train tactics, either get a paying membership here or do the daily 3 problems, or find problems on the internet. Train as much skewers, double attacks, forks, as you can.
How do I get past 1100?
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Sep 15, 2012
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I`ve looked at some of your lost games and I`d say you have to keep an eye on your pieces for you leave them hanging a lot. Before you make a move - and you have a lot of time in your standard chess games - check whether your opponent can capture a piece now or after your planned move. Your opponents` knights seem to be a great problem for I saw so many forks. Consequently, your step number two is to look where your opponents` knights can go.
I would maybe recommend to change your opening for you play as white 1. e4 e5 2. d4 quite often. I don`t say it is bad but there are many solider (more solid sounds better to me
) ones. If you like 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 could be a good choice.
I may be wrong but it looks like you are an aggresive player who wants to attack but forgets to defend.
If you really just want to get better, you can "practice" as many tactics problems as you want on this site without being ranked. Alternatively, the tactics trainer at Chess Tempo is not quite as nice as this one, but it's unlimited.
Sep 15, 2012
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#6
Go to a local chess club and ask one of the stronger players there to give you some lessons and go over your games.
Thanks for the tips everyone. The Chess Tempo tactics trainer is great and Boletus, great analysis! Hanging pieces, and forks especially have always been a problem for me.
This should get you well beyond the strength you are seeking:
As the posters told here solve chess tactics problem, the tactics book by Polgar is a good one..Study basic endgames too, like opposition, lucena, philidor and bishop vs knight endgames... For endgame book you can try the book by Seirawan..
A game I just played after doing some training on ChessTempo:
I played black, the other guy left one move before checkmate.
That game blew my mind! I don't usually play very tactical, my games tend to be a very slow progression focused on getting to an endgame with more material - this was a lot more exciting! Thanks again for the tips!
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he was under check
like everyone else sais, "practice", p.s that game, the two of yous made too many moves with the same pices in the opening !!!
chessimo is the best solution for you
You should simplify things a LOT. Develop knights, then bishops, then rooks, then queen as a general rule. Adapt new habits! Looking at that game, if you play p-kt3, fianchetto the bishop so you dont blunder rooks. And don't waste time chasing the queen that your opponent has prematurely played,just develop your pieces. The rest will come with practice and, most importantly, reviewing games.
Sep 16, 2012
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#17
If you want, I'll play you in a game and afterwards we can run through it together. What time controls do you normally play?
Sep 16, 2012
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#18
Don't hang pieces and pawns, that is all you have to do. Check every single piece and pawn before you move. Simple as that.
Study two books, cover to cover. Very Simple.
Paul Littlewood, Chess Tactics, (1984), about 160 pages.
Jeremy Silman, Essential Chess Endgings Explained Move by Move, (1988), about 190 pages.
Get with the program. No one can do this work for you. 
Good Luck.
I've had a rating hovering around 1050-1100 for a while now, but I can't seem to get above that. I lose almost all games with 1200 level players plus. What do I need to do to break the 1200 barrier?