Chess Advice for 1000-Rated Player
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Build an opening repertoire and show us games where you lost, winning games don't help. BTW I'm the same level as you so take my advice with a grain of salt
Possibly of interest:
Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf
http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Simple-Attacking-Plans-77p3731.htm
Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev (1957)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104437/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/logichess.pdf
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev (1965)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/most-instructive-games-of-chess-ever-played/
Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (1949)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf
Back to Basics: Tactics by Dan Heisman (2007)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233537/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review585.pdf
Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014)
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/
https://www.mongoosepress.com/catalog/excerpts/openings_amateurs.pdf
Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller (2015)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Chess_Endgames_for_Kids.pdf
A Guide to Chess Improvement by Dan Heisman (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review781.pdf
Seirawan stuff
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_beginner/ev_winning_chess.asp?KATID=BO&ID=BO-Beginner
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092617/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review560.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-endings
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
http://www.nystar.com/tamarkin/review1.htm
Tactics
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Jun 22, 2017
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I reached 1099 blitz rating and I believe that you have to under stand the openings and try to get an edge on your opponent. If you do this then start trading pieces in a manner to increase your lead. I play in chess tournaments and I always get at least 4.5/7 with this tactic. Sometimes you play a few stronger opponents in a row and u drop I played 9 games agains higher opponents and lost 4 so I as expected dropped.
I'd like some advice from fellow chess players. I'm rated 1035 in Blitz chess here currently (Was 1133 at one point but then played a couple drunk games) and would like your advice.
First some background.
I know the basic theory of many openings (Queen's Gambit Declined, King's Indian, Nimzo-Indian, Ruy Lopez, Four Knights, Giuoco Piano, Sicilian Defense, French Defense).
I understand the concepts of space advantage, weak squares, simplification, outposts, etc.
I watch the chess YouTuber MatoJelic occasionally, but don't like the more analytical ones like KingsCrusher because, frankly, I'm not willing to devote enough of my time to his long analysis.
I play chess very casually but would like to improve.
A sample game of mine, to visualize my level:
I have around 30 minutes to play every day, which is why I almost exclusively play blitz. What would it take to get my rating up to 1500?