from 1406 to 1508 in 1 month!!

i just gained over 100 points in rating in one month just because i spent a-lot of time studying...Just try it!

i highly reccomend the Club Players Manifesto by GM Damian Lemos...It has helped me a-lot

Good for you! Keep improving. 

i jumped from 1400 to 1500 in a week in my early career. It's very easy. But good job mate.

I was never 1500 - skipped straight from 1400 to 1600+

(Also was never 1700 - skipped right from 1600 to 1800+)

Oh yeah? Well... well I was never anything between 1000 and 1999. I went from 912 to 2011! How do you like that?

Gaawd, just buy some self-esteem pills. Seriously.

Anyway, OP isn't talking about not playing, being underrated, then gaining a lot of points. He's talking about how his worked paid off.

Good job StephenCorelli

I had skipped my rating from 850 +1000 in one week by solving few tactics

I had skipped my rating from 850 +1000 in one week by solving few tactics

True - that was during high school though. Busy schoolwork, no time for tournaments with 6 hour games, but time for semi-serious chess study. But during break I could compete, and was typically very underrated during then. 

wow big jump, I expect to reach 1500 in around 2 years.

Congratulations, keep up the good work!

Maybe I should study... I'm somehow 1000+ yet I can't even begin to imagine the tactics and strategy...  My mind just blocks. I just play blind, know some of the openings, and I end up blundering pieces... Idk how I actually win some games... I am not sure where to even begin studying, since here it asks for a premium member, and I'm not exactly the richest guy in the world... Good job, though.

The basics of each phase of the game

Opening:

Follow the Opening principles:

1.      Control the center squares – d4-e4-d5-e5

2.      Develop your minor pieces toward the center – piece activity is the key

Ø  Complete your development before moving a piece twice or starting an attack.

Ø  Move pieces not pawns.

3.      Castle

4.      Connect your rooks

Ø    By move 12, you should have connected your Rooks, or be about to do so.

Middle game:

When you have completed the Opening Principles, you are now at the middle game.  Now you need to formulate a middle game plan.  The middle game is a very complicated part of a chess game.  A simple way to develop a middle game plan is to perform the following steps.

1.      Scan your opponents 5^th, and 6^th ranks (3^rd, and 4^th if your black)

2.      Look for weak pawns, and or weak squares.

Ø  Weak pawns and squares are Pawns, and squares that cannot be defended by another Pawn.

Ø  Knights are excellent pieces on weak squares.

Ø  When deciding on weak squares, and weak Pawns to attack, the closer to the center the better

End game:

Start with the basics:

1.      Learn basic mates – KQ vs. K, KR vs. K, KRR vs. K

2.      Learn Opposition, and Key Squares

3.      Learn basic King and Pawn endings

Pre Move Checklist

1. Make sure all your pieces are safe.

2. Look for forcing moves: Checks, captures, threats. You want to look at ALL forcing moves (even the bad ones) this will force you look at, and see the entire board.

3. If there are no forcing moves, you then want to remove any of your opponent’s pieces from your side of the board.

4. If your opponent doesn’t have any of his pieces on your side of the board, then you want to improve the position of your least active piece.

5. After each move by your opponent, ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"

Thanks for the advice. Will do.

Lol...everybody has said that when I was talking about having just become a 1300, then when I was a 1400, so I don't really believe you now that I am a 1500

@Hfender, study pawn structure...

i was a struggling 1150-1200 and it really helped me gain 200 point in rating..

up to 1400

@The_Chin_of_quinn, that is only because you play blitz...