Why the hell cant i get better at chess?!?!?!? - Chess Forums - Page 2

badkarma101

Oct 3, 2010

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#21

Have you tried becoming a better positional player as much as tactics help, postioning and planning win alot of games, and because it seems like you are much better tactcily than your rating, maybe an improvement in postional play will help you alot

epizephyr

Oct 3, 2010

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#22

I think your problem is impatience and setting unrealistic goals.

Grandmaster3141

Oct 3, 2010

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#23

Hey, don't blame us! I'm stuck in 900-1100!

Conflagration_Planet

Oct 3, 2010

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#24

Did you know how to play at all when you joined this site?

jagbran

Oct 3, 2010

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#25

who gives a sht, rating is just a freaking number

Sensuinaga

Oct 3, 2010

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#26

: )

when i joined the site i was like an 1100...which is really bad. This topic seams to be going negative so I guess i'm over it. At any given time of day im in the top 7% of players on this site....so my chess life isnt too bad.

Good luck to all you players trying to break 1300.

-Sensuinaga

-X-

Oct 3, 2010

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#27

Going by the title, I expected this to be a woodshover thread.

cloggy

Oct 3, 2010

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#28

Estragon wrote:

What you describe is quite typical, and happens to almost all players in various forms and degrees throughout our playing days.

Chess progress is not linear. No one improves at a steady and uninterrupted rate. It usually takes the form of steps, plateaus.

Beginning players experience their first "great leap forward" when they begin to assimilate the basic principles - material matters, castle early and don't expose your King, develop all your pieces, etc. Later we begin to recognize common tactical patterns and can make threats and see them against us. We blunder less often, and less egregiously.

Even into intermediate and advanced levels, players normally experience "plateaus." As we gain some understanding of basics, our results improve dramatically because we aren't losing in the same old silly ways. But this can only carry us so far, as there are still many more advanced players who can beat us, so we get "stuck" on the level we are on until we make another breakthrough in understanding of the game.

There is no "one size fits all" program to get around this process, as each player gains experience and understanding at different rates. But the basics are the basics for everyone. Tactics training is good, but the best trainer is practice. Play all you can, and at slower time limits. You can learn from blitz, but not as fast, and bullet is fun but useless for improvement. Try to play slower games, record them, and review them to see your mistakes.

You need to know the simple endings - mating with R or 2B, and how to promote the last pawn with your King's help or defend against it. Play open games as much as possible - 1 e4 e5 - not with memorized variations, but just by developing quickly. Openings are a waste of time until you approach 1800 USCF or so, probably 2000+ here (but there is no direct correlation).

Sometimes it does get frustrating when you feel stuck at the same level for months, or even feel like you are backsliding, but if you keep after it, this often precedes another breakthrough. That's the good news. The bad news is you will probably just find yourself at a higher plateau and have to go through the frustration all over again.

It's not an easy game, which is why it can be so rewarding.

Good luck!

I think that was a very good comment you made and kindly done. My hat is off to you sir!

gambit13

Oct 4, 2010

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#29

Gambitking wrote:

gambit13

Eh, I remember once someone made the claim that all Chess.com users with 'gambit' in their name tended to be 'insane'... does that apply to you as well, or was it just gambitbuster and I? LOL!

I hope so lol

Helzeth

Oct 4, 2010

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#30

I've been stuck on 2000 for 2 years now.

...That could be because I recently started playing chess again though.

Davethera

Oct 4, 2010

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#31

I often find my self asking the same question for me the ratings on here all though just a number many have said shows how good of a player the person really is. Over the weekend my rating was 1115 and now gone back down to 1050. I keep saying that I want to lift my game and improve my play but everytime I see a good game I have played I think well I played well there I loose a silly amount of games by making silly mistakes sometimes I am punshed hard other times I am not and can get the material back and win the game. IMHO I think I am a okay player some have told me I am a good player I just want to lift that bar and play a game at the end of the day that I can win without making so many silly mistakes.

gKubbz

Oct 4, 2010

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#32

man in every domain experience counts. so i think playing many games and trying to find where you are wrong is the thing to do.

mikalet

Oct 4, 2010

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#33

Kasparov wrote that the best way to improve is to analyze seriously your own games.

GM Mednis also agrees with this opinion in his book "How to be a Complete Tournament Player".

I think they are absolutely right. You can study your games with the help of chess programs, and be your own teacher.

Davethera

Oct 4, 2010

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#34

Well I have started to download a lot of my games the one I have won and lost to see where I have gone wrong. There is nothing wrong with going over games time and time again in fact another way of imoroving is to look at GM games which I do but not very often. Thanks for the input guys there is still a lot to be learned from this great game.

Sensuinaga

Feb 9, 2011

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#35

Well.........I guess I broke through....At the time of this post I have a rating of 1706. What prompted this update? I recently beat a player rated over 2000 and it got me thinking about how far my chess has come.

What was the difference?

I just kept playing people my rating until i got to the range of 1580-1610....then i decided that i would not play another person under 1750. Ive got to say....i didnt get crushed my first few games. lost by a single pawn ending or single rook ending, but i fought till the bitter end. Did that for about 15 games.

Then i won one, out of no where. just destroyed him (or her). I think it made my brain realize it was possible because after that, i wasnt worried about losing....i was focused on winning. My average opponent rating over my last 10 games is about 1825. I won 4 lost 6. out of the losses, two i got destroyed...two slightly outplayed....and two I could have won (legitametly) but blundered in the endgame. So if things went my way i could have won 8 of my last 10.

The only reason i say that last part is because not too long ago I was a 1400 player....now i beat 1900s+ on a semi regular basis.....

(granted they beat me more than i beat them )

........but for all you players out there that think you're stuck or you're no good, get that out of your head. Chess is part an art form and everyone has to find their own way to be their own artist. The only advise i have to give is.....dont play passively, attack and guard at all times, dont just move a piece to move it.

So for those of you between 1400-1600 just remember you're not that far away from that next level.....1800-2000

just my thoughts,

-Sensuinaga

kim_smith

Feb 9, 2011

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#36

yes just like anything in this world u have to want it. when u want it bad enough u will figure out the things your missing. right now your just complaining, but asking for help thats good. but just like going and getting a good job or a new car u will do what u need to do to find the sollutions. TRY HARDER

Sensuinaga

Feb 16, 2011

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#37

not complaining anymore!!!

-Sensuinaga

Kolbulan

Jul 4, 2018

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#38

Lucky you guys. I am stuck at 600-800 for around a year.

kindaspongey

Jul 4, 2018

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#39

kindaspongey

Jul 4, 2018

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#40

https://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-directory