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How to get to a 1600 rating in rapid?

#1

Hello everyone!
I know this has been asked before but how do I get to 1600 rating in rapid?
I'm sort of stuck in low 1500's at this point and not improving much.
I play London system as white and don't really have an opening for black.
Thank you for reading <3

Hello everyone! I know this has been asked before but how do I get to 1600 rating in rapid? I'm sort of stuck in low 1500's at this point and not improving much. I play London system as white and don't really have an opening for black. Thank you for reading <3
#2

Hello, I used to watch lessons on Saint Louis Chess Club channel on yt. There are probably a lot more channels with chess content but this was my choice. They helped me a lot, especially lessons about openings. Try to remember the main ideas in each opening. Don't learn moves by heart, it will come naturally as you play. Be creative and don't forget to have fun.

Hello, I used to watch lessons on Saint Louis Chess Club channel on yt. There are probably a lot more channels with chess content but this was my choice. They helped me a lot, especially lessons about openings. Try to remember the main ideas in each opening. Don't learn moves by heart, it will come naturally as you play. Be creative and don't forget to have fun.
#3

I've made a video about this in my forum, SoC, a week ago.

I've made a video about this in my forum, SoC, a week ago.
#4
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#5

#1:

  1. Play 2-3 15+10 games per-day (and only 2-3, rather they are wins or losses).

Those games give you time to calculate and improve your understanding of what makes "Good moves" in chess.

They are also not Too long, which is a positive.

  1. Pick 3 solid openings (For example: caro-kann, reti, Italian, queens Indian, etc).

1 for white. 1 for black against e4. And 1 for black against d4, and play exclusively those across all time-controls, as to accumulate experience.

Don't switch openings unless 1 you are currently playing just isn't working, yet you have played it for a while. (In that case; something is wrong).

  1. Study endgames before everything else.

The best reason is: you have a much higher chance of winning an endgame having come out of a worse opening and middlegame than your opponent if you are better at endgames, but you have a much lower chance of winning an endgame having come out of a better opening and middlegame than your opponent if you aren't better at endgames.

You should watch videos about endgames on YouTube, like: "Top 25 Chess Endgame Principles - Endgame Concepts, Ideas | Basic Chess Endgame Principles and Plans" "EASY CHESS ENDGAMES: King & Pawns" and "EASY CHESS ENDGAMES: Rook & Pawn".

  1. Do 10-15 puzzles per-day, and get your puzzle-rating high-enough so that it exceeds your desired play-rating.
  1. Don't play when you feel bad, tired, tilted, etc.

If you do: your calculation-ability will suffer, and you won't improve as a result.

  1. If you can't think well, find a purpose behind your moves, etc. then you are likely not in a good state mentally.

A good solution to that is to take a hot bath, or a walk, which will clean your mind.

  1. Just try to have fun.

Having fun is a great way to improve, because if you don't have fun; you won't put in much effort in the games you play.

#1: 1) Play 2-3 15+10 games per-day (and only 2-3, rather they are wins or losses). Those games give you time to calculate and improve your understanding of what makes "Good moves" in chess. They are also not *Too* long, which is a positive. - 2) Pick 3 solid openings (For example: caro-kann, reti, Italian, queens Indian, etc). 1 for white. 1 for black against e4. And 1 for black against d4, and play exclusively those across all time-controls, as to accumulate experience. Don't switch openings unless 1 you are currently playing just isn't working, yet you have played it for a while. (In that case; something is wrong). - 3) Study endgames before everything else. The best reason is: you have a much higher chance of winning an endgame having come out of a worse opening and middlegame than your opponent if you are better at endgames, but you have a much lower chance of winning an endgame having come out of a better opening and middlegame than your opponent if you aren't better at endgames. You should watch videos about endgames on YouTube, like: "Top 25 Chess Endgame Principles - Endgame Concepts, Ideas | Basic Chess Endgame Principles and Plans" "EASY CHESS ENDGAMES: King & Pawns" and "EASY CHESS ENDGAMES: Rook & Pawn". - 4) Do 10-15 puzzles per-day, and get your puzzle-rating high-enough so that it exceeds your desired play-rating. - 5) Don't play when you feel bad, tired, tilted, etc. If you do: your calculation-ability will suffer, and you won't improve as a result. - 6) If you can't think well, find a purpose behind your moves, etc. then you are likely not in a good state mentally. A good solution to that is to take a hot bath, or a walk, which will clean your mind. - 7) Just try to have fun. Having fun is a great way to improve, because if you don't have fun; you won't put in much effort in the games you play.
#6

If this has been asked before, take their advice and quit spamming.

If this has been asked before, take their advice and quit spamming.
#7

given you are below 1600 it means you losing pieces for no reason. Like this game you lost in an instant two pieces.

https://lichess.org/yPlf5WwM/black#34

No amount of knowledge is gonna help unless you solve that problem. I have not and hence not really improving. But I do it less than you do.

Learning other stuff comes after.

given you are below 1600 it means you losing pieces for no reason. Like this game you lost in an instant two pieces. https://lichess.org/yPlf5WwM/black#34 No amount of knowledge is gonna help unless you solve that problem. I have not and hence not really improving. But I do it less than you do. Learning other stuff comes after.

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