Paid for Premium Membership and still losing to dweebs! Recommend another service to get better?

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Justjoe9074
Tired of wasting my money and losing to dweebs. Any good chess training services out there? Thanks!
the1stspartan
paying for premium doesn’t make you win fam
Justjoe9074
Heck, is doesn’t even make me better! The trainings aren’t that helpful. I paid to get better but the trainings are kind of crappy.
Lycan_the_Werewolf
the1stspartan wrote:
paying for premium doesn’t make you win fam

100% true!

Lycan_the_Werewolf
JustJackinIt wrote:
Again, you are blaming other things, not realizing the problem lies with you. You can't just pay for a premium membership and expect results. There is no one thing that will make you good at chess. But I tell you what, blaming everything else around you and not taking responsibility is only going to exacerbate your problems.

Spot on, and well said!

Justjoe9074
Absolutely! I should be about ELO 2000 by now! I keep getting beat by casual players! Anybody can help me besides “JustJackinIt” who likely is not a good role model for me! Who’s a boss and winner? I got mad cash, so I can pay to be World champion!
Lycan_the_Werewolf
Justjoe9074 wrote:
Absolutely! I should be about ELO 2000 by now! I keep getting beat by casual players! Anybody can help me besides “JustJackinIt” who likely is not a good role model for me! Who’s a boss and winner? I got mad cash, so I can pay to be World champion!

You are hilarious!

blueemu

Maybe you need a more expensive chess set.

WalangAlam

Play Magnus

Justjoe9074
I will be World champ after 4 weeks of ChessTempo! Tired of losing!
ThrillerFan
Justjoe9074 wrote:
Tired of wasting my money and losing to dweebs. Any good chess training services out there? Thanks!

 

www.chessmasterschool.com, but you have to be serious about it, spending about 5 to 7 hours a week for 13 straight months.

StevenPatzer

Tic Tac Toe

YureaLily

you should waste your money to buy chess engine maybe it will rise your rating faster rather than premium membership. 2000 ELO is a piece of cake

 

Daniel1115

There is this secret service not many people know about.

 

Its called hard work, very underrated and underappreciated.

Justjoe9074
I worked hard for the past 3 months! Even bought a book! I like ThrillerFan’s suggestion. I am joking when I say “I will be World Champion”, I’d just like to get a winning streak like I had before! Maybe 12 games of winning at 600-700 level. I nee an easy to understand training/book!

I’m just messin with you all, but I am frustrated, big time!

Anyway, chill! Mostly a joke and my frustration! Ya heard?
netw0rk1

This is what I recommend and I'm gonna lay it out for you and it is all on Chess.com. You don't need to spend any more money until you do the following.

On Chess.com:

1. Complete All Tactical Training

2. Do Tactics Puzzles for at least 30 minutes a day, every day. Never skip it.

3. Complete All Lessons! Then reset the Lessons and do them a second time.

4. Play Live Chess games every day. Think about your training and use the skills you learned in training!

5. Play Puzzle Rush every day. Keep trying to beat your record.

6. Watch ALL the training videos on the Chess.com site since you're a Premium Member!

7. Use the Game Analyzer feature as a Premium Member to MAX ANALYZE all of your games. Then play over the games you analyzed with computer feedback.

After completing the above training, use Chess.com to hire a chess coach to assess your chess. You should begin seeing immediate results.

But remember one thing as you are in training to be a Master (2200+), when you lose a chess game, that's all on you! You're making the moves!

kindaspongey

https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-start-out-in-chess

https://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-directory
"... In order to maximize the benefits of [theory and practice], these two should be approached in a balanced manner. ... Play as many slow games (60 5 or preferably slower) as possible, ... The other side of improvement is theory. ... This can be reading books, taking lessons, watching videos, doing problems on software, etc. ..." - NM Dan Heisman (2002)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627084053/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman19.pdf
"... If it’s instruction, you look for an author that addresses players at your level (buying something that’s too advanced won’t help you at all). This means that a classic book that is revered by many people might not be useful for you. ..." - IM Jeremy Silman (2015)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-best-chess-books-ever
Here are some reading possibilities that I often mention:
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 (2009)
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
http://www.nystar.com/tamarkin/review1.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20140627132508/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen173.pdf
https://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-endings
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708092617/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review560.pdf

Lycan_the_Werewolf
Daniel1115 wrote:

There is this secret service not many people know about.

 

Its called hard work, very underrated and underappreciated.

I was thinking the same thing. The fact that a self-proclaimed rich kid thinks that throwing money at a problem will fix it is just hilarious to me, because, as you said, sometimes hard work is required. And I did read the part where he admitted he is just mostly frustrated.

 

However, the part about a 12-game winning streak is pretty much impossible (unless you just started your account and are higher skilled than your rating), since, as your rating goes up, so does the level of skill of your opponents. Thus, unless you suddenly improve your skill between 2 playing sessions, don't expect a 12-game win streak (excepting considerable luck)!

 

Also, you should find the right time control for you. You mentioned you were losing to noobs. That may be happening because you were playing too fast of a time control. They make fast, not-well-thought-through moves, because that's what the time control tells them to do. (I like playing 2-1 live Chess.) If you play slower and more thoughtfully, you may be ahead, but lose on time, which would feel like losing to a noob. My advice: find the time control you like, and use one with an increment, because being down on time is OK, since you just have to play faster to get some time back.

 

May you fare well in your Chess learning journey, @Justjoe9074!

 

P.S.: I've played Chess for 14 years (though never done any extensive studying), and this is where I got: 1546 in daily. I took lots of time and practice to get where I am. Since I don't play competitively, this is fine. I have and will enter tournaments, but do it to have fun, and try to win, not to play competitively.

quadibloc

Yes, paying for premium membership won't make you play better chess.

Clearly what you need to do is find Jimmy Bond's secret formula, and then modify it... so that it kills all men with a rating over 900, and makes all women beautiful.

autobunny

Isn't the dweeb the stereotype of a good chess player? Don't play dweebs if you want to win. 

dweeb
/dwiːb/
noun
INFORMALNORTH AMERICAN
  1. a boring, studious, or socially inept person.