Don't be afraid of playing with much stronger opponents.

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Avatar of MyKingVeryBig

Yes. You will lose almost all of your games. BUT.

I want to give you some motivation.

I'm barely 1200 rapid, and today I had my three biggest games ever.

I just tried to play very high rated opponents. Yes, the just destroy me. But it makes you play better, improves your concentration.

Do not be afraid of them. Be as aggressive as you should be.

My first game was a draw against 2200+ player.

He probably underestimated me and started playing some nonsense. Actually I was winning, but I was too low on time grin.png I was so satisfied when I drew.

 

After that, I lost some games with no chance grin.png These guys are sweating when they playing haha.

But also had my biggest win ever: against 1600+.

I got +15 points.

People who are much higher rated than you are not machines. They also make mistakes, so be careful and catch the initiative when you can.

And, for bonus, these two games:
1. Against 1380+. He blundered simple tactics, and the game was finished by brutal Zugzwang Rook f2 so he just resigned.

13 hundreds are tough. It feels like I'm playing against myself. Very weird. Like walking on the edge of the blade: one mistake and it's over.

If you noticed, in all these games I played black.

I can try to explain it like this - my opponent thinks I'm much weaker as a player (which is true), I let him come in, let him be aggressive, let him make his mistakes. And then intercept his initiative.

2. Funny draw vs 12 hundred in 11 moves and 99.1% accuracy happy.png

Feels like we were two Super GMs who simply agreed to a draw like in every tournament playhand

 

So, the only way to become stronger is to play the stronger opponent. As one world champion said about 100 years ago.

Avatar of TheNameofNames

i eat 1300s for breakfast

Avatar of giantjawa

You drew a 2/1 game with someone who is rated 2000+ in all time controls...bullet, blitz, rapid, etc? Meanwhile you have yet to reach a 1200 rating at ANY time control? You must come from the Hans Nieman school of chess....LOL.

Avatar of TheNameofNames

Im not a cheater and also wdym im 1500 in daily look at my highest rating

Avatar of giantjawa
TheNameofNames wrote:

Im not a cheater and also wdym im 1500 in daily look at my highest rating

 

For starters, I wasn't talking to you. Secondly your daily rating is 1280.

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TheNameofNames wrote:

i eat 1300s for breakfast

Omg...do you know it's easy to look at your past games? I can clearly see how you sandbagged a bunch of 1 move Rapid 15/10 games on October 30th only to end up being whooped by a bunch of sub 1010 rated folks since then in 15/10 Rapid games.

 

But you eat 1300's for breakfast.....riiiiiiiigggggghhhhhhhttttt cry

Avatar of TheNameofNames

I didnt get whooped im back at 1100, and ok i dont eat them for breakfast but they arent very good in general, thats the point i dont care about my past games i know what i know

Avatar of SenseiWu0513

I like playing against stronger players more than players at my level one time I was winning against a player 200 points higher than me but cus I was so nervous I blundered and lost