loosing too much and not getting past 1000 blitz rating

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jaiminsonu
Hi everyone I am trying my hard to focus and play but I am not able to cross 1000 in my 5 min blitz rating ( that’s only game type I play) . Some how I make silly mistakes and loose. I reached up to 995 rating couple times and then downhill path starts. I am very frustrated and I lose more. So I try to play more and more in a hope of winning some. But I lose again then my energy gets drain and I feel so down. I can’t even enjoy my time with my kids and family after such dreadful decline. Any help or suggestions?
IMKeto

If 5 minutes is all youre going to play, then expect your rating to remain low.  Why?  Youre not giving yourself enough time to calculate.  

drmrboss

 The problem is that normal people dont play chess. Jerks play chess.Once an amateur jerk lose another jerk, he tried a lot in his life time and become a little bit better jerk.That better jerk lose another better jerk and tried a lot harder again. In every 100 rating layer bar, there are layers of jerks. It is possible that you can get 1000-2000. But you have to spend a lot of time about 3-5  hours per day doing jerk things. Reading books, reviewing own games with stockfish, tactics. On average you will need 6 months ( 3 months is exceptional) to increase 100 ratings.

Think about it whether you are dedicated to be a big jerk.

If so, welcome to the jerk community

jaiminsonu
In a busy life I think I only able to spend time towards 5 min blitz ,,, some games I feel my brain freezes and can’t think any further
jaiminsonu
Morphysrevenges ,,, Thanks , points noted. But how u study books ? Like I have 500 queens gambit miniatures,” the Sicilian defence by lubomir ftacnik , “ playing the queens gambit by Lars schandorff” but I am very confused at reading them and getting best out of them.
AntonioEsfandiari
jaiminsonu wrote:
Hi everyone I am trying my hard to focus and play but I am not able to cross 1000 in my 5 min blitz rating ( that’s only game type I play) . Some how I make silly mistakes and loose. I reached up to 995 rating couple times and then downhill path starts. I am very frustrated and I lose more. So I try to play more and more in a hope of winning some. But I lose again then my energy gets drain and I feel so down. I can’t even enjoy my time with my kids and family after such dreadful decline. Any help or suggestions?

Tip # 1.  Forget about your online rating.
Tip #2.  Tactics puzzles every day before you play.  Don't guess moves, think about the responses, and absorb the puzzles completely (especially ones you fail)  There are hundreds of basic little tactical patterns you need to accumulate and solidify into your arsenal.
Tip#3. Analyze every game (even the 5 minute ones) and try to find at least one improvement on your play. 

godsofhell1235

If all you do is play you wont get better.

You have to study and review your games too.

IMKeto
jaiminsonu wrote:
Hi everyone I am trying my hard to focus and play but I am not able to cross 1000 in my 5 min blitz rating ( that’s only game type I play) . Some how I make silly mistakes and loose. I reached up to 995 rating couple times and then downhill path starts. I am very frustrated and I lose more. So I try to play more and more in a hope of winning some. But I lose again then my energy gets drain and I feel so down. I can’t even enjoy my time with my kids and family after such dreadful decline. Any help or suggestions?

Opening Principles:
1. Control the center squares – d4-e4-d5-e5
2. Develop your minor pieces toward the center – piece activity is the key
3. Castle
4. Connect your rooks
Tactics…tactics…tactics…

Pre Move Checklist:
1. Make sure all your pieces are safe. 
2. Look for forcing move: 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. 
3. If there are no forcing moves, you then want to remove any of your opponent’s pieces from your side of the board. 
4. 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. 
5. After each move by your opponent, ask yourself: “What is my opponent trying to do?”

Middlegame Planning:
1. Expand your position:
a. Gain more space.
b. Improve the position of your pieces.
2. Decide on what side of the board to play.
a. Queenside: a-c files.
b. Center: d-e files.
c. Kingside: f-h files.
Compare, space, material, and weakness(es)
Play where you have the advantage.
3. DO NOT HURRY. Regroup your pieces, and be patient.

ezaniabdulhalim

Good advice, FishEyedFools!

kindaspongey

"..., you have to make a decision: have tons of fun playing blitz (without learning much), or be serious and play with longer time controls so you can actually think.
One isn't better than another. Having fun playing bullet is great stuff, while 3-0 and 5-0 are also ways to get your pulse pounding and blood pressure leaping off the charts. But will you become a good player? Most likely not.
Of course, you can do both (long and fast games), ..." - IM Jeremy Silman (June 9, 2016)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/longer-time-controls-are-more-instructive
Possibly of interest:
Simple Attacking Plans by Fred Wilson (2012)https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090402/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review874.pdf
http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Simple-Attacking-Plans-77p3731.htm
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 (1948)
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
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-back-to-basics-tactics
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/catalog/excerpts/openings_amateurs.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
Studying Chess Made Easy by Andrew Soltis
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090448/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review750.pdf
Seirawan stuff:
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_beginner/ev_winning_chess.asp?KATID=BO&ID=BO-Beginner
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092617/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review560.pdf
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

SteamGear
jaiminsonu wrote:
Hi everyone I am trying my hard to focus and play but I am not able to cross 1000 in my 5 min blitz rating ( that’s only game type I play) . Some how I make silly mistakes and loose. I reached up to 995 rating couple times and then downhill path starts. I am very frustrated and I lose more. So I try to play more and more in a hope of winning some. But I lose again then my energy gets drain and I feel so down. I can’t even enjoy my time with my kids and family after such dreadful decline. Any help or suggestions?

There are probably ideas and mistakes in your play that you aren't aware of, and you need some sort of instruction to have them explained.

I think the Winning Chess Series, by Grandmaster Yasser Sierawan, would help you quite a bit.

I believe the order is:

Play Winning Chess

Winning Chess Tactics

Winning Chess Strategies

Winning Chess Openings

Winning Chess Endings

They're written in a light, conversational style, so it's not very hard reading at all—and they're quite instructive and helpful for improvement, especially at your level.

Though, if you only want to invest in just ONE book, glancing at your games, I'd say you'd find the most help in Winning Chess Tactics—as that seems to be the deciding factor in your play.

jaiminsonu
Thanks
kindaspongey
SteamGear wrote:

... I believe the order is:

Play Winning Chess

Winning Chess Tactics

Winning Chess Strategies

Winning Chess Openings

Winning Chess Endings ...

There were also Winning Chess Brilliancies
http://www.nystar.com/tamarkin/review1.htm

and Winning Chess Combinations.

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092617/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review560.pdf

santiagomagno15

Dont play blitz games anymore, what is the point? of course you blunder a piece, its blitz games it happen to all chess players, try slower games and that way you will be stronger, also I am giving a free lesson, message me if you are interested

kindaspongey

"... I know that a large percentage of my readers almost exclusively play on the internet – after all, you are reading this on the internet, right!? But there is a strong case for at least augmenting internet play with some OTB play, whether in a club or, better yet, a tournament. Tournament play gives you the kind of concentrated, slow chess that often helps improve your game, especially if you are inexperienced at slow play. ...How often should you play? ... A minimum of 8 OTB tournaments and about 100 slow games a year is a reasonable foundation for ongoing improvement. ... Can’t make 100? Then try for 60. ..." - NM Dan Heisman (2002)

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627052239/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman16.pdf

aj502xx

Maybe try 15 min games instead so you can get the patterns down... Blitz is mostly just recognizing those and setups...
15 min give ya more time to think. 
Won't get as many games in, but ya prolly teach yerself more.
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