But I guess that's what Erik pays these people to do, harass people who point out bad behavior. I was the low hanging fruit. I didn't use VPNs. I wasn't some neurotic troll in his mom's basement. So in the end it was a lot easier to slap me on the wrist and pretend they didn't see anything.
Study guide to get to 1800
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Feb 14, 2020
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#23
Now you have some idea of why i am barely/not active here anymore. Its next to impossible to get a legitimate chess question here. And when you do, the person asking wants to be told what they want to hear, not what they need to hear. The other 99.9% of the posts are a burning tire pile.
All the TOS violations that are "not allowed" are all allowed. So im basically done. And thanks for "listening" :-)
In you current level is vital to play, I improve to 1200 just by playing pretty much, if you want I can help, message me
1800 is easy. There are just 5 simple steps you need to take to get there.
1. Play four player chess where there's less competition.
2. Work your way to a 1500 rating.
3. Don't play four player for six months.
4. Come back to find that chess.com inflated everyone's ratings by 300 points so you're now an 1800.
5. Sulk because chess.com doesn't have four player statistics so you can't show off your best rating.
It worked for me.
Feb 14, 2020
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#27
ThunderKingg wrote:
@llamonade2 I didn't know how to move pieces last summer.
Pls ask before you make inacuraces
I was like 750elo on last summer
You joined this site 11 days ago and you already have over 400 games played?
Do you need to go take a bathroom break or something????
Feb 14, 2020
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#28
Aaaaaand @ThunderKingg is banned now.
"I started last summer and was banned by winter"
Good job kid.
Soup rise, soup rise.
I really like this forum. It makes me realize everyone starts somewhere and studied and not born as a chess genius
IMBacon wrote (~11 hours ago):
... So im basically done. ...
"WeakLava closed their own account on Feb 13, 2020."
Feb 15, 2020
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#32
Wolfgreen7 wrote:
llamonade2 wrote:
ThunderKingg wrote:
i started chess last summer
People like this always pop up in these topics by the way...
People who are... disingenuous about when they started or how much they study.
This person may have started taking chess seriously for the first time last summer. This person may have improved many 100s of points, and may give good advice...
but this person was not a beginner (which means learning how the pieces move) 6 months ago.
That's definitely not what defines a beginner, most everyone knows how the pieces move but most don't have any real practise in the game rather it's just something that they might play a game off once in a blue moon and would fall to the most simple trick. If a random person off the street started playing chess regularly with the goal to improve he wouldn't be anything other than a beginner and its unfair to say his progress doesn't count for a beginner. I've only been playing regularly 2-3 months ago and started of falling to 800 on lichess before any improvements, I think its definitely possible for me to reach 1800 in the next 3 months or sooner so it's not impossible for a beginner.
The reason I mention learning how the pieces move is because it's harder for them to lie about that. Some people who know how the pieces moves really are beginners like you said... but others definitely aren't. People like this come to topics where the person asking the question is a true beginner and they post lies and I don't like it.
By the way, the person who did it in this topic was banned yesterday for being a cheater.
Feb 15, 2020
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#33
Wolfgreen7 wrote:
I think its definitely possible for me to reach 1800 in the next 3 months or sooner so it's not impossible for a beginner.
Your logic is literally "I think it's possible, therefore it is"
Ok, well, let me know how that works out for you. I've been doing this for 10 years so "I think it's definitely possible" that I have more experience than you.
And by "doing this" I don't mean chess, I mean posting in the chess.com forums. I've played chess a lot longer than that 
Feb 15, 2020
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#34
Every site and rating category is different. I don't know how good 1500 rapid on chess.com is. I tend to think in terms of blitz (or OTB) because that's what I play (my rapid games here were played under different conditions so I can't get a feel for my opponents and their ratings).
But anyway, looking at some of your games, you're playing really well for only playing 2-3 months 
Definitely better than I was, and I think better than most people. Maybe you can get to 1800 on chess.com rapid in the next 3 months, I don't know.
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
Ignoring all the babbling, and just answering the original question, from a guy who says he's 1250 USCF trying to reach 1800.
1. At that level, playing is more important than studying. At least 2/3 of your chess time should be spent playing. Bullet doesn't count. Slower blitz can count, but don't let it be the majority of your games. Studying your own games afterwards DOES count.
2. I believe it was Ken Smith who famously said "Below 1800, your first name is tactics, your middle name is tactics, and your last name is tactics." So if you take my advice about 2/3 of your chess time being play, then most of the other 1/3 should be tactics. Maybe work some endgames in there, too. Don't worry about other areas until you quit blundering and giving away the game.
3. Don't shoot for 1800. Shoot for 1400. When you get there, shoot for 1600 next. It's not about long term goals. It's about setting realistic short term goals.
Over the long term, don't get discouraged if you get stuck, or even go backwards in your rating. Sometimes, as you're learning new ideas, it'll take a while to incorporate them into your play, and your overall strength might suffer a little in the short term, but then you'll come back stronger later.
As an example, when I was 1400 USCF, I realized I played too passively, so I adopted a "nothing but wild gambits" opening repertoire to force myself to learn how to attack or die trying. And I did. Die trying, that is. I dropped to 1300 USCF over the course of 6 months, because I was terrible at playing those sorts of openings. But eventually, I learned to attack from those positions, and finally started playing better. At the end of that 6 months, my rating shot up from around 1320 to 1520 in just two tournaments, and I've never been below 1500 since.
It might be of interest to look at the table of contents of A COMPLETE CHESS COURSE by Antonio Gude: "... 1 The Basic Rules of Chess 7 ... 2 Your First Chess Games 23 … 3 Openings and Basic Principles 33 ... 4 Putting Your Pieces to Work 52 ... 5 Strategy and Tactics 76 ... 6 Endgame Play and Further Openings 106 … 7 Combinations and Tactical Themes 128 ... 8 Attacking Play 163 ... 9 Your First Opening Repertoire 194 …"
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/A_Complete_Chess_Course.pdf
Chess Strategies that Every Chess Player Must Know [Helping Guide]
https://www.chessonly.com/chess-strategies/
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By the way, I made a topic detailing all the evidence with screenshots and statistics.
It was closed and a staff member (not a mod) sent me a message warning me against making topics that are personal attacks.
Sure, legalistically it was correct to close my topic for that reason, but I just want to point out I never actually said they were definitely the same person. I said "here are the facts and isn't it interesting"
Admittedly a thin veneer
Like the people who make topics about how their opponent played all #1 choice of stockfish, and they're praising their opponent for being so good.