Perhaps I should switch my question and be more specific...
What did they do to reach 1800 regularly when they were at my rating around 1600
Switch my openings and start killing people
Yeah that was basically it... Was facing a lot of 1700+ and 1800+ players at 1600, arenas helped a lot.
I'll tell you what you don't do to improve. Post a thread asking for advice and then dismiss all the advice when it isn't what you wanted to hear.
Yes, it's possible that you might improve a little if you just play more. Especially facing tougher opponents. But if you want to really improve, you need to actually study. And play slower games that let you think about what you studied. Once it becomes instinctive, you'll be able to use that new knowledge in blitz, and your blitz rating will jump.
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I have heard that I should focus on one opening, but very rarely do you see it happening during a game. If one studies the queens gambit, all of the sudden everyone starts playing the dutch, leaving the knowledge that I learned straight to the floor.
Well yeah, that's what an opening repertoire is... you have something prepared for all the different options.
For example as black I play 1.e4 e5. That means I have to have something for the Spanish, Italian, Scotch, 4 knights, etc.
I believe I have found one which seemed to be somewhat interesting,
logozar’s repertoire on chess able, which seems to be a good way to get accustomed to different openings with E4
When people tell you to focus on one opening they don't mean play only sicilian and qg because thats impossible. It means most of your games will be sicilian and qg when your opponents play the required moves for them. When your opponent plays any other move except e5 for example 1.d4 then 1.c5 isnt the sicilian anymore and against it you have to find another opening and stick with it. There are 20 possible first moves but few of them are quite more popular than other and I would advise you to learn as you play because its nearly impossible and takes much time to be well prepared for every single opening that exists. (if chess is a hobby, not a career) When faced against English for the first time play what you think is logical and after the game you analyze it, look up at all possible book moves and what is the best way for you to respond to 1.c4 next time you see it. Your next game against e4 will be a lot better and after that you repeat the process again. The same goes for you chosen openings you playe 80% of the time. For me those are Vienna and KID (Pierce as replacement, usually transpose). If my opponent plays 1.c5 then my Vienna move 2.nc3 is called closed Sicilian and I avoid it. Instead I replaced it with Alapin. Everytime I play against Sicilian, after the game I learn something new about Alapin without ever studying it seperately on its own.
I'll tell you what you don't do to improve. Post a thread asking for advice and then dismiss all the advice when it isn't what you wanted to hear.
Yes, it's possible that you might improve a little if you just play more. Especially facing tougher opponents. But if you want to really improve, you need to actually study. And play slower games that let you think about what you studied. Once it becomes instinctive, you'll be able to use that new knowledge in blitz, and your blitz rating will jump.
Well I’m sorry if I seemed rude to you by somewhat dismissing your comment, it certainly was not my intention, which was why I cleared it up so you could better understand my question.
I wanted to see the method they used to increase. But I saw your rating in Blitz and it seemed to be lower than mine, therefore how could you give me the answer I was seeking?
it wasn’t meant to be rude, and again, I apologize if I seemed that way
llama47 gave you pretty much the same advice I did, and you ignored him, too.
There was no need to "clarify" your question. Without studying your games (which nobody here is going to spend hours doing unless they're really nice and volunteer to help you that way), nobody can tell you what areas of the game your weakest in. That's for your to figure out. Or hire a coach to go through your games and help you figure out. Everyone has the same "how do I improve?" question. The exact rating level is irrelevant. There was nothing to clarify in your initial question, because we've all seen the same question thousands of times before.
So you looked at my blitz rating and saw that it was low. Did you happen to notice how few games it's based on? I don't play much blitz, and this isn't my primary playing site for it. My ratings at slower speeds are much higher. I came back rusty a few months ago, so I'm lower than my peak right now, but I was in 1700s USCF OTB at one point, and almost 2000 at daily speeds here on chess.com, both of which you'd see if you look at my profile for something other than blitz rating. But blitz strength stems from playing strength at slower speeds, not the other way around, so my blitz rating is irrelevant when it comes to my knowledge of chess and how to improve.
You seem to be hyperfocused on wanting someone to tell you to learn openings, and you're ignoring all other advice. Games are rarely decided in the openings. You need to know general principles, not specific lines, until you hit at least 1800 in slow, OTB tourney play (probably 2000+ in online blitz). Study other areas. And as I said, look at your losses to see when and how you usually lose. That'll show you what you need to learn.
I'll tell you what you don't do to improve. Post a thread asking for advice and then dismiss all the advice when it isn't what you wanted to hear.
Yes, it's possible that you might improve a little if you just play more. Especially facing tougher opponents. But if you want to really improve, you need to actually study. And play slower games that let you think about what you studied. Once it becomes instinctive, you'll be able to use that new knowledge in blitz, and your blitz rating will jump.
Well I’m sorry if I seemed rude to you by somewhat dismissing your comment, it certainly was not my intention, which was why I cleared it up so you could better understand my question.
I wanted to see the method they used to increase. But I saw your rating in Blitz and it seemed to be lower than mine, therefore how could you give me the answer I was seeking?
it wasn’t meant to be rude, and again, I apologize if I seemed that way
llama47 gave you pretty much the same advice I did, and you ignored him, too.
There was no need to "clarify" your question. Without studying your games (which nobody here is going to spend hours doing unless they're really nice and volunteer to help you that way), nobody can tell you what areas of the game your weakest in. That's for your to figure out. Or hire a coach to go through your games and help you figure out. Everyone has the same "how do I improve?" question. The exact rating level is irrelevant. There was nothing to clarify in your initial question, because we've all seen the same question thousands of times before.
So you looked at my blitz rating and saw that it was low. Did you happen to notice how few games it's based on? I don't play much blitz, and this isn't my primary playing site for it. My ratings at slower speeds are much higher. I came back rusty a few months ago, so I'm lower than my peak right now, but I was in 1700s USCF OTB at one point, and almost 2000 at daily speeds here on chess.com, both of which you'd see if you look at my profile for something other than blitz rating. But blitz strength stems from playing strength at slower speeds, not the other way around, so my blitz rating is irrelevant when it comes to my knowledge of chess and how to improve.
You seem to be hyperfocused on wanting someone to tell you to learn openings, and you're ignoring all other advice. Games are rarely decided in the openings. You need to know general principles, not specific lines, until you hit at least 1800 in slow, OTB tourney play (probably 2000+ in online blitz). Study other areas. And as I said, look at your losses to see when and how you usually lose. That'll show you what you need to learn.
I remember your account from many years ago.
Forums are full of mostly kids, but I guess there are still topics like this, where the OP asks questions like "what's the magic way to get better without working at it?" where they ignore any advice that seems difficult (like study and play long games).
But anyway, I can't imagine you'll enjoy what the forums have become...
First off, to improve at blitz, you need to improve at slow play. Your blitz strength will follow. So start by playing some slower games. And not just the amount of time on the clock. Actually use that time. Slow down and think more, and you'll see things more deeply than when you play blitz. Once you get used to looking more deeply, it'll become instinctive, and you'll do it fast enough to think more deeply in blitz, also.
Second, nobody can tell you specifically what to study without looking at your games. You need to review your own games honestly, especially the losses, and look for trends. Maybe look at your last 10 losses, and try to figure out what they have in common. Are you getting bad positions out of the opening? Are you doing ok in the opening, but then blundering tactically in the middle game? Are you avoiding tactical blunders, but just not finding good plans in the middle game? Are you reaching endgames that you don't know how to play and losing at that point? Are you just playing too slow for blitz and timing out regularly? Whatever it is, that's what you need to study and improve.