Some advice that helped me... 1. For starters play longer games. I understand the need to play blitz, for a while that's all I did, but I was given the advice of playing longer games. You'll find that even a 10 minute game will give you much more time to think about the correct move to improve your percentage and blunder less. 2. Pick easier openings to play for both white and black. By easier, I mean openings that have familiar set ups that you can execute no matter what the opponent plays. For white, the London is a good choice, or the Italian game. For black the kings pawn 2 knights, or modern defense of the opponent plays d4 for example. You can pick your own openings you feel comfortable with, but pick only a few, and repeatedly play those openings. Learn as much as you can about them from books and YouTube if you can. 3. Practice as much as you can. (For this, I started a lichess acct, and just played whenever I can without worry of messing up my chess.com rating.) 4. (This is something I still struggle with) Before you make a move, look to see what your opponent is attacking, look for attacks on your pieces, look at your king and any check threats, look to see if there are any free pieces yours can take, don't just make a move you think is good without looking for those things first. 5. Keep doing puzzles. Lichess and chesstempo.com have tons of free puzzles if you don't have a premium acct on chess.com. Hope this helps, I'm no expert but these things have helped me climb from 800-1260 in just several months.
How do I get better at chess?
Go to aimchess.com and register an account and then put your chess.com acc. and then you should go to scouting and create a game report. Then it should tell you what you are horrible at and then you should do what it recommends for you.
ps. they also have puzzles there though I recommend just doing puzzles on chesstempo because the puzzles they give are limited for each day but chesstempo's puzzles are unlimited and most of the puzzles on chesstempo have tags on them.
If you already knew about aimchess you should just analyse your games yourself with the engine (they have an analysis board on aimchess and also a database) and see where you failed and improve on there and also do the puzzles for 5-10 minutes or if you have more time you should go for accuracy instead of speed.
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond.....
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
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"I have about 150 elo in bullet and blitz. I mainly play 3min and 5min blitz."
++ Play 15|10 rapid instead. Blitz is fun, but useless for progress.
"I have learned the icbm gambit" ++ Bad.
"and scholars mate"
++ Bad. Do not play your queen prematurely: it will have to flee and lose time.
"but scholars mate doesnt work 95% of the time" ++ Right.
"I cant seem to win actual games"
++ Do not focus on winning, focus on not losing first. Wins will follow.
"i have played too much puzzles so my puzzle elo is 1100"
++ Puzzle rating is a joke: too high. Solve every day 4 tactics puzzles, but try to get them right. Better 4 puzzles right than 40 puzzles and 4 failed.
"What should I do to get better?" ++ Analyse your lost games and learn from your mistakes.
To improve your chess skills, focus on the following areas: 1. **Study Openings**: While knowing the ICBM Gambit and Scholar's Mate is useful for quick wins in blitz games, it's important to learn more solid and versatile openings. Study a few basic opening principles and common opening lines for both white and black pieces. 2. **Work on Tactics**: Continue solving puzzles, but try to understand the underlying tactical motifs rather than just finding the solution. Websites like Chess.com or lichess.org offer plenty of tactical puzzles to solve. 3. **Analyze Your Games**: Review your past games to identify recurring mistakes and areas for improvement. Look for tactical oversights, positional errors, and missed opportunities. 4. **Understand Basic Endgames**: Learn fundamental endgames such as king and pawn endgames, rook endgames, and basic checkmating patterns. This knowledge will help you convert winning positions into victories. 5. **Practice Time Management**: In blitz games, time management is crucial. Practice playing faster while maintaining accuracy. Use your time wisely, especially in critical moments of the game. 6. **Play Longer Time Controls**: While blitz games are fun and help improve your speed, playing longer time controls such as rapid (15+10) or classical (30+30) will allow you to delve deeper into the intricacies of chess positions and develop a deeper understanding of the game. 7. **Seek Guidance**: Consider getting a coach or joining a chess club where you can receive personalized feedback and guidance on your games and areas for improvement. By focusing on these areas and consistently practicing, you should see improvement in your chess skills over time.
I have about 150 elo in bullet and blitz. I mainly play 3min and 5min blitz. I have learned the icbm gambit and scholars mate but scholars mate doesnt work 95% of the time. I know the rules of the game. I cant seem to win actual games but i have played too much puzzles so my puzzle elo is 1100.
What should I do to get better?