Stop focusing on your rating. There is no way to "level up" in chess. There are no shortcuts. Unless you are a genius like Fischer or Tal, it will take years of study to become a very good player. You should focus on enjoying the game. Pick a great player from the past to study, and play through as many of his or her games as possible. That is a very fun way to improve.
I got demotivated in chess
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When you play through a great game from the past, try to identify the thought process of the player you are interested in. When you find yourself nodding and saying "yes!!!" at a particular move, then you are falling in love with chess and you will find yourself becoming a better player.
Antonin1957 wrote:
Stop focusing on your rating. There is no way to "level up" in chess. There are no shortcuts. Unless you are a genius like Fischer or Tal, it will take years of study to become a very good player. You should focus on enjoying the game. Pick a great player from the past to study, and play through as many of his or her games as possible. That is a very fun way to improve.
Thx for the advice
Antonin1957 wrote:
When you play through a great game from the past, try to identify the thought process of the player you are interested in. When you find yourself nodding and saying "yes!!!" at a particular move, then you are falling in love with chess and you will find yourself becoming a better player.
K I might try
YourAverageChessPlayer250 wrote:
Got a rating of 231 and I kept losing. Any tips? Or should I quit? My goal is just getting 300 then 400 and so on. I just suck, and I know it. Or maybe I just have to try other board games. Maybe chess is just not for me. I’m just a noob who always blunders…
You can message me and I could help you with some advice. We could even play some unrated chess for learning if you like, but this is a good place to start if you don't know about opening principles: https://www.chess.com/blog/KeSetoKaiba/opening-principles-again
I'm all for helping others 
To most of my students, I give this advice (and it's all they need):
The biggest reason people struggle in lower-level chess is because of blunders. They make them in almost every game.
A mistake can instantly put you in a bad position, no matter how well you played earlier: if you had great opening knowledge, great positional skills, great endgame skills, whatever; a single mistake can change everything (you lose a piece or get checkmated).
So, how do you avoid blunders? Follow these two simple steps:
1. After your opponent moves, think if it's dangerous. Ask yourself, “What’s his idea?”
2. Before you make your move, think if it's safe. Ask yourself, “What attacking replies can he play?”
If you feel like getting to levels like 1600, 1800, or 2000 in chess is super hard, let's look at it in a different way. Those players you're facing make blunders in nearly every game they play. Beating them isn't so tough if you stop making big mistakes and start using their slip-ups to your advantage.
Again, it does not require you to become a chess nerd or spend all your time on chess. Just doing this one thing can boost your rating by a few hundred points right away.
ChessMasteryOfficial wrote:
To most of my students, I give this advice (and it's all they need):
The biggest reason people struggle in lower-level chess is because of blunders. They make them in almost every game.
A mistake can instantly put you in a bad position, no matter how well you played earlier: if you had great opening knowledge, great positional skills, great endgame skills, whatever; a single mistake can change everything (you lose a piece or get checkmated).
So, how do you avoid blunders? Follow these two simple steps:
1. After your opponent moves, think if it's dangerous. Ask yourself, “What’s his idea?”
2. Before you make your move, think if it's safe. Ask yourself, “What attacking replies can he play?”
If you feel like getting to levels like 1600, 1800, or 2000 in chess is super hard, let's look at it in a different way. Those players you're facing make blunders in nearly every game they play. Beating them isn't so tough if you stop making big mistakes and start using their slip-ups to your advantage.
Again, it does not require you to become a chess nerd or spend all your time on chess. Just doing this one thing can boost your rating by a few hundred points right away.
Alright I’m motivated now..,
ChessMasteryOfficial wrote:
To most of my students, I give this advice (and it's all they need):
The biggest reason people struggle in lower-level chess is because of blunders. They make them in almost every game.
A mistake can instantly put you in a bad position, no matter how well you played earlier: if you had great opening knowledge, great positional skills, great endgame skills, whatever; a single mistake can change everything (you lose a piece or get checkmated).
So, how do you avoid blunders? Follow these two simple steps:
1. After your opponent moves, think if it's dangerous. Ask yourself, “What’s his idea?”
2. Before you make your move, think if it's safe. Ask yourself, “What attacking replies can he play?”
If you feel like getting to levels like 1600, 1800, or 2000 in chess is super hard, let's look at it in a different way. Those players you're facing make blunders in nearly every game they play. Beating them isn't so tough if you stop making big mistakes and start using their slip-ups to your advantage.
Again, it does not require you to become a chess nerd or spend all your time on chess. Just doing this one thing can boost your rating by a few hundred points right away.
this is how i went from 550 to 780 and then to 850, with evaluating my opponents moves and then looking for checks, captures and attack for both me and my opponent.
Blunder check before you move.
please suggest me some lessons to become intermediate player
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Think about your move.
Consider 3 candidate moves.
Calculate what can happen after those.
Evaluate the positions at the end of those 3 lines.
Decide which is your best move.
Do not play it.
Imagine it played on the board.
Check it is no blunder: does not hang any piece or pawn, does not run into checkmate.
Only then play it.
tygxc wrote:
@11
Think about your move.
Consider 3 candidate moves.
Calculate what can happen after those.
Evaluate the positions at the end of those 3 lines.
Decide which is your best move.
Do not play it.
Imagine it played on the board.
Check it is no blunder: does not hang any piece or pawn, does not run into checkmate.
Only then play it.
so i should waste 10 mins?
@14
"When you see a good move, sit on your hands and see if you can find a better one" - Tarrasch
Hi from Hong Kong as well. (都係香港人）
After analyzing some of your games, I think you should focus on developing your pieces than moving pawns too much during the opening. Also, ask yourself "what is my opponent threatening with this move?" This little mental discipline alone took me to 700 elo quite easily.
Try to learn some basic openings and learn the attacking ideas behind them. I personally play the London, and like it because it is very solid and can be aggressive as well after pawn breaks. Do watch educational chess videos. I am sure you can break the 800-1000 barrier quite soon.
Got a rating of 231 and I kept losing. Any tips? Or should I quit? My goal is just getting 300 then 400 and so on. I just suck, and I know it. Or maybe I just have to try other board games. Maybe chess is just not for me. I’m just a noob who always blunders…