Be consistent, play people no more than 50 rating points below you, have fun
Just hit 1000 rating for the first time.
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Complete development - play with all your pieces. Always be looking to improve your pieces and create threats. Look at your opponents threats, dont hang pieces or pawns - look after the little guys. At 1400 it can be hard to fight back once you are a few points behind.
Spend your time wisely. Most games you should have at least 3 minutes on the clock and if you have more than that you're probably moving too fast.
Tommyskilla wrote:
I've been playing for a few months now. Started off around 500, just got to 1000. What's your biggest tip for getting to 1400?
Thanks
Great job on hitting 1000! I just recently hit 1700.
As for advice, I recommend that you keep playing rapid, don't get distracted with blitz and bullet like I did. Do some tactics. You have a membership, so take use of it.
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GM_chess_player wrote:
Tommyskilla wrote:
I've been playing for a few months now. Started off around 500, just got to 1000. What's your biggest tip for getting to 1400?
Thanks
Great job on hitting 1000! I just recently hit 1700.
As for advice, I recommend that you keep playing rapid, don't get distracted with blitz and bullet like I did. Do some tactics. You have a membership, so take use of it.
Great advice! I second that. Blitz and bullet stunted my growth but I had a lot of fun experimenting. I'm back taking it slowly and working thru the thought process to increase my accuracy. Also learned an opening as white and a few defenses as black, for the long haul.
Keep up the hard work and have fun.
I've been playing for a few months now. Started off around 500, just got to 1000. What's your biggest tip for getting to 1400?
Thanks