Targeting 1400

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dcnils

As someone wrote, play 30min if you want to improve. There is not enough time in 10m. 

tas3

@dcnils Yes, I have switched from 10 mins to 15/10 for a while now.

tas3

Hello guys,

I know I've been absent for a while, but life got in the way happy.png You know how it is.

I know I wanted to get to 1400 by the end of 2019. I couldn't make that happen. However I kept on playing after ~1-2 months pause. Tonight I got my win that took me over 1400! Wohoo!

I want to express my gratitude and thank all who joined my topics and helped with suggestions! Thank you!

Here's the game (#18, white, win):

 

Clavius

Well played.  It will help your game to add the concept of sacrificial kingside attacking.  See notes, especially Move 17.

 

KngDvii

maybe slow your game down a bit play some daily tournaments with players at the level you wanna reach. Try to only play player that are rated higher than you but not to much higher You wanna be able to beat them to keep up your confidence. A good ratio against stronger player is probably 1W to 3L. You wanna work on tactics play some chess 960. Get you 30 or 40 daily games going. Stick to one opening and learn it.
Personally i just found this site in december and just broke 1400 after not playing seriously for many years i'm hoping to land somewhere around 1600 in the coming year. After years of playing 5min chess i like having a lot of daily games. I get the action i desire and can stop and think when necessary. https://www.chess.com/tournaments/all?type=upcoming&sort=start_date

krazykat1975

Great job!!! Now, try to keep it...and target that 1500 next!

AUSSIE_PINOY

No other way to learn chess but to learn endgame...I Invite you to watch and learn my YouTube Chess Channel...its free to subscribe......FM Jesse

www.youtube.com/channel/UC19el2OO2z-aWnLlyuu8ToQ

Cheers...I hope my YouTube Chess Channel would be of help to improve your chess skills to attain much higher rating....kindly subscribe its free...just press click....FM Jesse

Verbeena
CoffeeAnd420 wrote:

Why not just play poker and actually make money? How can a 33 year old man justify spending most of his time on a children's board game? Absolutely bizarre...

1. Have you considered that not everything is about money?

2. Since when has chess become a kids game? The most bizarre thing here is your post.

Verbeena

mtashev56: Quite impressive learning curve, you gained 400 rating points in 1.5 year!! My improvement pace is three times slower compare to yours...

evilstef

studying endgames ,go to puzzles ,than to drills and choose basic endgames

 

cyboo
mtashev56 wrote:

Hello guys,

I know I've been absent for a while, but life got in the way  You know how it is.

I know I wanted to get to 1400 by the end of 2019. I couldn't make that happen. However I kept on playing after ~1-2 months pause. Tonight I got my win that took me over 1400! Wohoo!

I want to express my gratitude and thank all who joined my topics and helped with suggestions! Thank you!

Here's the game (#18, white, win):

 

Congratulations! Now aim for 1600 wink.png

tas3

@CoffeeAnd420 Why are you in the chess forums? Go make some money or troll elsewhere.

@krazykat1975, @kaukasar, @cyboo Thank you!

ginzbirdman

what's on the line when you troll?

AUSSIE_PINOY

No other way to improve but to STUDY......

No other way to learn chess but to learn endgame...I Invite you to watch and learn my YouTube Chess Channel...its free to subscribe......FM Jesse

lichess.org/coach/CoachJesse

www.youtube.com/channel/UC19el2OO2z-aWnLlyuu8ToQ


Cheers...I hope my YouTube Chess Channel would be of help to improve your chess skills to attain much higher rating....kindly subscribe its free...just press click....FM Jesse

cyboo
CoffeeAnd420 wrote:
mtashev56 wrote:

@CoffeeAnd420 Why are you in the chess forums? Go make some money or troll elsewhere.

@krazykat1975, @kaukasar, @cyboo Thank you!

 

It's extremely entertaining to troll chess nerds. That's why. All the cool kids are doin' it!

Totally. @mtashev56, if you don't want Coffeeand420 to post on your forums, block him. Then he won't be able to post here.

If not, then deal with it happy.png

tas3

@cyboo Thanks for the tip

@CoffeeAnd420 Your are done here.

santiagomagno15

Hi, this is an old post but I see that you are still on 1200s, if you want I can help you, just message me

Aiden_Ho_100711

@Grip90

runner0

great

tas3

Actually I got the rating. My rapid is 1400 and my blitz is currently lower, but last month I was 1400+.

I intend to get back there but probably won't post game analysis.