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stuck at like 150 elo, i don’t really know what im doing wrong. i use duolingo for chess, play puzzles, ect. but i feel like my opponent is somehow always better then me. please help.
4 days ago
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#2
The only way to get better is to keep playing. Even if you lose, go back and watch the review and see where you went wrong. Most the time people lose at that ELO due to not backing up pieces they bring out, and not thinking about what their opponent is going to do the next turn. Thinking 2 moves ahead is a lot harder, so in the beginning stick with 1.
4 days ago
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English is not beginner friendly lol. e4 is still the best for beginners.
4 days ago
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id recommend watching youtube vids, especially slow runs from many channels, great for learning
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond.....
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
Puzzles are great! Also some explanation of basic middlegame strategies, eg annotated games
This reminds me of this particular forum here. Have a look (I'M NOT THE OP, but THEY need help):
@RossLam can you give helpful advice to this person. They clearly need help (CattlesRevenge - OP)
Sac-ROOOOOOOK wrote:
@RossLam can you give helpful advice to this person. They clearly need help (CattlesRevenge - OP)
I see. Chess can be quite tough. Sometimes we may need a break from it if it's giving us such strong negative emotions. There's been times where I've taken a break from chess too.
3 days ago
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Embrace it like I do. Today I had 30 blitz games (nothing else) and won 4, lost 25 and had 1 draw.
I'm always extremely streaky. Nothing special for me to lose 7-10 games in a row. Finally I got back down to an embarrassingly, appallingly but sexy 239 blitz. Just days ago I was 450 blitz. only in rapid I'm able to stay around 450.
3 days ago
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lolzXD111 wrote:
stuck at like 150 elo, i don’t really know what im doing wrong. i use duolingo for chess, play puzzles, ect. but i feel like my opponent is somehow always better then me. please help.
All you play is blitz! You can't expect to get better when you are blitzing out the moves and giving no time to thinking or reviewing your games. You can play hundreds of blitz games and it won't matter. Switch to rapid time control and use your time.
HeckinSprout wrote:
lolzXD111 wrote:
stuck at like 150 elo, i don’t really know what im doing wrong. i use duolingo for chess, play puzzles, ect. but i feel like my opponent is somehow always better then me. please help.
All you play is blitz! You can't expect to get better when you are blitzing out the moves and giving no time to thinking or reviewing your games. You can play hundreds of blitz games and it won't matter. Switch to rapid time control and use your time.
I actually think it's fine for people to play blitz, especially if they enjoy it. Sure, it's beneficial playing rapid. But you get to play so many blitz games in the time you play one rapid game. It's good to play a mix I suppose. I know I improved a lot just playing blitz
Whenever I start working with a new student who is stuck at a plateau, 9 times out of 10 they are playing 20 blitz games a day and doing zero deep analysis of their losses. Swap to playing just 2 rapid games a day, but spend 15 minutes analyzing each game on your own before checking the engine. Your rating will thank you.
3 days ago
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I'm low elo and on the same journey, but I did play chess as a young kid (I'm 55 now) and I do know a few fundamentals so, this is what I do;
As white I play e4, every time and my plan which will adapt as black plays (if he plays the Scandinavian for instance I will take it, if he plays c6 I'll just carry on) is to get to the classic 2 pawns on d4 and e4 (might end up d3), knights where they should be, castled and bishops out, then move the Queen off the back row, then look where he is weak and press into row five or further. Do NOT hang anything, I will guarantee 90% of your problems are unprotected pieces and or no plan. Obv if he plays something dumb I'll have to react but build a strong centre and get all your pieces active.
As black if e4, I play the Scandinavian. If d4 I just try to build a good centre, possibly built around mirroring white if he goes four knights ish. If anything else, I go e5 or d5 and again try to build a strong centre.
Tricks like the Wayward Queen and the Scholars Mate are fun, so can dancing your Queen around nicking pieces in the opening be, but that doesn't work at high levels so don't practice it if you dream of being good!
If you don't know what I'm talking about at all, buy a book, read, learn a little.
alr thx guys I'll do rapid instead of blitz
2 days ago
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ChessMasteryOfficial wrote:
but spend 15 minutes analyzing each game on your own before checking the engine. Your rating will thank you.
This is an interesting idea, you mean step though and try to work out what you did wrong first, rather than be told?
I just started playing frequently here a couple months ago. I’m trying to analyze my moves and not blunder but then I’ve ended up losing on time. When trying to think ahead is there something specific to focus on? I also do not always understand the rationale behind move suggestions once I go back and review. Any recommendations/advice?