@The_Loyal_Knight You mean 2100 lichess or 2100 Fide? In lichess most of them are just highly overrated and are mostly quite weak when it comes to a positional battle. Mostly these are just players looking for a sac and playing aggressively, so in a blitz game this smh works out for them as the opponent doesn't have much time to exploit strategical weaknesses. In rapid time control it's relatively easy to beat players in the 2100-2300 range. In blitz you just need to cope up with their pace and avoid blunders, don't look for best moves all the time, as you don't have time to exploit their positional weaknesses. Play solidly against those players in blitz and don't consume much time, and you will beat them quite easily. And sometimes you might see dubious sacrifices from those players, and if that is the case, don't panic and just play solid defensive moves to eventually refute the dubious sacrifice.
But tbh you have practically no chance against 2100 players currently. I can tell you weaknesses, cuz I'm 2300. But you can never exploit them cuz you're 1400. So I'd advice you to first learn basic principles of chess and try to get to 1500 (beginner to intermediate level) first. When you have mastered the basic tactics, openings and stuff like that you can focus on positional chess and stuff like that.
Your question is just like I would ask stockfish how to beat Magnus. He will tell me Magnus' weaknesses and I will never be able to exploit them, as I'm not at his level. The only answer stockfish would give me here is that I should first get to his level, only then I have the right to speak about his weaknesses.
And ironically enough, the only answer I can give you is: Get to 2100 rating, then we can talk.
@The_Loyal_Knight https://lichess.org/uqMgHvgU/black#0
Here I can show you my last game: how I beat some1 in the 2300 range. To me it's simple to explain how I did it, but you will never get my point as you can't play on that level. I can show you even more of my games against other 2300's, but you won't get it anyway. Hope you understood why your question makes no sense. You need to first see what weaknesses you have, or else you will never get above you current rating.
And if you wanna beat 2100's some day, you need to play them and ask THEM what YOUR weaknesses are.
Catch them in an opening trap.
@Anant06 said in #24:
> And if you wanna beat 2100's some day, you need to play them and ask THEM what YOUR weaknesses are.
@Anant06 I have to play them regularly that is everyday cuz they are present in all tournaments and there is no way i can play without them. So i asked in the forum.
@The_Loyal_Knight Well, I see your desire to beat 2100's. But as I can say (trust me, I'm 2300), you can't do so rn. You need to first learn the basic principles of chess, do tactics, and when you get to an intermediate level (intermediate level on lichess is about 1700-1800 to me), you can focus on positional chess and stuff like that. I'd recommend you to read Jeremy Silman's book "How to reassess your chess 4th edition" when you have reached intermediate level. Unfortunately I have to tell you that you can't do much against 2100's rn.
You need some1 who is higher rated than you, somebody who can tell you where you go wrong, how you need to improve. Like a chess coach/trainer for example. It's hard to get to expert level on your own without a coach/trainer.
@greysensei oooh no no no 2100's are not that bad.
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