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



Spot on, and well said!


You are hilarious!

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

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
There is this secret service not many people know about.
Its called hard work, very underrated and underappreciated.

I’m just messin with you all, but I am frustrated, big time!
Anyway, chill! Mostly a joke and my frustration! Ya heard?
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!
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

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.