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VirineyaViri
Jul 29, 2019
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Hello everyone, my name is Alexandra. I have been playing chess for 8 months or so, but lately the rating hasn't really increased. I would like to ask advice, what is my problem. By the end of the year I would like to have about 1900 or more. Sorry for my bad english and thanks.
So I looked at two of your games. It is difficult to give advice just looking at 5min games. What I saw is, first, that you miss tactics. Second, you make a lot of pawn moves.If you play a longer game, send me a copy, then I would be able to better advise you. Good luck.
Jul 29, 2019
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#3
Nwap111 пишет:
Thanks for the answer, I only play blitz, I try to play an average of 20 games a day. I feel that sometimes I lack theoretical knowledge.
So I looked at two of your games. It is difficult to give advice just looking at 5min games. What I saw is, first, that you miss tactics. Second, you make a lot of pawn moves.If you play a longer game, send me a copy, then I would be able to better advise you. Good luck.
"... Sure, fast games are fine for practicing openings (not the most important part of the game for most players) and possibly developing decent board vision and tactical 'shots', but the kind of thinking it takes to plan, evaluate, play long endgames, and find deep combinations is just not possible in quick chess. … for serious improvement ... consistently play many slow games to practice good thinking habits. ... I know that a large percentage of my readers almost exclusively play on the internet - after all, you are reading this on the internet, right!? But there is a strong case for at least augmenting internet play with some OTB play, whether in a club or, better yet, a tournament. ... I would guess that players who have never played OTB usually gain 50-100 points of playing strength just from competing in their first long weekend tournament, assuming they play five or more rounds of very slow chess. ... Don't have two day? Try a one-day quad (a round-robin among four similarly rated players). … about 100 slow games a year is a reasonable foundation for ongoing improvement. ... Can't make 100? Then try for 60. If you only play three or fewer tournaments a year and do not play slow chess regularly at a club (or on-line, where G/90 and slower play is relatively rare), then do not be surprised that you are not really improving. ..." - NM Dan Heisman (2002)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627052239/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman16.pdf
Jul 30, 2019
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PawnstormPossie пишет:
I recently played here, before that I played on lichess and I had a rating of about 1850-1900 (about a thousand games) in blitz.
In 8 months you've reached 1731 (a few days on the site). Keep doing whatever it is you're doing.
Saying someone is missing tactics comes with a huge asterix.
But, slowing down and playing slower games should help.
Avoid puzzle rush and doing tactical problems should help.
When doing tactics, focus on the pattern of the tactics.
Tactics is 85% pattern recognition.
The more patterns you learn, the easier it is to spot similar tactics in a game. The other 15% is actually calculating to see if the similar pattern can be executed to your advantage.
The asterix on missing tactics is that even grandmasters can't spot every tactic... although at that level, they have much more diificult tactics to look out for.
Jul 30, 2019
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#7
PawnstormPossie пишет:
What's wrong with the blitz games? I can play many games a day. 😊
IMBacon wrote:
VirineyaViri wrote:
Hello everyone, my name is Alexandra. I have been playing chess for 8 months or so, but lately the rating hasn't really increased. I would like to ask advice, what is my problem. By the end of the year I would like to have about 1900 or more. Sorry for my bad english and thanks.
All youre playing is blitz and rapid.
Youre looking to improve? Slow down.
Nope, looking to increase rating. Well, I thought there was a difference anyway.
PawnstormPossie wrote:
Nothing wrong with blitz.
Increasing your blitz rating and improving your chess skills isn't the same thing though.
+1
PawnstormPossie wrote:
Confusion may be from asking "what is my problem".
And here's where opinions come into play.
There may not be a problem. What is it 5 months (150 days or so) to increase rating by 169 points. 1 point per day is almost there. 1 game/day if a win. All you need to do is play only much weaker players blitz. Doesn't sound like a problem to me, unless you're looking improve. But that's not what we're looking for here.
Chess com is rife with weak players that play opponents below their rating in order to inflate thier rating.
That's why it's impossible to make a formula to convert chess.com ratings to another rating system for players below 2000 on chess.com.
Although all rating conversions, regardless of which rating systems your comparing, are at best a ballpark figure.
Jul 30, 2019
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#10
PawnstormPossie пишет:
😢I do not know why this is happening
Perhaps my logic is flawed though.
If you look at Alexandra's games for July 22, most wins came against higher rated players and most losses came against lower rated players.
VirineyaViri wrote:
… What's wrong with the blitz games? I can play many games a day. 😊
"... the kind of thinking it takes to plan, evaluate, play long endgames, and find deep combinations is just not possible in quick chess. … for serious improvement ... consistently play many slow games to practice good thinking habits. ..." - NM Dan Heisman (2002)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627052239/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman16.pdf
Jul 30, 2019
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#12
PawnstormPossie wrote:
VirineyaViri wrote:
PawnstormPossie пишет:
😢I do not know why this is happening
Perhaps my logic is flawed though.
If you look at Alexandra's games for July 22, most wins came against higher rated players and most losses came against lower rated players.
Look at each game. Identify critical positions and your mistakes.
You might discover some similarities to focus on first.
And some ygnr similarities?