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Play and train to reach 2000 blitz! :)

Why? Blitz and bullets are the areas where the top GM and titled players usually play. People around 2200-2300 are punching bags of top Titled players. These guys get the expereinces from those top guys and punch 1800-2000 guys again.

It hurts a lot but it is faster way to improve.
Analysis of your blitz game is important too as you will need a long thinking in critical positions of a game . ( usually 10% of the positions are critical in a game).

Play and train to reach 2000 blitz! :) Why? Blitz and bullets are the areas where the top GM and titled players usually play. People around 2200-2300 are punching bags of top Titled players. These guys get the expereinces from those top guys and punch 1800-2000 guys again. It hurts a lot but it is faster way to improve. Analysis of your blitz game is important too as you will need a long thinking in critical positions of a game . ( usually 10% of the positions are critical in a game).

DarkMatter37331

#12

I think it may be a bit compliicated for me to reach a 2000+ blitz rating (just look at my actual rank)

DarkMatter37331

#13

But on the other way, I am really interested in the psychological part of chess. So if any of you have any advices, I will gladly take it.

tpr

#14

If you want to get better at classical, then play classical only: no blitz, no bullet.
Use all of your time. Time is a resource. Take time to think.
In the next game you got a winning advantage, but then you blundered it away.
You played too fast.
In a 15+15 time control you should use all your time by move 30 and then finish the game on increment.
That is how the top players do it.
Activate move confirmation in your profile: think about your move, play it, check it is no blunder, then confirm it.

If you want to get better at classical, then play classical only: no blitz, no bullet. Use all of your time. Time is a resource. Take time to think. In the next game you got a winning advantage, but then you blundered it away. You played too fast. In a 15+15 time control you should use all your time by move 30 and then finish the game on increment. That is how the top players do it. Activate move confirmation in your profile: think about your move, play it, check it is no blunder, then confirm it.

GM Craze

#15

I checked your profile and see you have 16 classical games on Lichess, with a rating of 1831 - well done!

This is a relatively small sample size, So, I think you'll come closer to answering this question by playing more games, and then analyzing those games, to find what's the right answer for your situation as a chess player.

If you want, you could even share some of these games in the hope of getting feedback from others :)

Good luck!

I checked your profile and see you have 16 classical games on Lichess, with a rating of 1831 - well done! This is a relatively small sample size, So, I think you'll come closer to answering this question by playing more games, and then analyzing those games, to find what's the right answer for your situation as a chess player. If you want, you could even share some of these games in the hope of getting feedback from others :) Good luck!

DarkMatter37331

#16

Thank you for your advice and support GM Craze.
But as you can see on my profile, my FIDE rating is 1108 elo and I was also wandering what would a 2200, 2000, 1800, 1600, 1400 and 1200 players on Lichess would be in FIDE elo rating.

Thank you for your advice and support GM Craze. But as you can see on my profile, my FIDE rating is 1108 elo and I was also wandering what would a 2200, 2000, 1800, 1600, 1400 and 1200 players on Lichess would be in FIDE elo rating.

dooeyDecimal

#17

play aggressive, and be decent at defense... when your opponent comes out swinging play positional and defensive and at the right time strike back... don't be afraid to draw, recognize tactics that are there , don't over extend , use pieces to advance a position like building a house , defend your second and 7th rank in rook endings, avoid bad trades, let your opponent beat themselves sometimes by just strengthening your position , don't have undefended pieces / or overloaded pieces. calculate a few lines a few moves deep , play sidelines of your calculation , stop and think in the opening when you see or feel a weird move, and practice a lot... its not really hard to get to 2000, but it is hard to maintain and advance especially when you get into titled player category and your playing against prep lines , but more importantly take chances, try not to play so dry and rely on checking your opponent 10 times forcing them to calculate and hope they run out of time... when even if they do , you still lose out in the long run, and as a side note it is pretty frustrating when your up a piece or 2 and have to go through a series of bad checks and then have your opponent resign a move or 2 before mate... don't be afraid to resign if your just shuffling your pieces around doing nothing hoping for a disconnect or time out.. last tip play better!

NightsHeron edited

#18

Hello! The first steps are: Don't be arrogant. This means don't think that you are too good, that you know the answers. Strange advice, you might say! But if you think you know a lot you will move quickly, you will be impulsive, and this makes it more likely that you will miss things. You will not double-check your moves, and there might be some tactic for your opponent that you missed, you might finish your analysis one move too short, and you will be doomed...

Even super GMs sometimes take 30 minutes just for one move! Think about it, every game you play you will run into completely NEW positions, positions that no one has ever seen before! So do you really understand it? No, you will have to think about it, and this means you have to use your clock! Try to make it so that your fate is not like most people (I say this sadly) that end up games with more time than what they started with (I see this A LOT in 15+15 games). Patience is the name of this game, and arrogance destroys patience. (Not saying most players are arrogant, patience in itself is a trait that has to be trained).

Don't underestimate your opponents, if they offered you a piece, it might be a trap. And if you are ahead in material don't become careless, many games are lost like that. So be insecure, be paranoid, make sure you don't forget to look at tactics, be on the lookout for undefended pieces. But try also not to run into the opposite problem (which, I believe, is more rare), and don't see ghosts where there aren't any. Sometimes your opponent did not offer you a gambit they just blundered.

The most important thing, in my eyes, to become good at chess is take your time. So when you are reading books and studying (logical chess move by move is a good book) try to think: "What would I do in this situation?" before seeing the move the GM player, and the author's notes on the move. You need time to figure this game out. Sometimes there's not much going on in a position but other times you will have to go into deeper thinks.

Before you can run you must crawl. It's only by looking at things carefully that you will underestand them. It's like if you were reading a book quickly. You won't remember much of the book that way, you won't understand it.

Playing long games definitely is key, it's also good to train your visualization. Sometimes I need to look at a line 5 times just to see where the pieces will be in the end! But the more I train the easier it gets. In short games you won't have the time to try, and fail, and try again, and finally get it right. You will have little time to calculate and so you will never get good at it.

When your visualization gets better you will think more quickly too, that way your quick games (and ability to play under time pressure) will get better.

I've personally been studying more than playing, I think I'm getting better tho. It helps that I really like this game, so I don't find it boring. If you don't like something you might find you can't really concentrate and think about it. Without thought (deep thought, not superficial thought) there won't be progress.

Hope this might be helpful for someone out there.

Hello! The first steps are: Don't be arrogant. This means don't think that you are too good, that you know the answers. Strange advice, you might say! But if you think you know a lot you will move quickly, you will be impulsive, and this makes it more likely that you will miss things. You will not double-check your moves, and there might be some tactic for your opponent that you missed, you might finish your analysis one move too short, and you will be doomed... Even super GMs sometimes take 30 minutes just for one move! Think about it, every game you play you will run into completely NEW positions, positions that no one has ever seen before! So do you really understand it? No, you will have to think about it, and this means you have to use your clock! Try to make it so that your fate is not like most people (I say this sadly) that end up games with more time than what they started with (I see this A LOT in 15+15 games). Patience is the name of this game, and arrogance destroys patience. (Not saying most players are arrogant, patience in itself is a trait that has to be trained). Don't underestimate your opponents, if they offered you a piece, it might be a trap. And if you are ahead in material don't become careless, many games are lost like that. So be insecure, be paranoid, make sure you don't forget to look at tactics, be on the lookout for undefended pieces. But try also not to run into the opposite problem (which, I believe, is more rare), and don't see ghosts where there aren't any. Sometimes your opponent did not offer you a gambit they just blundered. The most important thing, in my eyes, to become good at chess is take your time. So when you are reading books and studying (logical chess move by move is a good book) try to think: "What would I do in this situation?" before seeing the move the GM player, and the author's notes on the move. You need time to figure this game out. Sometimes there's not much going on in a position but other times you will have to go into deeper thinks. Before you can run you must crawl. It's only by looking at things carefully that you will underestand them. It's like if you were reading a book quickly. You won't remember much of the book that way, you won't understand it. Playing long games definitely is key, it's also good to train your visualization. Sometimes I need to look at a line 5 times just to see where the pieces will be in the end! But the more I train the easier it gets. In short games you won't have the time to try, and fail, and try again, and finally get it right. You will have little time to calculate and so you will never get good at it. When your visualization gets better you will think more quickly too, that way your quick games (and ability to play under time pressure) will get better. I've personally been studying more than playing, I think I'm getting better tho. It helps that I really like this game, so I don't find it boring. If you don't like something you might find you can't really concentrate and think about it. Without thought (deep thought, not superficial thought) there won't be progress. Hope this might be helpful for someone out there.