Why Stuck under 1000?

I see lot of my students under 1000 has this kind of Patterns:

1. Not Looking for Opponents Last Move.

- Lots of Blunders happens at this elo range because they just don't recognize the Opponents last move, when I say opponents last move I am reffering to the immediate threats and plans by the opponent. They're just focus on their own plan getting excited to execute their threat without recognizing that they're just blundering a piece or a checkmate.

2. Hanging Piece/s

- One pattern that I also observe during sessions is that they just making one move blunders. They often miss that they're piece is just hanging after the move. I always suggest to my students that always check the square if it's safe to move there use time to double check or even triple check at all time.

3. Moving Quickly

- This is also common, that's why  when we do session I force them to explain their move/s (thought process) so that they practice thinking not just moving randomly. But when the coaching ends and they play again for sometime, they repeatedly do again the "moving too quickly" habit despite having much time on the clock.

To those under 1000 try this in your next 10 games:
1. Double Check the Square if it's safe to move there
2. Always recognize opponents last move see the the immediate threats and what his up to
3. Use your time please, don't move too quickly. Pause and Think.

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I also think another reason is piece sacrifices to blow open the position. I feel like many people under 1000 think that being a better player means making these sacrifices. When instead, they should just practice good principles and play solid chess. Most people in that rating range haven't developed the skills yet to determine when a piece or exchange sacrifice is needed. And 9 times out of 10 it's a bad decision that will lead to a losing position.

Yeah agree with you, while those I've mentioned above are from my own students that's the patterns that I usually see.

I can't even get to 600. Already thankful I could reach 545 rapid considering I have to take medication that clouds my mind so I can't properly calculate.

I wish I could always have that mindset that I sometimes have that helps me winning: Losing is ok, sometimes I even like losing (getting checkmated) and then I have no expectation, just play the game, take every game as an adventure and that the result doesn't matter. That's how I got to 545 rapid. But it's just not that easy because I suffer from depression for many years. I also have autism.

Before I registered on this site I would never have expected I was mentally able to compete against others in any sort of game (not only chess).

I call these people "Tal Wannabes." Obviously, I don't see them much anymore, but watching them slowly give up as their attack fails will always be one of my favorite things in chess.

...Speaking of which, since "Bro is not Hikaru" is already a well-established meme, I see no reason why we can't have "Bro is not Tal" for people who try to sacrifice their way to victory with absolutely zero knowledge as to why it worked for him. IMO it would be quite amusing.