When I started my chess.com account, it asked me something like "do you already know how to play?" and I said yes, so it started me at 1200. That was a big mistake, and (though I got lucky in a few initial games and hit 1260) I quickly dropped below 1200 and have been fighting my way back for more than a year.
How long did it take you to get an elo of 1000 in chess.
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About March of 2020 covid hit hard I started playing alot broke through 800s stayed in the 900s might drop back in as I'm not far over it. But I think substituting some chess time to play a similar game like GO will help you develop better planning skills in the TB genre of games all together. As you improve in one game it may reinforce your tactics in the other.. Stop blundering an plan ahead but check the whole board every move!.. explicit advice. I've played chess enough to respect the gaps in skill an talent now..
I got to 1000 after around 7 months after I joined and I’m currently 1450
It is so funny that many people reached 1000 in 1 year where I reached 2000 from 1400 in one year. Maybe it is true that children learn faster than old ones. Or maybe just that they had wrong approach and less time
I’m not sure I have the mental capacity to reach that number at all or maybe I just not committed 🥲
I'm new to chess and I'm trying to improve. Hope I get to 1000 one day.
Apr 20, 2022
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shiro9neko wrote:
I'm new to chess and I'm trying to improve. Hope I get to 1000 one day.
Best of luck 
Check my post on the 1st page of this thread for some helpful resources for reaching 1000+ rating
921 to 100 in a week
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3 months. I take it seriously. I analyse almost all my games, do tactic everyday and avoid playing fast Time control games.
Apr 21, 2022
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(a) read a beginners chess book...with a bit of practice you'll easily get to 1000
(b) read the same book again...keep on playing and you'll get to 1200
(c) read the same book for a third time...learn to develop your pieces onto good squares in the opening...now you'll get to 1400
(d) buy a slightly more advanced book (or maybe 2 books)...ACTUALLY READ THE BOOKS...study (i) basic endgames (ii) positional chess...now you'll get to 1600
(e) read those same 2 books again...now you'll be threatening 1800
(f) learn and practice lots of tactics...(use chess.com for this)...embrace complexity in your games...unless you have an advantage make the middlegames too complicated for your opponents to cope with...play lots of slow games...work hard calculating variations every move...you are calculating harder than they are...basically you should now be threatening 2000
(g) you won't do this without putting in some effort but you shouldn't think it's too difficult and give up...try watching John Bartholomew or the GingerGM on Youtube when you're more advanced
(h) if you find out how to get better than this please tell me!
good luck
rob
Apr 21, 2022
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senorpetirrojo wrote:
(a) read a beginners chess book...with a bit of practice you'll easily get to 1000
(b) read the same book again...keep on playing and you'll get to 1200
(c) read the same book for a third time...learn to develop your pieces onto good squares in the opening...now you'll get to 1400
(d) buy a slightly more advanced book (or maybe 2 books)...ACTUALLY READ THE BOOKS...study (i) basic endgames (ii) positional chess...now you'll get to 1600
(e) read those same 2 books again...now you'll be threatening 1800
(f) learn and practice lots of tactics...(use chess.com for this)...embrace complexity in your games...unless you have an advantage make the middlegames too complicated for your opponents to cope with...play lots of slow games...work hard calculating variations every move...you are calculating harder than they are...basically you should now be threatening 2000
(g) you won't do this without putting in some effort but you shouldn't think it's too difficult and give up...try watching John Bartholomew or the GingerGM on Youtube when you're more advanced
(h) if you find out how to get better than this please tell me!
good luck
rob
I've done all this and much more (10,000s of tactics on chesstempo, chess.com and chess books, Silman's endgame book twice through, Amateur's Mind twice through, several others) and been stuck at ~1300 for the last 10 years.
Apr 21, 2022
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New chess player- Are YouTube channels/videos helpful in improving chess knowledge and getting a higher ELO or should I just stick to puzzles/books/analyzing previous games?
Apr 21, 2022
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TheFunnyStorebyDeathGrips wrote:
New chess player- Are YouTube channels/videos helpful in improving chess knowledge and getting a higher ELO or should I just stick to puzzles/books/analyzing previous games?
(I'm only 1100 or so, but...) I think SOME of the YouTube videos are helpful, while others are merely entertaining. For example, I learned some opening principles from watching GothamChess videos (control center, develop pieces, connect rooks, get king to safety, etc.) not to mention a few basic openings that I'm still working on.
(But I don't ONLY watch those; I'm also reading books, analyzing my games, working puzzles, and so on.)
A few months, I took a break through the summer though
Apr 21, 2022
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Chan_Fry wrote:
TheFunnyStorebyDeathGrips wrote:
New chess player- Are YouTube channels/videos helpful in improving chess knowledge and getting a higher ELO or should I just stick to puzzles/books/analyzing previous games?
(I'm only 1100 or so, but...) I think SOME of the YouTube videos are helpful, while others are merely entertaining. For example, I learned some opening principles from watching GothamChess videos (control center, develop pieces, connect rooks, get king to safety, etc.) not to mention a few basic openings that I'm still working on.
(But I don't ONLY watch those; I'm also reading books, analyzing my games, working puzzles, and so on.)
I was planning on using puzzles, books, and analyzing my games already, but was wondering if YT could be another source of info. Thanks for the help! I'll check out GothamChess' videos on opening principles.
Apr 22, 2022
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vivement
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senorpetirrojo wrote: (a) read a beginners chess book...with a bit of practice you'll easily get to 1000
(b) read the same book again...keep on playing and you'll get to 1200
(c) read the same book for a third time...learn to develop your pieces onto good squares in the opening...now you'll get to 1400
(d) buy a slightly more advanced book (or maybe 2 books)...ACTUALLY READ THE BOOKS...study (i) basic endgames (ii) positional chess...now you'll get to 1600
(e) read those same 2 books again...now you'll be threatening 1800
(f) learn and practice lots of tactics...(use chess.com for this)...embrace complexity in your games...unless you have an advantage make the middlegames too complicated for your opponents to cope with...play lots of slow games...work hard calculating variations every move...you are calculating harder than they are...basically you should now be threatening 2000
(g) you won't do this without putting in some effort but you shouldn't think it's too difficult and give up...try watching John Bartholomew or the GingerGM on Youtube when you're more advanced
(h) if you find out how to get better than this please tell me!
good luck
rob
I've done all this and much more (10,000s of tactics on chesstempo, chess.com and chess books, Silman's endgame book twice through, Amateur's Mind twice through, several others) and been stuck at ~1300 for the last 10 years.
@vivement
Are you sure that you're actually doing the things that the books tell you to do?...that's why I'm saying to read the books 3 times...you need to make sure you've absorbed them properly and then you need to concentrate on incorporating these "chess rules" into your own games. I've not really studied chess for 25 years now but back-in-the-day I think I benefitted a lot from re-reading my favorite books.
For example, most players at your grading don't understand the difference between good and bad bishops...so when you read a book on positional chess you should start to understand this concept and make moves that will lead to positions where your bishops are good and your opponents bishops are bad...and there are lots of other concepts that you can study and apply to your games.
So you need to play games on slow time controls and you need to work hard to avoid blunders...that way you play your best chess. Somebody your grading might benefit from the GingerGM...try his "Longer Games" series. John Bartholomew is likely suited to more advanced players.
If you want you can challenge me to an UNGRADED game (3 days per move) and I'll explain my moves afterwards. But this isn't the best way to learn...you need to absorb material from stronger players than me.
i started playing at 4, so probably around 5-7 years
same time i started, it took 5 years to get to four digit USCF rating i think