Hi was wondering if you guys would have any tip to get better at chess(lichess), what time control should we play etc, well I believe bullet or blitz don't help lol. I've tried a few blitz blindfolded only managed to win 1 game out of a few dozen, and when I do well I just run out of time midgame. But is blindfold chess even helping?
I play 95% e4 as white, but lately i've been trying to play game with first move being e4,d4,c4 as white, to get a better understanding of chess
Maybe I should invest some time into openings
Thanks for your input.
Play only to standard variation of chess,never less than 5 mins or 3 mins+2 sec. Play your openings(you cannot study on e4 d4 c4 theory,just focus on your opening lines).Blindfold chess is unhelpful(tactics are more helpful and also there the "blindfold" factor is present).Of course you must invest some time on openings,but only on yours,not all openings.So decide your openings(dubious or not)and play always them.
Focus on opening and middle game plan in that opening.
Play the mainline. Play just one or two opening at a time until you feel proficient you can try new system. For starter, 15+10 time control is recommended.
According to your stats you are better than the 98% of the players here, so maybe you could send some tips to the rest about how to improve. The only answer that you will find here is a bunch of "don't play blizt or bullet just long time controls" over and over.
Invest lots of time into openings
@aravinth. I have a bunch of studies if you're interested. If not, then there are lots of other ways to study openings. But studying openings is a good idea. And play Blitz/Bullet. It will help you think fast.
If you love the game , all you need is time... And hard work!!!
Study the games of the masters. For example, if you play the French Defence, study the games from Viktor Korchnoi. You get the idea.
That way you will get the general plans of your favorite openings.
Also, study the endgame. You need to know what to do when there are few pieces (or only pawns) on the board.
And, most important thing, study your own defeats. You need to study every game that you have lost and try to understand when and why you lost that game.
And be persistent, do it for months/years.
I see thanks for all the advice, I do believe studying your own games on longer time control make sense.
Yeah I think I'll go with studying some game from GM and non-GM, I'll try a few 15 + 10.
Let's play some long chess sometime. Send me a note when you can.
Expose yourself to as much serious chess content as possible. Success is wearing a blue collar.
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