Tactics should be the highest of priorities for someone at your level to get to 1700 (or even above). The more patterns you recognize and the harder they are, you'll have an easier time not overthinking about them. Also, don't think about the rating. The rating will come when you improve your game . That was something I used to struggle with but got better at.
Thanks for the advice! I’ve been trying a lot of tactics recently, so hopefully that helps some.
I was going to say the same thing... the rating doesn't really matter. You can inflate your rating by 100 points (1600 -> 1700) simply by selecting overrated opponents.
Reading learners have an advantage over visual learners, if you can absorb information from books that is great, if not you have to work your way up through experience.
I was going to say the same thing... the rating doesn't really matter. You can inflate your rating by 100 points (1600 -> 1700) simply by selecting overrated opponents.
if it was truly that simple...
Check my Rapid rating graph....last several weeks...I am at 1691 or so... up over 400 points by selecting opponents. I doubt this idea works above 2000. To get there, you have to be legit.
Game by game, dont focus on rating focus on improvement
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