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theultimatecheckmatebro

So hi everyone, so if you look at my profile; you can see my rating is VERY LOW so i really need help on how to get better. Anyone have suggestions?

theultimatecheckmatebro

I just want to let yall know that my actual rating is 700 -800 it’s because this account is very old and in the middle of it I went to play chess in real life so I haven’t played in this account for a long time but now I’m trying to get back to where I am so thank you for your suggestion

Ryan_Julian_Yoo
Try doing lessons, they helped me out a lot
Caffeineed
You can’t
MrChatty

Better find a coach

thereturnofthesnowfox

I looked at one of your games.
I would recommend developing logically, not hanging all of your pieces and realising when your opponents pieces are hanging.
If the game is going to fast for you, try daily chess so you can really look at a game, rather than be worried about the clock.

theultimatecheckmatebro

thank u everyone

Innominata
theultimatecheckmatebro wrote:

So hi everyone, so if you look at my profile; you can see my rating is VERY LOW so i really need help on how to get better. Anyone have suggestions?

If you are really serious about getting better then training your skills is essential. In simple terms, prepare to train daily because just playing games will not do it. Learning why you lost will improve your game not mindless puzzle solving.

I write blogs with exercises that people can do to help players improve.

Blunder Checking - https://www.chess.com/blog/Innominata/train-your-inner-alarm-how-to-master-blunder-checks-in-under-10-minutes-a-day

Tactics Recognition - https://www.chess.com/blog/Innominata/sharpening-your-tactical-radar-a-smarter-way-to-train-tactics-recognition-in-chess

Pawn Structures and Breaks - https://www.chess.com/blog/Innominata/mastering-pawn-structure-breaks-a-basic-guide-level-i-ii-iii

Opening: Ruy Lopez - https://www.chess.com/blog/Innominata/guide-to-the-ruy-lopez-opening-for-white

Be prepared to put in time on the area you are weak on because there's no shortcuts to "getting bettet".

https://www.chess.com/blog/Innominata

HolographWars

1) You play a lot of bullet. Don't do that, play rapid.

2) And in your rapid games, you aren't really using much of your time. It is much easier to play faster when you're winning by a ton than in the beginning of the game where hanging pieces abound.

3) So don't worry about the time and make sure to execute a simple blunder check for both yourself and your opponent.

4) Always ask yourself, "how will my opponent respond to my move?" before playing it.

5) Do lots of tactics puzzles, they should be hanging pieces, simple 2-movers at most, which is all you need right now.

This advice should get you to at least 800 elo on this site.

theultimatecheckmatebro

so are u saying to take my time?

theultimatecheckmatebro

thank you all!!!

playerafar
theultimatecheckmatebro wrote:

So hi everyone, so if you look at my profile; you can see my rating is VERY LOW so i really need help on how to get better. Anyone have suggestions?

Try the tactics puzzles on chess.com.
They're probably the best chess learning tool ever.
There's options to do them unrated and with no timer.
But you can do them unrated while still specifying a rating range.
If you're struggling to get an answer then make a move on principle and take the error if its wrong.
To build up confidence - start at the lowest rating range.

theultimatecheckmatebro
Innominata wrote:
theultimatecheckmatebro wrote:

So hi everyone, so if you look at my profile; you can see my rating is VERY LOW so i really need help on how to get better. Anyone have suggestions?

If you are really serious about getting better then training your skills is essential. In simple terms, prepare to train daily because just playing games will not do it. Learning why you lost will improve your game not mindless puzzle solving.

I write blogs with exercises that people can do to help players improve.

Blunder Checking - https://www.chess.com/blog/Innominata/train-your-inner-alarm-how-to-master-blunder-checks-in-under-10-minutes-a-day

Tactics Recognition - https://www.chess.com/blog/Innominata/sharpening-your-tactical-radar-a-smarter-way-to-train-tactics-recognition-in-chess

Pawn Structures and Breaks - https://www.chess.com/blog/Innominata/mastering-pawn-structure-breaks-a-basic-guide-level-i-ii-iii

Opening: Ruy Lopez - https://www.chess.com/blog/Innominata/guide-to-the-ruy-lopez-opening-for-white

Be prepared to put in time on the area you are weak on because there's no shortcuts to "getting bettet".

https://www.chess.com/blog/Innominata

so yeah i read it but are the exercises in chess.com because i cant find them

theultimatecheckmatebro

also would this help me get to 1000 elo also im trying to get there

playerafar

To get to the tactics puzzles click the third button down at top left of your screen and then click the button at the top of the resulting dropdown list.

theultimatecheckmatebro

can u send a screen shot?