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Started a forum right?

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what?

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What.

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I've seen your game's portfolio. You're reaching easily ≈1200 in blitz but underperform in rapid 800+. Maybe you underestimate theory and favor "common sense" and "fast thinking" instead? Both are important in this game. My situation is vice-versa, better in rapid.

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edit: on the contrary, I'm staying long in 1150-1170+ range.

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Increase your chess knowledge

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Keep practicing
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You just need to get better at chess.  However, you are unlikely to get better at chess by playing exclusively speed chess.  You would increase your chances of getting better at chess if you were to....

Play Longer Time Controls...
For many at the beginner-novice level, speed chess tends to be primarily an exercise in moving pieces around faster than your opponent while avoiding checkmate, in hopes that his/her clock runs out sooner than yours.  And/or hoping to notice and exploit your opponent’s blunders while hoping they don't notice yours.  The reason for this is that in speed chess there is little time to think about what you should be doing.

It makes sense that taking more time to think about what you should be doing would promote improvement in your chess skills and results.  An effective way to improve your chess is therefore to play mostly longer time controls, including "daily" chess, so you have time to think about what you should be doing.

This is not to suggest that you should necessarily play exclusively slow or daily time controls, but they should be a significant percentage of your games, at least as much, if not more so than speed games which, while they may be fun, do almost nothing to promote an understanding of how to play the game well.

Here's what IM Jeremy Silman, well-known chess book author, has to say on the topic...
https://www.chess.com/article/view/longer-time-controls-are-more-instructive

And Dan Heisman, well-known chess teacher and chess book author…
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627052239/http:/www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman16.pdf
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/dan-heisman-resources

and the experience of a FIDE Master...
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/how-blitz-and-bullet-rotted-my-brain-don-t-let-it-rot-yours

Learn what you should be doing...

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell

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I guess I could play 1 or 2 rapid games a day, is that helpful?

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Update : current rating is 1110 elo

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Yyloh wrote:

Always the under dog what...

I'm guessing the server malfunctioned, since the same comment appears twice in a row.

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Honestly, if you want to get to a higher ELO on whatever you’re trying to play, blitz, bullet, rapid 🤔. I’d suggest practicing endgames and openings, the mid game is primarily outsmarting your opponent with strange moves or discovered checks. If you are ever at an advantage, it’s okay to swap pieces. If you are at a disadvantage, take any piece if given the opportunity, and prevent forks. For white you are usually the attacker, because black goes second, it cannot attack as easily which is probably for the best. It is easier to defend rather than attack. Going for quick checkmates is not recommended past 600 ELO. Checkmates like the bishop and queen combo are easy to prevent and are very easy to spot.
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No

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Roki wdym

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Dragon gamer yeah

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Update: elo is 1153

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Let's go my elo is 1202

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lucky you, I dropped to 850 ;-;

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hi