My knowledge is deeper but my calculation or inability to calculate seems to be the issue
No improvement at all
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Chomp on hanging pieces
Having knowledge but being unable to calculate is like using a loaded pistol for a hammer. Seems like a good idea until the gun shoots. It might not kill you but it isn't going to help you. Make yourself a checklist of things you can do on each move. Can you put pieces in more useful and aggressive positions? Can you capture hanging pieces? How about putting your Rooks on open ranks/files? Your Bishops on long diagonals? Can you make pawn captures that will open up those lanes for them (without creating weaknesses in your position)? Look for forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks/checks. Any weaknesses in your opponent's camp? Or can they be created?
Mar 22, 2025
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Edgemen, if you are talking about improving in bullet i cannot serve you, i am not a bullet coach. If you are talking about improving in rapid, the way to improve your calculation is to SOLVE puzzles. I can hear you “Man, i solved 30 puzzles yesterday!” But your average time per puzzle is less than 10 seconds. This is GUESSING, not solving. Guessing moves will never bring you anything. You are supposed to spent 7 minutes on puzzle, not 7 seconds.
Mar 22, 2025
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You cannot progress linearly forever. At some point you will always reach a point when further improvement is impossible without radical changes to your life. Maybe if you completely focus on chess and stop every other activities you'll gain another 100 points. I guess all people above 2000 did it.
What was your climb from 1700 to 2200 like? I feel like I am not improving at all and it feels like I am loosing to inferior opponents. I am kinda low-key loosing interest in chess again. Its annoying that my brain performance seems to be irregular and Inconsistent. I have a coach but the analysis seems like a waste of time