Use all the time allowed by the time control. Do not play rapid as if it were blitz. Always check your intended move is no blunder before you play it. How long do you think per move when you play? How much time do you think over a tactics puzzle? The time per move playing should be more than the time per tactics puzzle, as in a puzzle you know there is some tactic, while in play you mustr assume there is a tactic.
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Jul 27, 2021
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SlumChessHustler wrote:
smarticecream wrote:
I have been stuck at 1600-1760 for over a year..
How to help
Ive been doing tactics on a daily basis and at least playing one game per day. I play 2 hours of chess a day but still see no progress in my rapid rating.
🤔 you need to...read or study chess books...i recommend... "Chess Fundamentals" by mr.capablanca...easy to understand by beginners...for one week...read it from cover to cover...then repeat it 3 times...within one week period...use your 2 hours a day...to study the contents of the book...
😌 after that...you could try mr.nimzowitch's book... "My System" ...read or study it from cover to cover...repeat it 3 times...within one week...also...use your 2 hours a day to study this book...
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then...after reading those 2 books...just visit your local church religion...pay respects to these departed book authors...by lighting 2 candles (one for mr. Capablanca and one for mr.Nimzowitch) ...🤫 pray to your religion God and also offer prayers for their souls in the other dimensions...make a peaceful wish to them to share their chess wisdom...towards you...good luck and have a nice day...
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I have studied the books you recommended before but however, I wasn't able to use the skills that were in the book and imply them to my rapid game.
Jul 27, 2021
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#4
tygxc wrote:
Use all the time allowed by the time control. Do not play rapid as if it were blitz. Always check your intended move is no blunder before you play it. How long do you think per move when you play? How much time do you think over a tactics puzzle? The time per move playing should be more than the time per tactics puzzle, as in a puzzle you know there is some tactic, while in play you mustr assume there is a tactic.
Sometimes I use 45 minutes on one tactic.. I feel like one of the problems is that in a tactic, I know there is a tactic.. Therefore I would try to look for sacrifices. However in a real game, I have no idea that a tactic exists in the position therefore I would most likely miss it
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Jul 27, 2021
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I actually think you should try to do your tactics quicker. I feel like your a time trouble player since you said you spent a lot of time doing puzzles. Plus, you've only done 550 tactics, so you probably take a long time per puzzle. I suggest you to try to calculate as quickly as possible when doing your puzzles and try not to keep recalculating variations that don't work.
#5
"Sometimes I use 45 minutes on one tactic" this explains why 15|10 is too fast for you. Maybe play 45|45. To play 15|10 you should be able to solve 30 puzzles in 5 minute puzzle rush.
Jul 27, 2021
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#9
little_guinea_pig wrote:
I think that it might be time to learn some more advanced positional concepts, e.g. pawn structures....
This is what I first thought too. Everyone is slightly different, but it was around 1600 chess.com level I first began to start studying "positional" concepts specifically; things like noticing weak squares, plonking pieces on outposts, realizing how giving up a Bishop could weaken that color complex etc.
It took me until 1800+ before I started really making use of some of these ideas consistently though and pawn structure considerations I greatly attribute to me going from 1800+ to 1900+ chess.com rapid rating. I'm currently reading IM Jeremy Silman's Reassess Your Chess 4th Edition (classic book I've heard lots of good things about) and I hope this information helps propel me to 2000+ chess.com rapid rating once I finish the book and absorb its insights 
Jul 27, 2021
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#10
little_guinea_pig wrote:
KeSetoKaiba wrote:
little_guinea_pig wrote:
I think that it might be time to learn some more advanced positional concepts, e.g. pawn structures....
This is what I first thought too. Everyone is slightly different, but it was around 1600 chess.com level I first began to start studying "positional" concepts specifically; things like noticing weak squares, plonking pieces on outposts, realizing how giving up a Bishop could weaken that color complex etc.
It took me until 1800+ before I started really making use of some of these ideas consistently though and pawn structure considerations I greatly attribute to me going from 1800+ to 1900+ chess.com rapid rating. I'm currently reading IM Jeremy Silman's Reassess Your Chess 4th Edition (classic book I've heard lots of good things about) and I hope this information helps propel me to 2000+ chess.com rapid rating once I finish the book and absorb its insights
I've known about outposts since I was 1200, but I didn't know how to use them effectively. How useful pawn structures are depends on the sort of positions you get. I usually get open positions with either symmetrical pawn structures or wild Dragonesque structures, so piece play is generally more important, but especially in closed positions a knowledge of structures is extremely helpful when you don't have a concrete plan. Now if only I could actually play against the isolated pawn effectively instead of falling apart every time I play against one
Bold sections broken up into two part for easier responding:
1) Chess prodigy. lol
2) Noo, the collapse...too relatable... *flashbacks to lost chess games*
Jul 27, 2021
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#11
little_guinea_pig wrote:
I think that it might be time to learn some more advanced positional concepts, e.g. pawn structures. This is a good place to start with them: https://simplifychess.com/pawn-structures/complete-guide-chess-pawn-structures/index.html
What do you consider your problem? Are you consistently getting good positions but find yourself unable to turn them into a win? You should grind tactics and study some endgames, a strong knowledge of those really helps.
Are you finding yourself in losing positions quickly? Then it's probably time to learn opening theory. Finding the right opening to play can really help.
And if you're losing because you just keep getting outplayed, then you definitely have to work on your positional game.
Something else that I'd advise: analyze all your games, and look through all the engine lines to try and understand WHY the engine recommends a certain move or why it doesn't like your move. That can be really helpful, especially at your level when you can understand why a move is good, but have trouble putting it into practice. In general, try to learn from your mistakes rather than just brushing them off.
Hope that helped!
I feel like my weakness is not knowing what to do in a closed position/ not having a plan. Sometimes I end up calculating too much on a line and that's why my time management is really bad.
Jul 27, 2021
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#12
AunTheKnight wrote:
Do you feel comfortable with the opening positions you get?
I do, I'm a bit uncomfortable with the light square bishop when I'm playing the french defense tho, it causes a lot of problems
Jul 27, 2021
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#13
tygxc wrote:
#5
"Sometimes I use 45 minutes on one tactic" this explains why 15|10 is too fast for you. Maybe play 45|45. To play 15|10 you should be able to solve 30 puzzles in 5 minute puzzle rush.
I think my puzzle rush is good, but puzzle rush mostly tests your motifs and not really analytical skills. I'm able to do 25+ on a 3 minute puzzle rush
Jul 27, 2021
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#14
little_guinea_pig wrote:
I think that it might be time to learn some more advanced positional concepts, e.g. pawn structures. This is a good place to start with them: https://simplifychess.com/pawn-structures/complete-guide-chess-pawn-structures/index.html
What do you consider your problem? Are you consistently getting good positions but find yourself unable to turn them into a win? You should grind tactics and study some endgames, a strong knowledge of those really helps.
Are you finding yourself in losing positions quickly? Then it's probably time to learn opening theory. Finding the right opening to play can really help.
And if you're losing because you just keep getting outplayed, then you definitely have to work on your positional game.
Something else that I'd advise: analyze all your games, and look through all the engine lines to try and understand WHY the engine recommends a certain move or why it doesn't like your move. That can be really helpful, especially at your level when you can understand why a move is good, but have trouble putting it into practice. In general, try to learn from your mistakes rather than just brushing them off.
Hope that helped!
This is right. You need to know where you are weakest and strongest. If let’s say that your not super good at tactics, then well there is only one obvious thing to do, work on your tactics or calculation. Let’s say you like and excel at slow strategic games. You can change your openings to fit your style, something like the Caro-kann. *note, this just an example
Jul 27, 2021
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#15
smarticecream wrote:
AunTheKnight wrote:
Do you feel comfortable with the opening positions you get?
I do, I'm a bit uncomfortable with the light square bishop when I'm playing the french defense tho, it causes a lot of problems
Aha, the lsb in the French is more of strategic thing. Ok , granted, I actually have no clue about this, but I think you may need to work with opening books abt the French and positional and strategic books.
Jul 27, 2021
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#16
aMazeMove wrote:
smarticecream wrote:
AunTheKnight wrote:
Do you feel comfortable with the opening positions you get?
I do, I'm a bit uncomfortable with the light square bishop when I'm playing the french defense tho, it causes a lot of problems
Aha, the lsb in the French is more of strategic thing. Ok , granted, I actually have no clue about this, but I think you may need to work with opening books abt the French and positional and strategic books.
Ive seen the 'typical french lsb maneuver but never even used it... ive played french for about a year... i think
Jul 27, 2021
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#17
smarticecream wrote:
aMazeMove wrote:
smarticecream wrote:
AunTheKnight wrote:
Do you feel comfortable with the opening positions you get?
I do, I'm a bit uncomfortable with the light square bishop when I'm playing the french defense tho, it causes a lot of problems
Aha, the lsb in the French is more of strategic thing. Ok , granted, I actually have no clue about this, but I think you may need to work with opening books abt the French and positional and strategic books.
Ive seen the 'typical french lsb maneuver but never even used it... ive played french for about a year... i think
I mean, I’m certainly no expert in this, but if your uncomfortable with it, you should change it.
Jul 27, 2021
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#18
little_guinea_pig wrote:
I think that it might be time to learn some more advanced positional concepts, e.g. pawn structures. This is a good place to start with them: https://simplifychess.com/pawn-structures/complete-guide-chess-pawn-structures/index.html
What do you consider your problem? Are you consistently getting good positions but find yourself unable to turn them into a win? You should grind tactics and study some endgames, a strong knowledge of those really helps.
Are you finding yourself in losing positions quickly? Then it's probably time to learn opening theory. Finding the right opening to play can really help.
And if you're losing because you just keep getting outplayed, then you definitely have to work on your positional game.
Something else that I'd advise: analyze all your games, and look through all the engine lines to try and understand WHY the engine recommends a certain move or why it doesn't like your move. That can be really helpful, especially at your level when you can understand why a move is good, but have trouble putting it into practice. In general, try to learn from your mistakes rather than just brushing them off.
Hope that helped!
Thank you! I'll use that website
Jul 27, 2021
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#19
In my experience, you just have to “overlast” your opponent in the 1700 range because they usually won’t blunder in the opening. Just like improve your pieces, find a plan and all that stuff, and they’ll probably crack somewhere, or at least make a mistake. Of course this stuff is easier for me than for you because I’m almost 600 point higher rated than 1700 and it’s definitely hard not to crack yourself
Jul 27, 2021
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#20
aMazeMove wrote:
In my experience, you just have to “overlast” your opponent in the 1700 range because they usually won’t blunder in the opening. Just like improve your pieces, find a plan and all that stuff, and they’ll probably crack somewhere, or at least make a mistake. Of course this stuff is easier for me than for you because I’m almost 600 point higher rated than 1700 and it’s definitely hard not to crack yourself
i always mess up in the middle game
I have been stuck at 1600-1760 for over a year..
How to help
Ive been doing tactics on a daily basis and at least playing one game per day. I play 2 hours of chess a day but still see no progress in my rapid rating.