The amount of games a day is purely a personal preference I think. I've been playing 3 to 4 weeks now to almost reach 800 and play up to 30 games a day without losing my edge. Playing 2 months to rise to 1000 sounds dreadfully long. I think I can teach it within a week from today. Not sure how good the players are between 800 1000 so I can't be sure. For me playing a lot of games works better and I find it quite addictive to keep it at only 3. I don't have much experience other than knowing the rules and tried to get much info to improve and didn't work well.. now I keep new info slow and just learn a bit and use that for a longer time before I learn more, it works better than to overload on tactics that players on this level don't use and leave it for when it is needed.
I got from 800 to 1000 elo in less than 2 months! (around 100 games)
The amount of games a day is purely a personal preference I think. I've been playing 3 to 4 weeks now to almost reach 800 and play up to 30 games a day without losing my edge. Playing 2 months to rise to 1000 sounds dreadfully long. I think I can teach it within a week from today. Not sure how good the players are between 800 1000 so I can't be sure. For me playing a lot of games works better and I find it quite addictive to keep it at only 3. I don't have much experience other than knowing the rules and tried to get much info to improve and didn't work well.. now I keep new info slow and just learn a bit and use that for a longer time before I learn more, it works better than to overload on tactics that players on this level don't use and leave it for when it is needed.
I just pretty much find playing too many games in a day would lead to suboptimal games (at least for me), and excess suboptimal games strike a good chance of developing bad habits. I don't find the point of playing when my brain's not functioning optimally as well while playing chess if I want to play it for the sake of improving. If you play like a lot of games it's hard to analyze each game more thoroughly as well. In some games there'd be multiple mistakes and say like if you play 5 games per day and make 2-3 mistakes per game then there'd be 10 mistakes to learn from which is quite excessive for us to learn and digest.
I do believe some people are more naturally-talented at chess. If playing a lot of games works for you then perhaps give it a shot and see whether that'd take you to 1000 fast. If not then you can try out different approaches as well and see what works for you. Addiction is hard to control but with control it's a sign of resilience and willpower.
Finally!! Instead of wasting time playing a ton of 10|0 games a day and having winning + losing streaks, I made a routine for my chess improvement, and I managed to get to 1000 (200 elo increment) by just playing around 100 games. Below are what got me to 1000:
1. Stop binge playing, self-control is crucial! I play sometimes 0 or 1 game, often 2 games, rarely 3, almost never more than 3 games per day.
2. I switched from 10|0 to 15|10 as there's a mini-plateau when I was ~850. This enabled me to spend more time in middlegame to visualize a bunch of nasty tactics, and secure a winning endgame.
3. I solve 10-15 chess puzzles in chess tempo per day. I am reaching 1400 soon in chess tempo. With more chess puzzles I am able to spot nastier tactics.
4. I hold off my temptation to start a game after game, and I take my time to analyze to review my mistakes/missed tactics before starting another new game.
5. Apart from my side, I also look out for my opponent's potential tactics.
These are what got me from less than 800 rating to 1000 rating, with just 100 games in 2 months! (By not binge playing, and focusing on studying + less games played to prevent burning out)
Now, as of improvement, should I spend time daily studying opening/endgames/positioning on top of tactics?
6. NEVER DO PUZZLES ON CHESS.COM OR LICHESS.
Finally!! Instead of wasting time playing a ton of 10|0 games a day and having winning + losing streaks, I made a routine for my chess improvement, and I managed to get to 1000 (200 elo increment) by just playing around 100 games. Below are what got me to 1000:
1. Stop binge playing, self-control is crucial! I play sometimes 0 or 1 game, often 2 games, rarely 3, almost never more than 3 games per day.
2. I switched from 10|0 to 15|10 as there's a mini-plateau when I was ~850. This enabled me to spend more time in middlegame to visualize a bunch of nasty tactics, and secure a winning endgame.
3. I solve 10-15 chess puzzles in chess tempo per day. I am reaching 1400 soon in chess tempo. With more chess puzzles I am able to spot nastier tactics.
4. I hold off my temptation to start a game after game, and I take my time to analyze to review my mistakes/missed tactics before starting another new game.
5. Apart from my side, I also look out for my opponent's potential tactics.
These are what got me from less than 800 rating to 1000 rating, with just 100 games in 2 months! (By not binge playing, and focusing on studying + less games played to prevent burning out)
Now, as of improvement, should I spend time daily studying opening/endgames/positioning on top of tactics?
6. NEVER DO PUZZLES ON CHESS.COM OR LICHESS.
Lmao, you can always do those for fun since it's much easier to score a much higher puzzle rating in chess.com, but I do agree chess tempo puzzle quality seems to be wayyy higher and more practical (especially for calculating tactics)
Good for you! A lot of under 1000 elo players want to be higher rated but never create a plan beyond, "Play as many games as possible". Then when that doesn't work, they often times get frustrated and quit. Hopefully that's not the trap Ookin_Dooker falls into.
You seem to be doing great! You're up 500 elo in the past year.
To your question - if you feel your openings and endgame knowledge are solid, maybe get some books covering positional chess. I've been reading How to Reassess Your Chess by IM Jeremy Silman and would definitely recommend it.
When you're 600, getting to 1000 seems impossible, but it really isn't. I never thought I'd be able to get here, let alone in less than a year. Anyone can do it if they try.
400 To 102 In 9 Months 14 Days.
400 To 102 In 9 Months 14 Days.
Chess.com put you at a 400 when you first created the account - which is a temporary rating until the system gets more info - i.e. playing live games.. And for the first month or two you only played against bots, which does not give you an accurate idea of your actual strength. When you started playing live opponents, your elo was adjusted to better represent your skill level. So you were never really at 400 elo.
I've said it a million times on these forums, but I never recommend bots for chess improvement. They might feel safe, but in many cases, they aren't going to help you improve against human opponents.
When you're 600, getting to 1000 seems impossible, but it really isn't. I never thought I'd be able to get here, let alone in less than a year. Anyone can do it if they try.
Keep it up and enjoy. Playing against 1200 players is like fighting against buffalos but you will eventually be one of them.
And yep 1000 is attainable with discipline, blunder check habit and puzzles.
That’s funny, I also climbed from 800 to 1000 in 2 months. Actually, I didn’t do so much, except the 3 free puzzles per day.
I don’t get often in time trouble, since I play more aggressively and when i’m winning, I checkmate/ have a winning position already in the middle game, so I stick to 10|0
That’s funny, I also climbed from 800 to 1000 in 2 months. Actually, I didn’t do so much, except the 3 free puzzles per day.
Perhaps you got the talent lol. When I didn't do much and mindlessly playing back in the days I was hovering between 750-950 range.
Good job, when I hit 1000, I was elated. Anyways for your climb to 1500 ELO watch this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXGToUtgf9k and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s8HMvHoF2M&t=18s
Good job, when I hit 1000, I was elated. Anyways for your climb to 1500 ELO watch this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXGToUtgf9k and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s8HMvHoF2M&t=18s
Damn, you are inspirational and I see you are making consistent progress in chess while not playing too excessively. Thanks for sharing the videos. I do agree it's crucial to be able to handle losses well and turn them into great learning opportunities, and just improve by utilizing free resources online. I see people hiring coach to improve below this level (1500) I'd advise against it either.
When you're 600, getting to 1000 seems impossible, but it really isn't. I never thought I'd be able to get here, let alone in less than a year. Anyone can do it if they try.
I agree
Finally!! Instead of wasting time playing a ton of 10|0 games a day and having winning + losing streaks, I made a routine for my chess improvement, and I managed to get to 1000 (200 elo increment) by just playing around 100 games. Below are what got me to 1000:
1. Stop binge playing, self-control is crucial! I play sometimes 0 or 1 game, often 2 games, rarely 3, almost never more than 3 games per day.
2. I switched from 10|0 to 15|10 as there's a mini-plateau when I was ~850. This enabled me to spend more time in middlegame to visualize a bunch of nasty tactics, and secure a winning endgame.
3. I solve 10-15 chess puzzles in chess tempo per day. I am reaching 1400 soon in chess tempo. With more chess puzzles I am able to spot nastier tactics.
4. I hold off my temptation to start a game after game, and I take my time to analyze to review my mistakes/missed tactics before starting another new game.
5. Apart from my side, I also look out for my opponent's potential tactics.
These are what got me from less than 800 rating to 1000 rating, with just 100 games in 2 months! (By not binge playing, and focusing on studying + less games played to prevent burning out)
Now, as of improvement, should I spend time daily studying opening/endgames/positioning on top of tactics?