Next Barrier after 1600

@dooeyDecimal said in #7:
> the 1900-2000 barrier was a tough one... but i remember going down to 18-1700 and then after i finally got the consistency i remember just blowing through the low 2000's and here id say it took me a couple years to break through and it will probably take another 2 years to break through the 2200-2300 .. make small adjustments and really play through old games and learn tactics.... you should also have a few opening surprises for your opponent that your comfortable playing... try and keep each game fresh, be creative .... good luck and have fun
Bro I can’t wait for years u started chess late at 12 and u was 1000 at that time and now I am 1600 in 4 months so I have to go to 2500 in less then 2 years as I live in India and I am also good at studies so I will be in 10th so I’ll need to chose between chess and education cause I can’t study chess while studying science it would be so tough to study both but not impossible if my mind can become a robot and I don’t waste time then I think it’s possible and I will try to study chess side by side

@Akbar2thegreat said in #4:
> No, neither online nor FIDE. Rating is just relative and it can't tell how strong a player is.
> Chess is game of skill not rating.
> For example, can you guarantee a 2500 to win against 1700 in same rating system?
But rating matters like If u wanna be gm you want 2400 fide rating you can’t have 1700

@Jinjo said in #8:
> Strangely, I remember asking a similar question in these very same forums - you can probably find it in my forum post history if you look on my profile.
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> Now I am over 1900 in rapid rating, and I'm not quite sure how it happened. I basically just learned more opening theory and did more puzzles. I noticed that I'd hit new milestones in my puzzle rating, and previous milestones that I thought were difficult or amazing felt easier, like I'd never drop below them again.
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> In short:
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> 1) Train puzzles consistently. At least 3 times a week load up some Lichess puzzles and focus. Solve them in your head first before playing out your moves.
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> 2) Learn opening theory.
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> 3) Watch YouTube videos - e.g. Daniel Naroditsky's rating climb series are good.
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> 4) In the openings you're studying, look at games played by top players like Carlsen.
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> 5) Read books on middle game plans and end games. (I have yet to do this, but I'm sure it would add another 100-200 points to my rating within 1-2 years if I studied it consistently).
Okay I will follow all this

I went from 1500-1700 after crossing the 1500 barrier.

Should I improve my endgame or opening first? To break the upcoming barrier

@Namithechamp I would recommend working on your weaknesses first. But you need to improve on everything.

I went from 1800 to 1700 easily in 1 day.

One thing I've noticed wrt USCF ratings is that +200 points means a significant increase in all stages of the game. This isnt surprising in endgames or tactics or pawn breaks for example. But for openings it's true too. For example, suppose you always play the French and think you know it really well. Then you play it vs someone 200 pts above you & find that while person may not play it & may only play against it occasionally, they understand it better than you.
Beating someone +100 from you can happen a lot. Beating someone +200 happens but only occasionally.

IMO, gaining 200 points means improving ones play significantly.

@Namithechamp

I suggest improving tactics and recognizing your opponent's threats.