Play a few games on chess.com ( playchess.com games are saved on your own computer not on server ) so that one can check your problem. Then only I / some other player can advise you.
Advice for an under performing player
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Jan 9, 2014
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I've read somewhere that Rubinstein's games are great for late middlegame study.
Stop playing blitz games. Play slow games and really think about each move. Then analyze after the game (with computer or stronger player) and find your mistakes. Try not to make those mistakes anymore.
arunchess wrote:
Play a few games on chess.com ( playchess.com games are saved on your own computer not on server ) so that one can check your problem. Then only I / some other player can advise you.
CB12 saves all my games, or do you mean you can see my games I play here? And I agree I should probably stop playing blitz. I do analyze my games with an engine, but all that does is show me what I missed, and I am not so sure the easy answer from an engine is actually teaching me anything. How can someone see what I need to work on?
I will definitely begin looking at Rubinsteins games. He was an interesting player and person.
At chess.com games are saved on server so others can see and advise you. Playing blitz means you are picking up bad habbits so play only longer games. With some efforts you can easily reach to much higher ratings. With proper training adding 200 to 300 rating points ( even 400 at base of 1300 ) in a year is not difficult.
Hey guys.
I played chess alot twenty years ago, even took lessons from a 2400+ player. He taught me rook endings, bishop endings, and many other "ice-box positions" as he would call them. We intensly studied the Najdorf and I must say that I recall the lines very well. I can name almost any opening by looking at the move order. I own CB12 and have lots of training material.
My problem lies in that twilight between the middlegame and the end game. I just can't seem to draw the games I should, and lose or draw won games. I have trouble constructing plans or putting enough pressure on my opponenet. I can't seem to releive the tensions on the board to my favor going into an ending, and then converting it into a win.
I have played now about 1500 blitz games on playchess.com since getting back into it and my rating is pitifully low. My rating is much better on chesscube, but still I once was an 1800 player, now I struggle at 1300. What should I do? Tactics puzzles? Reread My System and PawnPower? I am at a loss how to get better.