How to Improve Rating

Improving the rating is very easy. Only two conditions:

1. upgrade your brain
2. start as a kid

@MrCalderon nice rough study guide... i have noticed myself playing more defense lately and i think that helped push me from mid 2100's to mid 2200's im most likely going to read that book and really practice visualization while reading it...

BET. I am currently 1400 blitz. I'll post and credit @MrCalderon if I reach 1600.

Here's an example of "Do Not Hurry" in endings:

Notice that after move 20 I move the kingside pawns only one square instead of two.

If I had moved them too far, I would have prevented my opponent from making a mistake and created weaknesses for myself.

me with my 1500 rapid rating, while you guys are talking about endgames my monkey brain is thinking,"If me can capture piece, me capture, if me can en-croisant, me en-croisant".( mind of a 1500's player. I was 1600 but I dropped down.)

i am 1650 blitz and still blunder a piece by move 10 , how to stop doing that? (i know i know i am supposed to do the blunder check but i cant seem to apply it in my games)
:(

Look for all checks, captures and threats in the position before you move the piece. @Akarsh_2010

@MrCalderon said in #17:

Look for all checks, captures and threats in the position before you move the piece. @Akarsh_2010
that is what i mean by blunder check

Please find the game where your opponent played 21 ... Qf4 & you did not take the Queen with your Bishop . You will have to Look through maybe 20 games to find it Please ... Thank You & Don't answer you can't or won't just post you did & found it Please ... Thank You . It's one of your recent games that you played . OK ? Yes ... You found it very good . I looked through many of your games also .

@DragonBlunder said in #2:

I like the Will Smith quote as it fits quite nicely for learning chess. Another tip I give to new players is

And for a particular border lol.