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Hello! How do I improve past 1300-1400 blitz?
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Sep 9, 2013
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AxeKiller wrote:
I am also fairly new to this stuff. Moving around 1250 mark. I think I'd improve faster if I studied both won and lost games. But with the patience of a fish, I am just kind of learning by blunt force - repeating some mistakes like moving out my king's bishop even if the other guy is attacking king's side with his queen.
We could play some games and analyse them or something?
Sep 9, 2013
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A few months back (June 2nd) I improved from 1200ish to 1440 blitz.
For whatever reason, I experienced an increase in understanding and was just finding it much, much easier to beat 1300s.
So I decided I'd calculate how many games I'd need to win in a row to move up to 1400.
I think it was I needed to win 7 out of 10 for 20 games or something like that.
So I increased the ratings settings to opponents between 1300-1350s, then from 1350 to 1400s and then from 1400 to 1500.
It was then, I discovered I was rewarded 12 points for each win and only lost 6 points for a loss.
That meant I only had to win one game out of three to break even and if I won more than 33%, then I'd gain points.
So I began losing when playing the 1500s but every now and then, I'd win one too and it was at a percentage greater than the 33%, so I topped out at 1440 and stopped playing.
Well, after I took some time off, I wasn't as inspired anymore and wasn't focusing properly and started losing.
But, I enjoyed the increase in strength while it lasted and know I can do it again whenever I'm ready because it was a similar feeling to win I first broke 1000 just the next level up.
Anyway, figure out what rating goal you want and add up the points to see how many you need to win in order to reach it.
That gives you motivation because you have a goal you're working toward and it prevents you from goofing off and losing due to lazy thinking.
I've since returned to my lazy thinking habits and just goof off to pass time anymore, but after I catch up on some work and school deadlines, I plan to get back to studying and playing again.
Hope this helps as it is how I improved past 1300-1400 blitz strength.
learningthemoves wrote:
A few months back (June 2nd) I improved from 1200ish to 1440 blitz.
For whatever reason, I experienced an increase in understanding and was just finding it much, much easier to beat 1300s.
So I decided I'd calculate how many games I'd need to win in a row to move up to 1400.
I think it was I needed to win 7 out of 10 for 20 games or something like that.
So I increased the ratings settings to opponents between 1300-1350s, then from 1350 to 1400s and then from 1400 to 1500.
It was then, I discovered I was rewarded 12 points for each win and only lost 6 points for a loss.
That meant I only had to win one game out of three to break even and if I won more than 33%, then I'd gain points.
So I began losing when playing the 1500s but every now and then, I'd win one too and it was at a percentage greater than the 33%, so I topped out at 1440 and stopped playing.
Well, after I took some time off, I wasn't as inspired anymore and wasn't focusing properly and started losing.
But, I enjoyed the increase in strength while it lasted and know I can do it again whenever I'm ready because it was a similar feeling to win I first broke 1000 just the next level up.
Anyway, figure out what rating goal you want and add up the points to see how many you need to win in order to reach it.
That gives you motivation because you have a goal you're working toward and it prevents you from goofing off and losing due to lazy thinking.
I've since returned to my lazy thinking habits and just goof off to pass time anymore, but after I catch up on some work and school deadlines, I plan to get back to studying and playing again.
Hope this helps as it is how I improved past 1300-1400 blitz strength.
Sweet! Yeah, I get that ''good thinking'' feeling sometimes too, and sometimes I get up to 1420, just to drop to 1310 the next day. My goal is a rating around 1700 and it feels sort of hard to reach it right now because I do not know how to study
I have been playing chess since May this year and when I started off my rating was about 900 and now I am around 1350. My bullet rating is for (if you know me) obvious reasons almost 1500 because I am a good fast thinker, but it seems that I have been stuck at around 1350-1400 for about 2 weeks now. My peak has been around 1430 if I remember it correctly, as I said, I keep dropping 100+/- depending on what day it is. I was wondering, what would I need to improve to get even higher up? As for openings I pretty much only know, and use, sicilian defense for black and queen's gambit for white. Other than openings I don't know what to study (I have not studied chess before).
Nevertheless, how do I for instance study openings? How do I study position/tactics? How do I study all the things needed? Thank you