Stuck at elo

Hello, I seem to get stuck at around around 800 elo. I reached 900 earlier but then I bounced back to 600. I have basic opening theory knowledge and I started 10 min games instead of 3 min so I have more time to doublecheck my moves to avoid blunders. I also noticed I play a lot better with the White pieces than the Black. a slight difference should be normal but the balance is to far off. I mainly play the Scotch with White, and Sicilian with Black. Who has some useful tips?

Scicilian? Do you even know what you are doing there? If not then stop. Change to e5 instead and agaisnt d4 the KID;King’s Indian defense is good.

Check out this #chess game: Ricky_nl vs DaniAtighetchi - https://www.chess.com/game/live/141677813878

[Event "?"]
[Site "Chess.com iPhone"]
[Date "2025.08.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ricky_nl"]
[Black "DaniAtighetchi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[WhiteElo "828"]
[BlackElo "808"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Ng5 Be7 5. Nf3 Bf6 6. Bb5 a6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Qe7 9. O-O Bxe5 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. Re1 Qxe1+ 12. Qxe1+ Ne7 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Nd2 d6 16. Nb3 Rb8 17. Qe2 c5 18. Re1 Be6 19. Qxa6 Bc8 20. Qc4 Be6 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. f4 Rb7 24. Na5 Ra7 25. Nc6 Rxa2 26. Qf7 Rg8 {1-0}

In #4(ignore #3) don’t do the gambit. Once you get higher then people know how to defend against it. I know the trap. Check the main lines

How to study in chess.

Start with openings. they guide your plan into the midgame and it tells you what to do. If you like playing for long-term styles and aggressive things combined I recommend the Colle-Zukertort(it is a d4 opening) and if you want an e4 one the Italian game works best. For black you have to find openings against e4 and d4 and for the rest of white’s opening just use opening principles and the same goes for if you are white. For openings I would recommend for black against e4 is just either e5, the French defense, or the Caro-Cann and for against d4 I recommend the KID(King’s Indian Defense). Next in the midgame, focus on these and they are in no order, but please remember to study them all.
1. Stop blundering: do daily puzzles and trade off threats.
2. Positional play: control space, weak squares, and place pieces on active squares.
3. Attacking: use pawn storms, bring pieces in, and sacrifice when needed.
4. Defense: trade attackers, counterattack, and protect your king with a solid pawn structure. Endgames are also important and there are 2 types of endgames. Theoretical and practical. Practical endgames are ones that don’t have a clear path(in perfect play). Theoretical endgames are ones that have a clear path(in perfect play). Online is the best source and remember to check the free stuff.

Here are youtube channels for chess tips.

Chessbrah’s habits speedrun and the Colle-Zukertort speedrun if which you are interested in the Colle-Zukertort then you should watch that speedrun series and the habits series too.

Remote Chess Academy: This YouTube channel is where you learn the middlegame stuff I talked about in #4 and the GM here explains it well and don’t forget this channel has a vid talking about the Colle-Zukertort too and endgames. This is the place where I recommend to search how to stop blunders.

Chess Vibes: Here is where you learn most of the small things that don’t matter as much as what Remote Chess Academy says, but all of the small things combined are more than what the YouTube channel Remote Chess Academy says combined and most endgame stuffs are here than other channels I have mentioned.

What you need to learn at that level is tactics and some basic calculation skills.

I recommend to pick a physical book suitable to your level and work it through it.

Alternatively you can join my weekly group lessons on calculation here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=33104617&appointmentType=67414950

It's mostly about following certain principles when playing. That helped me reach 2000+ and that is what I teach others to help them do the same.

What do you want elo for?

BTW, chess,com uses Glicko, not Elo.

Yea

I want to thank everybody for taking the time to respond, I've done some in depth analysis of my games and positions. I broke my winstreak and I broke trough my glicko ceiling. I have not got any opponent that was able to match my calculation skills. I don't know what has changed but studying really helped me. Also uso