Hi all,
i have been stuck on elo 1300 - 1400 for 4 years now not just this account chess.com also and other sites. I analise my games also but i cant seem to figure out even if i see my mistakes and memorize them from analysis. It doesn help the grand picture of why im still stuck on 1300. Maybe you guys can give me a hint or what to study or do not do. Thanks!
There are some reasons that can lead to being stuck at a rating:
1) You are not investing time in improving your weakest part (for example some study openings and not endgames and lose everything in the endgame)
2) The time control you play doesn't suit you or you don't use your time in general (play blitz like in classical)
3) You don't let others (forum, coaches) help you by not rlly thinking about advice given to you and not investing in books or coaches (there is also free material online you don't have to pay don't worry)
4) You are bad at visualization (this can be improved too by training)
5) You are not applying basic principles in chess like pawn chains, guarding pieces, activating and developing all pieces etc.
I could theoretically make you 1600 I am sure of that. I don't believe anybodys limit is at 1400. I think you are a lot smarter than you think and just don't take the game too serious. Don't want to review all your games for free bcs that is a lot work but soon tpr or someone will do that for free bcs they like to do that. So just wait for a while they will help you even more in detail. Hope this answer helped you a little bit too.
ahoj hello
maybe cuz uvev played 136 games?
Working through this https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Exam-Training-Guide-Yourself/dp/0975476122 will make you stronger. Working!
Hey my friend, I am sorry to hear that. How do you analyze your games? Looking from your profile, you play 4 rapid games in a short time-span, so I am guessing you didn't analyze them after you played them, or you did so quite fast.
You play 10 minute games, 10 minutes is a decent amount of time, but for one whole game it's not much. Take it easy- spend 10 minutes in just one position! It's way more chill! You will still miss a lot. But with more time, you will have more hope to understand a thing or two about this game. Maybe if someone explains to you later what you should have seen, you will be more ready to understand it.
That's a good way to use books- analyze the game on your own first, then read the author's comments on it.
You want to go to another level. You will need a big thing to get you there- a serious effort.
Another thing I saw from your profile. You did 16 puzzles, you failed 8 and you got 8 right. Try shooting for getting ALL of them right! Maybe in one day you will only be able to solve 3 puzzles. Maybe you won't even be able to solve one. Okay, get back to it in another day. But from these few puzzles that you really thought your brain out, you will be able to draw some general lessons that can be applied to other positions. If you can understand one position, then maybe you can also understand the other billions of positions that are similar to it.
Some people (not saying you specifically) put in hours and hours into chess, but they are always thinking superficially. One hour of deep thought about a position is alien to them.
I think that in chess and in life, it doesn't matter if you're slow, as long as you can figure it out eventually. The truth is such a valuable thing, it is worth spending a bit, even a lot of time to find it. Peace to you my friend.
Mostly player under 2000 rating, tendly to forget that "pawn is apart of strategy". I can't say much but hopefully sometime u can spend try watching top player playing at lichess tournament
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