How do you mean, I wait? What is that going to do?
Stuck at 1100!
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Don't focus on the rating, focus on improvement. Keep practicing tactics, strategy, endgames, full board vision. Go over master games. Try to blunder less pieces. Then your rating will automatically go up.
Sep 14, 2021
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#4
play against cheaters, then chess.com will ban them, then you will gain 50 rating
Sep 14, 2021
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#5
although I think there is only 1 cheater under 1200 that already gat banned
git gud
Sep 15, 2021
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#7
Dear bulgarianfischer,
I am a certified, full-time chess coach and International Master, so I have seen it and tried it all.
There are so many ways to get better and I know it can be overwhelming.
You can learn from free videos on youtube, there are books at your disposal that can all help, but they are not tailored to your needs.
One of the most important things you can do is to analyze your games! You must learn from your mistakes! That is a priority. You can't really move on to a new, different topic and learn new ideas if you still make the same mistakes over and over again!
This is where a chess coach comes into the picture. A good coach can show you how to study, what to study, and give you the material YOU need. Naturally, it takes time to use everything in practice, but you will succeed if you are relentless and persistent.
You should learn the main principles in every area of the game (opening, middlegame, endgame). Don't focus on only one part! You should improve your tactical vision as well as it is part of all areas!
This is how I built my training program for my students. We discuss more than one topic during a lesson so it's always interesting and they can improve constantly. I give homework too and the right tools to make practicing enjoyable and effective!
Don't worry about your rating and the ups and downs! Just keep on playing and practicing!
I hope this helps. I wish you good games and 100+ extra ratings
FitnessBen wrote:
Dear bulgarianfischer,
I am a certified, full-time chess coach and International Master, so I have seen it and tried it all.
There are so many ways to get better and I know it can be overwhelming.
You can learn from free videos on youtube, there are books at your disposal that can all help, but they are not tailored to your needs.
One of the most important things you can do is to analyze your games! You must learn from your mistakes! That is a priority. You can't really move on to a new, different topic and learn new ideas if you still make the same mistakes over and over again!
This is where a chess coach comes into the picture. A good coach can show you how to study, what to study, and give you the material YOU need. Naturally, it takes time to use everything in practice, but you will succeed if you are relentless and persistent.
You should learn the main principles in every area of the game (opening, middlegame, endgame). Don't focus on only one part! You should improve your tactical vision as well as it is part of all areas!
This is how I built my training program for my students. We discuss more than one topic during a lesson so it's always interesting and they can improve constantly. I give homework too and the right tools to make practicing enjoyable and effective!
Don't worry about your rating and the ups and downs! Just keep on playing and practicing!
I hope this helps. I wish you good games and 100+ extra ratings
Thank you! One question, if I don't have money to buy a chess.com premium and can only analyze one per day, which game should I analyze? The one which had the most mistakes?
Sep 15, 2021
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#10
bulgarianfischer wrote:
FitnessBen wrote:
Dear bulgarianfischer,
I am a certified, full-time chess coach and International Master, so I have seen it and tried it all.
There are so many ways to get better and I know it can be overwhelming.
You can learn from free videos on youtube, there are books at your disposal that can all help, but they are not tailored to your needs.
One of the most important things you can do is to analyze your games! You must learn from your mistakes! That is a priority. You can't really move on to a new, different topic and learn new ideas if you still make the same mistakes over and over again!
This is where a chess coach comes into the picture. A good coach can show you how to study, what to study, and give you the material YOU need. Naturally, it takes time to use everything in practice, but you will succeed if you are relentless and persistent.
You should learn the main principles in every area of the game (opening, middlegame, endgame). Don't focus on only one part! You should improve your tactical vision as well as it is part of all areas!
This is how I built my training program for my students. We discuss more than one topic during a lesson so it's always interesting and they can improve constantly. I give homework too and the right tools to make practicing enjoyable and effective!
Don't worry about your rating and the ups and downs! Just keep on playing and practicing!
I hope this helps. I wish you good games and 100+ extra ratings
Thank you! One question, if I don't have money to buy a chess.com premium and can only analyze one per day, which game should I analyze? The one which had the most mistakes?
Yes.
Sep 15, 2021
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#12
One must try to work on their mistakes and do regular tactics
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
bulgarianfischer wrote:
I've been trying to reach 1200 recently, and sometimes I get really close, only to have my rating fall back down. How do I break through this wall?
You need to consistently analyze your games to find your mistakes. Lichess does this for free. I would recommend reading chess improvement books to help you train and find your shortcomings. "The Woodpecker Method" is a very good book to read. I was 1400 and dropped to 1298 and by doing one week of the Woodpecker Method, I reached 1500 blitz.
One mistake I fixed around your level was defending pieces with pawn. Even if the piece is defended, there are sometimes where you need to avoid them capturing your pieces but it ruins your pawn structure.
bulgarianfischer wrote:
I've been trying to reach 1200 recently, and sometimes I get really close, only to have my rating fall back down. How do I break through this wall?
There is no wall. It's a cliff that you climb that gets somewhat exponentially steeper. The only thing holding you back is your own strength. There is no secret to getting better. Even if there was I doubt that you'd find it by asking strangers online. Just keep working and you'll get there.
Unless you don't. I don't know you and there's always the possibility that you just kind of suck at the game and will never get better, but that's highly unlikely, I doubt that's the case, and you should ignore this and focus on improvement.
By the way, how'd you like my analogy (or is it a metaphor?) with the cliff and stuff? I thought it was pretty good. I'm going to get an A in English for sure.
Sep 15, 2021
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#16
Get as good as a 1300. Then try to reach 1200. 
(or just join arenas after you get underrated enough, I've gotten totally outplayed by 1200s in arenas)
In the same boat as you! Working up to 1,200 as well :)
Terminator-T800 wrote:
If you really want to break 1200 just keep losing.
This might be the most helpful advice I've gotten yet, thank you so much!
Sep 16, 2021
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#20
Hi! My name is Lauren Goodkind and I’m a respected chess coach and chess YouTuber based in California:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP5SPSG_sWSYPjqJYMNwL_Q
I have tips and resources to help you improve your chess skills so you can win more games.
-Learn tactics such as the fork, discovered attack, pin, and more. I offer interactive puzzles on my website:
-If you are familiar with tactics, then solve tactic puzzle that require you to think two or moves deep.
-If you are serious about chess, I highly recommend you hiring a chess coach to help you.
-Also consider all checks and captures on your side and also your opponent’s side. Always as, “If I move here, where is my opponent going to move?”
I hope that this helps.
I've been trying to reach 1200 recently, and sometimes I get really close, only to have my rating fall back down. How do I break through this wall?