Nate6586 wrote:
I have been playing chess for a little over a year now. I started with the lowest possible rating that this site will give you and have worked my way up to about 925. I cant seem to get my rating higher than that for some reason. I have tried everything that I know to improve: taking lessons on this site, doing the puzzles, and playing a lot of games. I typically use the Catalan opening when I am playing the white pieces, and when I am playing the black pieces I play according to what my opponent starts with. Does anybody have any ideas as to how I can improve my game? What am I doing wrong? I want to get into the 1000's really bad! too bad
Thank you so much to everyone who has offered me advice. They are all great ideas, and I will begin to try each and every one of them. I appreciate the help.