if ur U1300 or U1400 just grind tactix
how to get plast 1400 rapid?

if ur U1300 or U1400 just grind tactix
there is no such a thing as "gring tactics" you can grind the position strategically, but grinding tatctics is not even a thing, maybe can happen against a 100 rated who hangs smth every move, thta'd be called "grind tactics"

Play advanced openings like till 800 people just used to play the kings pawn. But now at 1000 people play sicilian bowdler or alapin and sometimes nimstowitch. So try gambits lik vienna
Those dont work at 1400

Openings only really matter if ur an adrenaline junkie like me and need Gambits to keep your high
they give you confidence sine the beginnig of the game, knowing what to do and having a psychological and knowledge advanateg over your opponent...
Picking a dynamic opening like the french is really helpful because it is dynamic which means both positional and tactical positions can arise, and it is tricky and one mistake can cause a loss. Knowing it well can teleport you up the rating ladder really quickly. You may ask, the Sicilian is also tricky and one mistake looses, true but the Sicilian is much more popular and much more well known, which makes your opponent's mistakes less often and lkely

@chamo2074 do you get some sort of funding by some Grandmasters to advertise the French opening everywhere you go ?
@ltude - especially mine