Improving at Chess

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How do I get better at this game? I'm stuck.

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You've played 3 rapid and 3 daily games so far, with most of your games at blitz time controls. I would suggest some balance, and briefly play through each of your daily and rapid games within a few days to see what you could have done differently. Spending a little time on untimed tactical puzzles several times a week will probably help. The results aren't instant, but they come.

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iKeemstar wrote:

How do I get better at this game? I'm stuck.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record:

1. Stop playing blitz.

2. Stop playing bullet.

3. Play longer time controls, at least G30 or longer.

4. Review your games.

5. Have someone better go over your games.

6. Stop playing blitz, and bullet.

7. Follow Opening Principles:

8. Pre Move Checklist

 

a. Make sure all your pieces are safe.

b. Look for forcing moves: Checks, captures, threats. You want to look at ALL forcing moves (even the bad ones) this will force you look at, and see the entire board.

c. If there are no forcing moves, you then want to remove any of your opponent’s pieces from your side of the board.

d. If your opponent doesn’t have any of his pieces on your side of the board, then you want to improve the position of your least active piece.

e. After each move by your opponent, ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"

9. DO NOT play bullet, and blitz.  

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Diakonia...i think you forgot to mention he should stop playing bullet and blitz

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masterfowler wrote:

Diakonia...i think you forgot to mention he should stop playing bullet and blitz

Thank You...

10. Do not play bullet, and or blitz.  

It doesnt matter, no one listens to that advice anyway.  People should just call these posts what they really are:

"I want to improve, but i dont want any useful advice, that goes against my ability to play bullet/blitz"

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I would like to add: Do not play bullet and blitz!

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So if you want to improve, don't play bullet or blitz

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Possibly of interest:
Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf
https://www.newinchess.com/Shop/Images/Pdfs/7192.pdf
Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev (1957)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708104437/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/logichess.pdf
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev (1965)
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/most-instructive-games-of-chess-ever-played/
Winning Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (1949)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708093415/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review919.pdf
Back to Basics: Tactics by Dan Heisman (2007)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233537/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review585.pdf
Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms (2006)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627114655/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen91.pdf
Openings for Amateurs by Pete Tamburro (2014)
http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-of-pete-tamburros-openings-for.html
https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/openings-for-amateurs/
https://www.mongoosepress.com/excerpts/OpeningsForAmateurs%20sample.pdf

Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller (2015)

https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-endgames-for-kids/
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Chess_Endgames_for_Kids.pdf
A Guide to Chess Improvement by Dan Heisman (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105628/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review781.pdf

Seirawan stuff

http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_beginner/ev_winning_chess.asp?KATID=BO&ID=BO-Beginner
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-endings
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
http://www.nystar.com/tamarkin/review1.htm

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not talking about improving on this site...this site means nothing...i'm currently stuck around 1700-1800 USCF and I want to get 2000.

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iKeemstar wrote:

not talking about improving on this site...this site means nothing...i'm currently stuck around 1700-1800 USCF and I want to get 2000.

Same advice.  Quit playing blitz/bullet.

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Erik_420 wrote:

Blitz rating 595. Claims to be 1800 uscf.... Untracking lol.

play me 

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your blitz rating is very poor so I recommend you to solve at least 20 tactics daily I am sure at your leval this will help.and in few weeks your rating will jump to +200 points

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my brother went on my acc and resigned about 60 games in a row. you can check but im trying to get back up.

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check my recent games they're pretty good in my opinion

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in that case I will make a new account

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This whole things stinks of BS.  

The op isnt clear on what he means By "improving"

When given advice, the op then claims he isnt referring to this site.  

When further called on his schenanigans, the op goes to the "My brother used my account"

When even further confronted of his obvious BS, the op goes to the "play me" card.  Which roughly translates to ill cheat.  

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but i like my username sad.png

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Diakonia wrote:

This whole things stinks of BS.  

The op isnt clear on what he means By "improving"

When given advice, the op then claims he isnt referring to this site.  

When further called on his schenanigans, the op goes to the "My brother used my account"

When even further confronted of his obvious BS, the op goes to the "play me" card.  Which roughly translates to ill cheat.  

play me if u doubt my words i can prove to you unless ur scared happy.png

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iKeemstar wrote:
Diakonia wrote:

This whole things stinks of BS.  

The op isnt clear on what he means By "improving"

When given advice, the op then claims he isnt referring to this site.  

When further called on his schenanigans, the op goes to the "My brother used my account"

When even further confronted of his obvious BS, the op goes to the "play me" card.  Which roughly translates to ill cheat.  

play me if u doubt my words i can prove to you unless ur scared

As tempting as this actually is, i wont. 

I could report you for having your brother using your account.

I have your entire game history to use as proof of your cheating if i had agreed to play you.  

And...I simply dont care to feed your ego.  

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Diakonia wrote:
iKeemstar wrote:
Diakonia wrote:

This whole things stinks of BS.  

The op isnt clear on what he means By "improving"

When given advice, the op then claims he isnt referring to this site.  

When further called on his schenanigans, the op goes to the "My brother used my account"

When even further confronted of his obvious BS, the op goes to the "play me" card.  Which roughly translates to ill cheat.  

play me if u doubt my words i can prove to you unless ur scared

As tempting as this actually is, i wont. 

I could report you for having your brother using your account.

I have your entire game history to use as proof of your cheating if i had agreed to play you.  

And...I simply dont care to feed your ego.  

tell me when I CHEATED ROFL