How can I increase my rating by 200 easily?

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"What can I do or implement right now that can at least gain me 200 rating points?"

Play on Lichess instead, you should see your rating jump about 350 points right away

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I am Angelina, newb at chess. Started chess 8 months back. I hav got elo 1625 only by reading my first chess book through Amazon. You can try it -must know chess concepts to become a strong player- firstly I thought this book is only for beginner later I realised it's for all level .. thank you writer

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Real basic:

Castle in the first 10 moves

Don't move a piece more than once in the first 10 moves- running a bishop out, for a cheap check, that the opponent can block with a pawn, cost you 2 moves- 1 to get there, and the next to go elsewhere.

Do not forget that your opponent is also trying to win. What are they up to?

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How?
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bobby_max wrote:

You're on an 8 game wins streak; you've either figured it out, or found a good cheat method.

I don't cheat. However, that happens allot. I go on a win streak then it's fallowed by a losing one. In the past I have once 10 games in a row. Then slowly over time lose all my points. The difficulty in opponents goes up and down. I constantly get people who play like a 1200 rated person. I have lost games where I actually don't even blunder.

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The number one thing you can do to increase your ELO is STOP RESIGNING. Period. If you keep playing even when you don't like your position or you've blundered, I can guarantee your opponent will also make a mistake and you will still have the opportunity to win or force a draw

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Develop quickly no queen to early Castle before move 10

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I completely agree with @kenyza - I looked at a few of your recent games, and you resigned from positions which weren't necessarily losing. In your game against bastianbol I'd say you were in a stronger position, I don't know why you resigned that game. A couple of times you resigned after losing a minor piece. It's frustrating, but you can come back from such mistakes. It's surprising how many people, after going a piece up, then become careless and blunder a piece. Obviously losing a queen is much harder to overcome. However, if you resign so quickly not only do you discard the possibility that your opponent will play carelessly, but more importantly - you won't get practice and experience of the later middle game and end game. Even if you ultimately lose these games, I believe you'll become a stronger player through continuing to fight. I saw a useful video from Anna Cramling, where she talks about a useful way to assess one's position. KMPPS which stands for King safety, Material, Pawn structure, Piece activity and Space. I found this helpful when analysing my games. Certainly, in some of your games (and a) I haven't looked at that many b) I'm not an especially skilled analyst) but there were times when your position wasn't definitely losing. Also - again I would suggest trying some 60 minute games and allow yourself the luxury of really thinking through your move, then *not* making that move, then looking for different moves. Good luck

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Hi

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