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May 12, 2019
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#45
I’ve been playing chess for about 3 months now, and I’ve went from 670 to 1070 in that time.
Study end games first; whether that’s in a book or on YouTube. Once you have a fundamental understanding of pawn end games, rook and pawn, and how to mate with rook, queen and bishops, you should see a surge in your rating.
I’m obviously still brand new to the game. The difference between when I was 670 and say, 970 is just knowing end games and a bit more tactics.
I’ve gained 60 points in the last 2 days and I’m on track for 1100 today or tomorrow. The second boost from 900-1100 is mainly just polishing end games, learning some fork traps, and double checking the squares I’m moving too. I ask myself “is this a safe move?” Even if the square I’m moving to is safe, does my opponent have an immediate threat from his position? - if you ask yourself those questions - and minimise your blunders - that’ll be the next surge in ratings.
I haven’t even really studied openings or such like, just yet.
My goal is to reach 1,300-1,500 by month 6.
Oh, last tip: stay away from short time controls. You want to think first, get an eye for patterns and traps first, before playing anything less than 10 min games imo.
Study end games first; whether that’s in a book or on YouTube. Once you have a fundamental understanding of pawn end games, rook and pawn, and how to mate with rook, queen and bishops, you should see a surge in your rating.
I’m obviously still brand new to the game. The difference between when I was 670 and say, 970 is just knowing end games and a bit more tactics.
I’ve gained 60 points in the last 2 days and I’m on track for 1100 today or tomorrow. The second boost from 900-1100 is mainly just polishing end games, learning some fork traps, and double checking the squares I’m moving too. I ask myself “is this a safe move?” Even if the square I’m moving to is safe, does my opponent have an immediate threat from his position? - if you ask yourself those questions - and minimise your blunders - that’ll be the next surge in ratings.
I haven’t even really studied openings or such like, just yet.
My goal is to reach 1,300-1,500 by month 6.
Oh, last tip: stay away from short time controls. You want to think first, get an eye for patterns and traps first, before playing anything less than 10 min games imo.
Aug 20, 2019
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#47
I’m starting to wonder if these one line posters saying they want to improve with no specifics are trolls hoping to waste our time?? Chess.com needs a sticky for this topic, giving core beginner info that will answer most questions. This same question has been asked hundreds of times, and the easy answer lies in a simple google search.
Daybreak57 wrote:
I’m starting to wonder if these one line posters saying they want to improve with no specifics are trolls hoping to waste our time?? ...
If the goal is to waste time, couldn't you defeat this intention by ignoring the post? Is a posted angry reaction perhaps something that would encourage such hypothetical trolls?
"I've gotten up to 600. Been struggling to get even close to that. What do i do?" - RighteousInc (May 6, 2019)
"... stop playing blitz; even 10 min …" -daxypoo (May 6, 2019)
"... Looks like you only play 10 minute games - this is not long enough if you want to improve. …" - Strangemover (May 6, 2019)
"... do longer time controls …" - coleblakeman01 (May 6, 2019)
"... STOP PLAYING BLITZ …" - krikorian12 (May 6, 2019)
"... Awesome guys. Thanks for the feedback!!!🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽" - RighteousInc (May 6, 2019)
IMBacon wrote (~2 hours ago):
Daybreak57 wrote:
I’m starting to wonder if these one line posters saying they want to improve with no specifics are trolls hoping to waste our time?? ... This same question has been asked hundreds of times, and ...
If you look at the vast majority of these type of posts. They all have one thing in common.
They all play nothing but blitz, bullet, and rapid. And cant understand why they aren't getting any better.
Is there any specific reason to suppose that RighteousInc "cant" understand what was indicated by daxypoo, Strangemover, coleblakeman01, and krikorian12?
actually, i recommend u watch IM John Bartholomew's climbing the ratings ladder series and Chess Talk