How to win vs Higher rated opponents ?

no, make any chance give him attack

Not easy to beat higher rated opponents, the World Champion himself hasn't done it since 2009...

The best way is to play your own game . . . . . Don't be too agressive and don't be afraid o ghost.

The question of solid vs. crazy is interesting. Rather than one being true, I think the only real answer is play to your strength and your opponent's weaknesses. There's no real way to do that against an opponent you know nothing about other than his rating.

I have seen a lot of games in analysis and showcase on here where high rated players think they should just be able to win and when low rated players play solidly, the high rated players lose patience and do something stupid because they figure that they should be winning just because they have a higher rating.

Because of that that's normally the advice I would offer, but based on what I've seen on this thread, I would say it doesn't really matter and in reality it's simply best to play to the opponent's weakness.

A 2350 IM once told me, "Just pay attention to the position on the board, it is the only thing that matters". The only way I can occasionally beat 2000 players is to trade down a lot of pieces and hope for a good endgame because the endgame is usually my strength if I can get there equal...you have to know your own strengths and weaknesses I think.

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Against stronger opponents, when both are lower rated, you are better off making sure you don't throw away pieces than by taking risks.  Keep your pieces defending each other and with enough space that their movement isn't too restricted.

Against stronger opponents when both have about 1700 or higher ratings, I think you are better off taking some chances to be aggressive and gain the initiative than waiting for them to make a mistake. Look for key positional features to build an attack around: a solid outpost for a N, B, or P on the 5h or 6th rank, a key file to control, isolated P's, an advantage in Pawn Storming if you Castle on the opposite side, etc.

This reminds me the eternal student question: "I haven't prepared for the exam. How can I still get a good grade?" The answer is, barring the luck factor, you can't! Same here. The opponent is higher rated than you because they play better. To have a higher chance to beat them than the other way around, you need to play better than them. Simple as that. No magic tricks: the magic tricks you can use are already accounted in your rating.

Confidence is key. All you have to do is just be confident in your moves, and don't doubt yourself. 

Congratulations, EndgameChessPlayer, on making master!

 High rated? It depends. When I was 1200, I could beat someone as high as 1600. However, when I got 1500+, I could never beat a 1700. Does it make sense?

look at their chess style and make them go outside of their norm and comfort zone. get creative but use basic principals. pawn storms. learn how to set yourself up for success

The wording of the question is "higher rated". That means, higher rated than whatever rating you are.

#3 has it right other than the draw thing imo. if your opponent is so much higher rated that you feel like you have no chance in the first place, which should be quite a few hundred points, even with drawing you'll take about 3 to 5 points from him. so even a draw is a win vs higher rated opponents

Soulman, I think that is a bad idea. I often play lower rated players and end up OVERESTIMATING them

try your best

try your best

Not much thing to do, your opponent is higher rated for a reason. But anything is possible below 1800 they say. Play your game to the best of your ability. Be vigilant on catching mistakes and inaccuracies. Try not to blunder.