Arguably the best way to get to 1400 is to stop blundering. I understand that sounds like “doctor it hurts when i do this” but if you manage to minimize your blunders you can improve your rating. A method i use online is to write down every move before i make it. So even if i do blunder ill recognize exactly what kind of tactical error i made.
If you compound this with tactics puzzles, you’ll have some improvement.
Chess improvement takes time (months and years) if you are the sort of person who likes results in days and weeks then you might be frustrated. Couple of suggestions. Play long games to improve. At least G30 but longer is better. Watch John Bartholomew's Chess Fundamentals series on you tube and learn about undefended pieces and coordination. Do tactics puzzles every day, this will develop your board vision and calculation skills, it may take a few months before you start to feel the benefits of this in your game but eventually calculation will become a habit and you'll blunder much less and see more. Learn about opening principles and controlling the centre and apply this knowledge in all your games.
BTW passion is never enough, like sport it's necessary to train to improve. In chess we call it Study but the idea is much the same.
One thing that helps me is to get out a pen and paper when I do puzzles and actually write down my analysis. It helps me to slow down and consider the moves more carefully.
Hiya all
I've been playing chess for about a month (I'm not here from Queens Gambit - I played with another novice and I won every game - so I got excited and now I'm here and realising I'm not that good at all), and somehow I've developed a massive passion in the game, reading books and training tactics over on chesstempo daily. I'm pretty good with chesstempo, but the moment I play with a real person I'm almost bound to loose.
I've been beat by 200 rated players. I wrote in my new years journal I want to get to 1000 by 2022, and I'm already questioning it two days in lmao. I'm reading the mammoth book of chess right now (got some bobby fischer stuff coming in the mail), listening to podcasts, kingscrusher, even joined my university's chess society (although I'm a little intimidated due to my rating haha).
It's strange how my passion and eagerness to learn chess hasn't seemed to go anywhere. It certainly gets a little annoying. I feel like I'm missing a piece that will make the jump from theory to play much more possible
I love learning about chess, and training chess, and watching chess - but none of it seems to translate into the game itself. I guess I'm asking for advice more than anything. Just keep playing? Look for a coach? Get premium and start analysing more games?
I'll attach my most humiliating game if anyone wants to give me some blunt (yet constructive) criticism.
Look forward to hearing from you all!
Finch
Your game didn't show correctly. I'll pull up one of your games. I'm not mentioning all of the mistakes, instead focusing on one move errors that don't require any advanced insights. This is why you are losing games. Not because of advanced tactics by your opponent you are not aware of, but basic blunders from yourself that you do understand.
https://www.chess.com/learn-how-to-play-chess This is enough information to break 1000 rating, probably more. It looks simple, but segments like "don't give pieces away" are still overlooked in games at your level. You aren't the only player with this problem, it is the msot common issue at your rating. You have to get this pinned down. A small positional edge using advanced tactics over a few turns in meaningless if you give away your queen.
-Look for 'My System' (it's a book, old book...)
-Review and analyse matchs between past and modern World top players
-Do Puzzles as much as you can
-Play Chess, play a lot!
Good luck for your breakthrought :-)
no one really has nailed down what makes someone amazing, but passion isnt it. Plenty of people who study, read books and analyze games and all that can't break 2000 which is sort of a magic number when you can not only beat everyone at your local club but have a shot at local tournaments too (depending on the size of your 'local' somewhat -- dense population = harder opponents). Passion helps, but there is a type of mind that just has a talent for the game... a combination of spatial thinking, pattern recognition, visualization, etc things.
The one thing I don't recommend is throwing money at the game. You are not far enough along to justify buying books, subscriptions, or anything else. Keep playing. Play the low ranked computer (infinite time for you is the reason) and take your time to really think on each move, go slowly at first. Check out a few basic openings.
I have a passion for the game, and still, my best is 1700ish play on the average. Im a little higher in fast games because I seem to have a knack for confusing people and burning their clock out more than solid play. But Ive been at it for almost 40 years, and I know I am unlikely to ever become 2000+. I can still love the game, but someone else is gonna win all the money 
@alexslayer15 My System was written for experienced players. It wont help a beginner and would probably leave them dazed and confused. Couple of good beginner books are Chess Tactics for Students by Bain which teaches basic tactics. Logical Chess by Chernev which is a collection of GM games selected and annotated to teach basic principles to beginners. Every move is explained.
Hiya all
I've been playing chess for about a month (I'm not here from Queens Gambit - I played with another novice and I won every game - so I got excited and now I'm here and realising I'm not that good at all), and somehow I've developed a massive passion in the game, reading books and training tactics over on chesstempo daily. I'm pretty good with chesstempo, but the moment I play with a real person I'm almost bound to loose.
I've been beat by 200 rated players. I wrote in my new years journal I want to get to 1000 by 2022, and I'm already questioning it two days in lmao. I'm reading the mammoth book of chess right now (got some bobby fischer stuff coming in the mail), listening to podcasts, kingscrusher, even joined my university's chess society (although I'm a little intimidated due to my rating haha).
It's strange how my passion and eagerness to learn chess hasn't seemed to go anywhere. It certainly gets a little annoying. I feel like I'm missing a piece that will make the jump from theory to play much more possible
I love learning about chess, and training chess, and watching chess - but none of it seems to translate into the game itself. I guess I'm asking for advice more than anything. Just keep playing? Look for a coach? Get premium and start analysing more games?
I'll attach my most humiliating game if anyone wants to give me some blunt (yet constructive) criticism.
Look forward to hearing from you all!
Finch