Stuck at 500 ELO

My rating has consistently been stuck at 500. Anything I could do to increase it?

Play a medium to hard CPU with takebacks. Make sure to analyze games. Puzzles can help with progression.

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond.....

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

Games with cpu is very bad idea

delete this game, play dota 2

Andrew don’t read this stupid ideas about chess skills)

you need normal plan about your education, and all will be good. You can write me in main messages and I can help you.

Play 15|10 and think twice before playing a move. Just ask yourself whether it is a blunder or not, if you do that consistently plus tactics training, your rating shall double, (or triple, maybe quadruple(I too make tactically errors)

Or play against bots, and don't play with time against the bots, so that you don't need to worry about that, and just think.

The Framework

1. Learn core principles.

2. Apply them in slow games.

3. Analyze your decisions afterward.

This is the framework I use with students I coach.

Here are the core principles:

• The Principle of Activity & Material: These are the two pillars of chess. You must constantly strive to increase the activity of your pieces while capturing material whenever it is freely given.

• The Principle of the Least Active Piece: When you aren't sure what to play, identify your "worst" piece and improve its position. This is the secret to consistent positional play.

• The Principle of Attack: Attacking moves are superior because they force the opponent to react. Prioritize calculating Forcing Moves (Checks, Captures, and Threats) before anything else.

• Maximum Activity: Place your pieces as forward as possible to restrict your opponent.

• Keeping the Tension: Do not release the tension (exchange pieces/pawns) unless it gives you a concrete advantage. Releasing tension often helps the opponent free their game.

• The Principle of the Center: Centralization is the most efficient way to dominate the board.

• Neutralization: If an opponent has an active piece on your territory, your immediate priority is to attack it, force it back, or exchange it.

• The 3 Opening Tasks: 1) Develop pieces, 2) Castle, 3) Connect rooks.

• Endgame Strategy: In the endgame, the logic changes: Activate your King, advance passed pawns, and attack opponent's weak pawns.

Yes, yes. Just dump the same AI slop into every topic, no matter if it's new or 2 years old or 12 years old. Good strategy.

You’re not alone—being stuck at 500 ELO is something many players experience early on. At this stage, progress often feels slow because fundamentals are still settling in. The key is to focus on understanding basic ideas, not chasing quick wins or ratings. Play real people, review simple mistakes, and enjoy learning one concept at a time. Improvement will follow naturally. If you want guided, step-by-step support to move past this plateau, this could help: https://chessgaja.com/one-to-one-classes/