apr 21, 2023
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ImTrashLOL_91 wrote:
DelightfulLiberty wrote:
How long have you been trying to improve?
What methods have you been using to try and get better?
What type of games do you play: bullet, blitz or rapid?
Chess is hard. As a newb myself I'm only just starting to learn how hard it is to get better at this game. It takes lots of time.
For close to a year. I play 10 min rapid and do puzzles. Lately I have been trying to keep my pieces from being unguarded, but somehow my opponent uses tactics that keep me from winning. I constantly get the run around by people. I would think 300 players have no idea about queen attacks and tactics.
OK.
What are the basic chess principles you follow in your games?
1. Slow down. Play longer games. With a 10 minute time control you are probably moving without analysing the position properly, playing "hope chess" or "that looks right" without thinking it through.
2. Pay more attention to what your opponent is trying to do and try to develop safely, wait for opportunities that may or may not come.
3. Don't necessarily take advice from people like me who are not very good and often don't follow their own suggestions!
May 22, 2023
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#25
You still at 300. Maybe 30 min will be good and do a lot of puzzles along with analysis frequintly. Try to learn something from your games. Don't froget the cct: Checks, Captures and attacks
Look at them for both you and your opponent after you play the move. Do some calculation and watch Gotham Chess or HIKARU.
May 22, 2023
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#26
Here's how to defend against Wayward Queen as black
Notice how, at the end, White cannot take the knight because it is defended by your own queen.
1 reviewed your latest bullet game and your not saying ‘’what is my opponent trying to do’’. If you study the Queen’s Wayward attack and how to defend against it would do you very good.
Sorry, blitz
May 23, 2023
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#29
I'm the same way... I get demolished, can't think 2 moves ahead. Know that there are other players that are in the same boat. I play this game on and off because I get frustrated and take breaks, then deactivate and remake my acct. Not the best habits I'd say but my anxiety prevents me from having a low elo, even though my actual rating is abysmal.
I mean I'm not a good player, only just now hit 600 elo. But, in my experience 100-300 was all about not fucking up simple things. Like forks and what not. From 300+ to now. Learn one opening and spam it, analyze the game for like the first ten moves after each match to see what the best moves were. After a certain point youll just remember those basic patterns. After that just play defensively. As tempting as it is to go aggressive and deliver a knockout punch. Just try to keep building a solid defensive wall till you see the opponent make a mistake.
I gained almost 700 elo going from 600 to 1290 by doing puzzles before games and also got myself to really think and use my time so I blundered less
Here's how to defend queen attacks:
I hope this helps!
At this level i would say to play more time that 10 min games and to think alot. Try to see are ur pices are protected what u can do and learn some tactics and do some puzzels.
MarioParty4 wrote:
ImTrashLOL_91 wrote:
I don't get it. Why am I getting crushed by sub 300 players? My board vision is trash. I keep getting crushed by queen attacks even though I try to use common defenses to punish them. I got up to 375 from 100 elo by GRINDING playing 300 games. Now I can't win at all hardly anymore and got knocked back down to 280. I tried to only focused on defending my pieces but I end up doing worse when I do that simply because all these other people will push me into stupid trades weakening my defenses. They also put me into position where all my moves become bad moves. I have easier more enjoyable games vs my brother who uses chess strategies and logic and he's 1500. Why are these low level players hard? I feel like I would do so much better if I understood how to defend my pieces better and could punish dumb moves better like queen attacks.
I can play a practice game with you and tell you what you are doing wrong.
hey can you do that to me too am so bad at chess and can’t even cross 370 elo and if possible can you please check my recent games to analyze me better 🙏🏼