How can I get out of the 1800 range rating in chess?

Is there a specific way I should study?

you're 2100

Maybe they mean 1800 US or 1800 FIDE. That could be the OP's OTB rating.

@Rey0825 said in #1:

Is there a specific way I should study?
@xDoubledragon said in #2:
you're 2100

Lichess uses the Glick rating system, which is approximately +300 of the equivalent Elo rating.

@morphyms1817 said in #4:

[...] which is approximately +300 of the equivalent Elo rating.

That would instantly make lots of players very happy (including me).

Thanks for the question. You are stuck at 1800 because you are not practicing in the proper way. There are basically two obstacles to chess improvement:

1. Your mentality.
2. Your technical skill at chess.

Your success is based on 90% mentality, and 10% technical skill. You need to work on both of these components in the proper way. Otherwise progress will be very slow, if you progress at all.

I was able to progress really quickly by practicing both of these components in the proper way. If you want me to teach how to progress quickly, send me a message.

This question is asked a lot, and the answer is nearly always: don't expect to improve by playing speed chess.

@morphyms1817 said in #4:

Lichess uses the Glick rating system, which is approximately +300 of the equivalent Elo rating.

Glicko and elo are different methods of rating calculation, but what you're saying here is still complete nonsense.

The trick is that rating systems don't actually measure playing strength. They measure relative performance compared to other players in the same rating pool.

This means that you can't really compare different rating pools in any reasonable way, and there definitely is no reason to think that Glicko gives higher ratings than elo. It might, it might not. And whatever the difference is it has NOTHING to do with the method.

@Molurus said in #7:

This question is asked a lot, and the answer is nearly always: don't expect to improve by playing speed chess.

You definitely won't improve by playing speed chess alone. You need to spend some time learning to think deeply. For this, slow chess is ideal. But speed chess has its advantages. Namely:

1. Fast decision making: Most decisions should be made quickly, but a few critical ones should be made slowly. The problem with only playing slow chess, is that builds it the bad habit of taking too long to make decisions that should be made instantly. So speed chess helps with this.
2. Trust: A certain confidence is built when you realize that you are capable of make good decisions even with seconds on the clock. And confidence is everything in chess.
3. Handling pressure: Blitz forces you to make decisions with seconds left on the clock, which is a lot of pressure. But if you play it a lot, you becoming comfortable making critical decisions under pressure, which is very useful.
4. Dealing with back to back loses: A core skill in chess is how to maintain faith after losing several games consecutively. The beauty of speed chess is that it can enable you to learn how to deal with consecutive loses within a 30 minute period. Because you can lose 5 blitz games in 30 minutes.
5. Dealing with back to back wins.

@morphyms1817 said in #4:

Lichess uses the Glick rating system, which is approximately +300 of the equivalent Elo rating.

Is Elo chess.com, USCF, or FIDE?