I'm looking for volunteers!

I'd like to start a blog series where I analyze people's profiles who are stuck at a certain rating and want to get better. I will look at your playing habits, some of your games, and give you a helping hand to get better.

All you need to do is comment (commenting will let me know who you are, and I can check your ratings) what your playing/study habits are like, why you feel like you're stuck, and where you eventually want to be. I'd say the target rating is under 1400 chess.com rapid... but feel free to comment whatever your rating level is. I probably won't be giving advice to someone rated 2400

That's it! Oh, and just understand that I might write a whole blog post critiquing your chess  

I’d like to volunteer. I definitely feel like I’ve plateaued at 1800

Oh, I'm stuck at 1800, which is a bit high, but I would loved to get my chess broken-down. Oh, I don't play enough rapid. I want to start playing it more, but time isn't always there.

ill volunteer but this will be a bit hard since i just want to get past 2600 lol

(i broke 2500 blitz and 2500 bullet but never got to 2600)

for otb advice i am 1652 and want to approach 2000 level

I'd be glad to be a Guinea pig, you're already quite familiar with my information so so it might be easy to write me up. 

I’ll volunteer. I am 800 Rapid, 1100 Blitz, and 1400 Bullet. I would like to be at least 1700 in all, and think fast and have an attacking style. I like to set up traps, but have a high blunder rate.

Me, I'm stuck at 1600 rapid since I just CANNOT play slowly.

I also cannot play slowly, which is why my Bullet is far higher than my Blitz, which is far higher than my rapid.

I've been stuck around 1800 rapid for a while and my problem is probably consistency, sometimes I play at the 2100 level and other times I play at the 1400 level.

I'll jump on board! I was stuck at 1600 rapid for a year and just recently in the last month or two I've risen up to 1800 rapid. My life-goal is 2000 rapid.

Basically, I want to reach 2000 rapid and am looking for ways to continue my improvement beyond the 1800 level. What is the difference between an 1800 and a 2000? What does an 1800 need to improve in order to start playing at the 2000 rating level? Slow vs. 10 minute games? What is better?

I would like to streamline my progress to 2000 without getting stuck again somewhere along the way like I did at the 1600 level. I try to play about 5 games a week when I'm busy and up to 5 games a day when I am free. I nearly exclusively play rapid and only dabble with blitz when I don't have time for a full 10 min game.

Thanks for the tips even though I'm not really in the target range

Sure be happy to get some advice 👍 1000 so no doubt plenty of advice needed 😆

random comment by a person who does not want to be completely drowned by the shame of my inevitable, horrendous play

I would dare it

I am having trouble getting to 1500 rapid

i would welcome any constructive criticism available

Me I am having trouble getting anywhere above 300.

Stuck at ~1300 rapid

This is nice.  I don't have time right now, but it would sure be good if our whole club could step up a notch or two.

Hey Daniel,

I've been hanging around 1100-1200 rapid for quite some time. I've been playing a lot of blitz recently, but I do have 1200ish games of rapid under my belt. So I would gladly volunteer, if my profile fits your needs! 

i'm stuck at ~2050, tho i did just tilt down to 1950 and i'm struggling to get it back up past 2000.