What is the hardest ELO 'Wall' to break? (and why is it 1000/1500?)

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The higher the harder.

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I don't know. At bullet I am stuck at 1100, at Blitz I am stuck at 1300-1400, but at rapid I am not stuck.

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Same
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3300 on 'very hard' puzzles (3222 pb).

75 survival puzzle rush (been stuck at 74 pb).

2700+ level bots (been stuck on 2705 tal bot).

Avatar of DoYouLikeCurry

1800-1900 was probably the trickiest for me personally. From 2000 to 2200 happened remarkably quickly by comparison.

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Hochdeutscher wrote:

The higher the harder.

For some it is not like that. I’ve read that some players actually found it harder to break past 1800 than 2000. But generally speaking, and personally, I agree with you.

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Gea101 wrote:

I don't know. At bullet I am stuck at 1100, at Blitz I am stuck at 1300-1400, but at rapid I am not stuck.

Let's just say that blitz and bullet games don't really mean much. Time controls that are too short don't show your true level, I think. A more thought-out rapid game, on the other hand, definitely reflects your actual chess skills. If you think about it, we win or lose so many blitz and bullet games just on time, rather than through a strategic checkmate.

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technical_knockout wrote:

3300 on 'very hard' puzzles (3222 pb).

75 survival puzzle rush (been stuck at 74 pb).

2700+ level bots (been stuck on 2705 tal bot).

Thanks for the sharing

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DoYouLikeCurry wrote:

1800-1900 was probably the trickiest for me personally. From 2000 to 2200 happened remarkably quickly by comparison.

It’s wild to hear that you found it harder to break through a lower rating than to hit 2200. Congratulations on an amazing achievement! What's your next goal?

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For me it's been 1600. The rest was fairly easy. But in general the higher the harder, but it some milestones seems easier because there's a mental declic which permits you to go through a lot of “walls” like it's easy. But in reality, 2000 are better than 1900 who are better than 1800 etc

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cheeseblackbelt wrote:

For me it's been 1600. The rest was fairly easy. But in general the higher the harder, but it some milestones seems easier because there's a mental declic which permits you to go through a lot of “walls” like it's easy. But in reality, 2000 are better than 1900 who are better than 1800 etc

What do you have now that you didn't have back when you were trying to get past 1600 Elo? What’s the secret behind why everything became easier after 1600?

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PaulFanex95 a écrit :
cheeseblackbelt wrote:

For me it's been 1600. The rest was fairly easy. But in general the higher the harder, but it some milestones seems easier because there's a mental declic which permits you to go through a lot of “walls” like it's easy. But in reality, 2000 are better than 1900 who are better than 1800 etc

What do you have now that you didn't have back when you were trying to get past 1600 Elo? What’s the secret behind why everything became easier after 1600?

Experience ig

Avatar of Mixolydian6

2000

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cheeseblackbelt wrote:
PaulFanex95 a écrit :
cheeseblackbelt wrote:

For me it's been 1600. The rest was fairly easy. But in general the higher the harder, but it some milestones seems easier because there's a mental declic which permits you to go through a lot of “walls” like it's easy. But in reality, 2000 are better than 1900 who are better than 1800 etc

What do you have now that you didn't have back when you were trying to get past 1600 Elo? What’s the secret behind why everything became easier after 1600?

Experience ig

Yeah, ok. Of course experience. But where this experience came from?

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A lot of games

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Mixolydian6 wrote:

2000

I hope you get back to 2000 soon and break past it too!

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probably 2882
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from 1900-2000, after that it has been a smooth ride to 2168

Avatar of Gmdonovan81

It always seems like at every like 990, then 1090, then, 1190, it always get ridiculous when trying to move to that next crest..