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Jmooney22
Just started to play chess constantly over the past couple weeks I’m around 700 up too 780 in rapid. How long does it take to see some rating improvement?
Strangemover

That depends on how much time and patience you have. Chess is a fiendishly difficult game with never ending nuances - slow progress is to be expected. Firstly I see you are playing exclusively 10 minute games - this is not long enough for a beginner player to see and understand what is going on. If you can, play longer games and really concentrate on every move. One or two long games with full focus is worth 10x half a dozen 10 minute games where you bash out moves every few seconds. Instil some good habits into your play by taking your time. What you must aim to do is reach a stage where you are not losing material in a simple fashion - everyone makes blunders but you must remove the very obvious ones from your games. Doing this will allow you to reach 1000+ by beating the players who are making simple blunders. Until you can do this everything else is largely irrelevant - no point studying the Ruy Lopez if you hang a rook on move 20. It can be infuriating when you feel you are not improving but patience is key - there will be peaks and troughs. 

nklristic

It depends on you, how much effort are you willing to put, how talented you are etc.

Here is something that might be useful for you:

https://www.chess.com/blog/nklristic/the-beginners-tale-first-steps-to-chess-improvement

This is what I did to progress to intermediate level.

Jmooney22
Strangemover wrote:

That depends on how much time and patience you have. Chess is a fiendishly difficult game with never ending nuances - slow progress is to be expected. Firstly I see you are playing exclusively 10 minute games - this is not long enough for a beginner player to see and understand what is going on. If you can, play longer games and really concentrate on every move. One or two long games with full focus is worth 10x half a dozen 10 minute games where you bash out moves every few seconds. Instil some good habits into your play by taking your time. What you must aim to do is reach a stage where you are not losing material in a simple fashion - everyone makes blunders but you must remove the very obvious ones from your games. Doing this will allow you to reach 1000+ by beating the players who are making simple blunders. Until you can do this everything else is largely irrelevant - no point studying the Ruy Lopez if you hang a rook on move 20. It can be infuriating when you feel you are not improving but patience is key - there will be peaks and troughs. 

Ok, thank you I thought the standard time for a game was 10 minutes. How should I play each game? 

Jmooney22
nklristic wrote:

It depends on you, how much effort are you willing to put, how talented you are etc.

Here is something that might be useful for you:

https://www.chess.com/blog/nklristic/the-beginners-tale-first-steps-to-chess-improvement

This is what I did to progress to intermediate level.

thank you!

Strangemover

It's up to you, but I would suggest 30 minutes minimum. It's a case of tuning in your chess instincts...as you are a beginner you don't see things instinctively, but the more you take your time the more you will see, and the more you see the quicker you will start to see it. You could also try daily chess where you can use an analysis board during the game and also check the opening explorer. It's a different way of playing chess but those tools are excellent for improving your play and that will translate to live games over time. 

NilsIngemar

Spend an hour or so each day doing tactics puzzles.

 

You must do them right. Work through the solution in your head then make your first move. If the reaction by the opponent was not the expected one, then rework out the rest of the new solution.

Working out the solution to multiple move sequences is called calculating.  If you learn to do it well your rating will go up quickly. Of course it takes time to be able to do it well.

 

It is important that if you get the puzzle wrong, that you understand why you were wrong and the solution is correct.

nklristic

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ccthechessplayer
I am a beginner chess player. I am on my way to the advanced level playing computer players, but I can’t seem to beat real players with a rating of 400. I’m not sure how I can fix this. Any advice?
RussBell

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

jamesstack
NilsIngemar wrote:

Spend an hour or so each day doing tactics puzzles.

 

You must do them right. Work through the solution in your head then make your first move. If the reaction by the opponent was not the expected one, then rework out the rest of the new solution.

Working out the solution to multiple move sequences is called calculating.  If you learn to do it well your rating will go up quickly. Of course it takes time to be able to do it well.

 

It is important that if you get the puzzle wrong, that you understand why you were wrong and the solution is correct.

When I do puzzles I often actually get out a pen and paper and write down my analysis....I find it helps slow me down enough to where I am thinking as carefully as I should be about the problem.