Stuck at 900 ElO
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SmasherBroYT
2 days ago
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hey everyone I'm stuck at 900 ELO for a while now, I tried everything, I followed the principals blunder-check everything! but Im still stuck on the 900-930 ELO range can somebody help me? i f*king want to leave this elo range like I'm s frustrated about this
2 days ago
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#2
Follow the advice on previous threads…keep going..you are not alone 👍
2 days ago
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#3
Learn exactly how to think in the opening, middlegame and endgame — this is what I teach.
Always blunder-check your moves.
Solve tactics in the right way.
Analyze your games.
Study games of strong players.
Learn how to be more psychologically resilient.
Work on your time management skills.
Get a coach if you can.
2 days ago
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#5
I don't think I an help you. I'm 2100 ELO so if you want me to help you, I can only give you a few words:
You have skill issues.
2 days ago
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anicestep wrote:
I don't think I an help you. I'm 2100 ELO so if you want me to help you, I can only give you a few words:
You have skill issues.
sorry. I'm not trying to be mean but I really can't help you
2 days ago
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#7
The elevation from 900 to 1000 looks to be little tough. Even after touching 1000, to maintain at that level and beyond is becoming a bit of challenge. I joined in 2023, and easily i had ascended to 1200 ! Now hovering around 950, struggling to reach my old rank of 1200. I had taken leave for an yera or so. The competetion and the influx of talented members making the journey little tough. An young boy Tarun of 11 years, casually played so well, i complimented him and told him to play very well and become a grand master at the earliest.
2 days ago
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#8
I don't know all of the factors of what you are doing to study chess - if you are studying at all. But I looked at a handful of your games and I can at least say that you aren't using your time very well. Many of the games I looked at were 10 min rapid and the game concluded with more than 7 minutes still on your clock. Unless you are some sort of prodigy, you aren't going to get better if you don't use as much time as possible practicing your calculation skills.
All of that being said, don't listen to Anicestep. You don't have skill issues. Be patient with yourself and stay positive. You will get where you want to go!
Don't resign. Play until they checkmate or stalemate you. If you resign you guarentee a loss. If you play on they could blunder badly enough for you to win or draw. Think about the swing in Elo. If you lose 9 points from resigning that could be 18 points saved from 2 draws, or even 36 points from 2 swindelled wins. Over a month it could save you 100 points easily. The other players are your rating they blunder as often as you do.
I mentioned resigning as those seem to be your most recent common method of loss. Even if you are losing you can still win games at 900 Rapid on time and blunders as well as draw them.
1 day ago
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GMegasDoux wrote:
Don't resign. Play until they checkmate or stalemate you. If you resign you guarentee a loss. If you play on they could blunder badly enough for you to win or draw. Think about the swing in Elo. If you lose 9 points from resigning that could be 18 points saved from 2 draws, or even 36 points from 2 swindelled wins. Over a month it could save you 100 points easily. The other players are your rating they blunder as often as you do.
Yes, it's funny game. What blunders we made in the game, there are enough chances, the opponent with overconfidence will commit and you an get back your lost pieces......till the last move....mistakes and blunders do happen....keep the eyes quite open....Just y.day i played a game and lost the queen in the beginning only, was worried but continued....he also did the same mistake in the midst of an attack..i got back my queen and went on to have a rook, a bishop and two past pawns....opponent was left with only the solitary king. Won the game by pushing the past pawn.
It's a good advise, not to resign till the last move.
But it's good not to make major mistakes like loosing the queen or a rook. With a pawn up, there are games with a just pawn in the chain of pawns can provide a win. Be cautious not to loose any pawn or a piece.
just watch daniel naroditsky chess speedruns. they're really useful and at 900 elo, they'll definitely boost your elo
My last 7 wins in blitz, 5 of those I was losing or dead lost. That is a 90 point swing in only a few games. I hit a rating high. Only two of those wins was I not losing. Chessbrah Good Habits is the best teaching I have ever seen for chess, because he keeps it simple enough to get good positions to convert and constructs strong teaching moments. It is the most accessible and engaging content you can find on Youtube. Keep your stick on the ice he says when losing. Hambleton is Canadian so I think it is an ice hockey reference.
anicestep wrote: I don't think I can help you. I am 2100 elo so if you want me to help you,I can only give you a few words: You have skill issues. ME: please stop insulting peoples for having less rating then you, he is improving fine, you can't insult peoples for having less rating, it's not allowed in this community, many people will report you just for insulting.