Thomas. What you want to do is take a systematic approach to learning the opening, mid game strategy, and endgame.
For the opening, simplify. Have a single strategy for white and black. For example, when i am play, I will respond dragon sicilian against e4 and king's indian defense against d4. As I study, I learn more and more variations of these lines and how to deal with them. As white, have a single attack (I use e4-Ruy Lopez, a great and fundemental strategy). Make sure to learn how to defend against the most common defenses (being a classical response, sicilian, french, and karo-cann).
Mid-game. Tactics, buddy. At this point you dont need anything crazy. Know how to pin, skewer, xray, and fork.
Endgames. Videos. Honestly, I dont study them very often since I use pretty aggressive lines, particuarly as black, so I dont end up in very many endgames. But know your basics.
Will i ever reach 1500 ?
And true proffesionals would never recomend online IQ testing sites.
I more or less know about this topic, as my uncle's work is related to this.
You can link that site to me. I will take a look.
Anyway, this is about chess, not about IQ :).
IQ and chess is not very related.
I just took this. You should not be judging your IQ by this. For a start, how long you take to complete these 20 questions (that's right, a massive 20 questions) affects the IQ score you're given even though the website does not even tell you that you're being timed, let alone being scored on it. I only worked this out when I was messing around afterwards trying to work out how many correct answers you gave to score 130 and being very confused by what I found.
If that isn't bad enough, every one of the questions is pretty easy. Ironically the only question which took me more than 30 seconds was the one in which you have to unjumble the word "England". Shame on me.
If you want proof of my claims that this test is beyond worthless, try the link again now but quickly go through the test answering the questions with the far right hand side answer on every question. That will give you 6 correct answers out of 20 and will score you an IQ of 143 (give or take a point if you did it slower/faster than myself).
If you're interested, I googled the answers: http://www.free-iqtest.net/answers.asp?q=1. As I got them all right, I'll explain any that you don't understand if you wish.
Note this was not supposed to be a fourm about my slightly below average iq it was supposed to be about whther or not i could make it to 1500. Also anyone who is stupid enough to pay lots of money for their iq even if they have an high iq is a complete oaf in my book
What steps have you taken to get better?
Well i do my tactics everyday i watch youtube videos about staregy openings and certain thing to help such as undefended pieces. Also im getting a platinum membership next month
At this point in your development, you might consider focusing on tactics and reviewing your games. And perhaps putting opening study beyond the basic opening principles on hold.
Ok thank you
Thomas. What you want to do is take a systematic approach to learning the opening, mid game strategy, and endgame.
For the opening, simplify. Have a single strategy for white and black. For example, when i am play, I will respond dragon sicilian against e4 and king's indian defense against d4. As I study, I learn more and more variations of these lines and how to deal with them. As white, have a single attack (I use e4-Ruy Lopez, a great and fundemental strategy). Make sure to learn how to defend against the most common defenses (being a classical response, sicilian, french, and karo-cann).
Mid-game. Tactics, buddy. At this point you dont need anything crazy. Know how to pin, skewer, xray, and fork.
Endgames. Videos. Honestly, I dont study them very often since I use pretty aggressive lines, particuarly as black, so I dont end up in very many endgames. But know your basics.
Thank you
My IQ is around 163.
Erm? Good for you? I wish I was 1 in more than 20000 too... I also don't believe you...
He seems rather intelligent for his age.... rather like me although he follows rules and I don't :P (My IQ is 167).
Note this was not supposed to be a fourm about my slightly below average iq it was supposed to be about whther or not i could make it to 1500. Also anyone who is stupid enough to pay lots of money for their iq even if they have an high iq is a complete oaf in my book
Nothing you say in this post makes any sense at all. Slightly below average IQ? You said 130. You said straight A student. Where did below average come from? I didn't say it. As for paying lot of money for an IQ... Huh? Are you living in your own little world over there or something? I have no idea what you're talking about... None.
(My IQ is 167).
No it isn't. Even a very slight link between IQ and chess ability is more than enough to disprove that statement just by glancing at your profile here. More than 2K games played. Worse than me. IQ of 167... LOL
Note this was not supposed to be a fourm about my slightly below average iq it was supposed to be about whther or not i could make it to 1500. Also anyone who is stupid enough to pay lots of money for their iq even if they have an high iq is a complete oaf in my book
Nothing you say in this post makes any sense at all. Slightly below average IQ? You said 130. You said straight A student. Where did below average come from? I didn't say it. As for paying lot of money for an IQ... Huh? Are you living in your own little world over there or something? I have no idea what you're talking about... None.
The answer is simple.... He doesn't make straight A's or have a high IQ.
Note this was not supposed to be a fourm about my slightly below average iq it was supposed to be about whther or not i could make it to 1500. Also anyone who is stupid enough to pay lots of money for their iq even if they have an high iq is a complete oaf in my book
Nothing you say in this post makes any sense at all. Slightly below average IQ? You said 130. You said straight A student. Where did below average come from? I didn't say it. As for paying lot of money for an IQ... Huh? Are you living in your own little world over there or something? I have no idea what you're talking about... None.
The answer is simple.... He doesn't make straight A's or have a high IQ.
acually i do have straight A's although one was really close this year. And i have looked at a lot of iq tests and they are quite expensive. Not to mention you were literly the one to say my iq is 100 which although they say average is 100 it is acually about 101-102
Any wyas can we please go back to the topic this is not about my iq my question was do you guys think i can make it to 1500
I'd say the way you play thomas9400, I am suprized you even got to 1100! And there is no way your iq is 130
You seem to be honest. the other try to patornize me . I like the wayu speak.Note it shows u have no life when u comment on ALL of my fourms insulting me.
I'm assuming English was the one that was really close since your capitlization, punctuation and spelling all need some serious work.
I'm assuming English was the one that was really close since your capitlization, punctuation and spelling all need some serious work.
Acually your correct my english teacher always said i was lazy and would oly focus when it intrested me. Fourtentely she was an imbecile
Dang im getting alot of hate for asking if i could make it to 1500.
I do have a life And I read forums.
I have multiple ...in pacman!
You are just out of middle school, you haven't played more than a few months, you have unlimited potential in chess if you apply yourself.
At 14 , if you play A LOT and study A LOT, you will know in a few years how good you can be, you will be as good as you can get by your early 20's.
I really doubt you will. You need to be able to beat someone with 1500 rating to get there.
You are more than likely right ,however i still have 2-3 years before my mentel state starts to weavor ( I misspeled that now everyones ocd will kick in muhahah, i also mispeled mispeled.i did it again muhahaah)
I am 12 and I am about to break 1600
Good for you.Also its a bit strange to insult me on 4 diffrent fourms then send me a friend request haha
1. Stop playing blitz
2. Tactics...tactics...tactics...
3. Opening Principles