@MrPushwood said in #30:
> > I know the smart thing to do here is accept that I don't have the intelligence for this and give up, but I've done that with so many things and I don't like what that would mean.
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> You haven't even been on the site for a month! lol I'm starting to see why you've given up on "so many things."
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> Improvement takes time--and effort (lots and lots of it). I once spent an entire year to gain 14 freakin' USCF rating points! You just have to keep on trying and trying...that is, if you REALLY want to get better at this game.
Not that hard man I am 2100 uscf and like 1970 fide (My skill probably higher than yours especiallly since I am a kid and a active player) I dont spend much time into chess just go to coaching and play bullet and it naturally improves
I never read a single book and dont do tactics more than 45 mins a week. But I use much more modern resources like preparing opponents openings right before game. Because I am too lazy to do it on my own time.
@dominionlawreports said in #1:
> I'm not really sure what I can do at this point.
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> I've studied a few openings and practice tactics as much as I can and I analyse games but the quality of my play just gets worse and worse and worse.
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> It's become unbearably demoralising. I feel like such an idiot, not for losing but for how bad I play all the time, game after game of utterly mindless play. I know losing is good because I am massively over rated and need to drop a long way to play opponents at my level, but the failure and zero sign of improvement is weighing on me and I feel crushed by it all.
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> I just don't know where to even start looking at this point. I struggle so much in every game and never feel like I might win or do well. I know the smart thing to do here is accept that I don't have the intelligence for this and give up, but I've done that with so many things and I don't like what that would mean.
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> I can't bring myself to play otb even though I know a coach or a strong player would be helpful, I just couldn't imagine being this bad face to face with someone.
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> I'll try anything else though, I'm so down about it and just cannot seem to learn anything at all no matter how hard I try.
Study endgames. I think I can beat you in endgames, even though there is 300 ELO difference. But the level in this ELO range in endgames is really bad and unbalanced with openings
You need to work on your patience and persistence.
Here's a suggestion : stay away from your phone for one full day (discipline). Then play a 15+10 game trying to understand/anticipate your opponent's threats and forcing yourself to compare at least two candidate moves on every move before picking one. Think as hard as you can during this game. Compare with what happens usually.
@OrangeKing2504 said in #32:
> I never read a single book and dont do tactics more than 45 mins a week. But I use much more modern resources like preparing opponents openings right before game. Because I am too lazy to do it on my own time.
That is impressive, seems like you mostly are self-taught through playing. Looks like it works for you and I'd say you have a lot of natural talent. I am not sure what you mean by 'preparing opponents openings right before game' though?
I have learned primarily from playing but watch some youtube, bought a book (Simple Chess by Michael Stean), and occasionally use the lessons/study section here on Lichess and chesscom. I have several chessable courses bookmarked that I thought about buying but not sure I want to spend the time/money on it or how much rating I would gain.
@Crosschoke said in #35:
> > I never read a single book and dont do tactics more than 45 mins a week. But I use much more modern resources like preparing opponents openings right before game. Because I am too lazy to do it on my own time.
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> That is impressive, seems like you mostly are self-taught through playing. Looks like it works for you and I'd say you have a lot of natural talent. I am not sure what you mean by 'preparing opponents openings right before game' though?
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> I have learned primarily from playing but watch some youtube, bought a book (Simple Chess by Michael Stean), and occasionally use the lessons/study section here on Lichess and chesscom. I have several chessable courses bookmarked that I thought about buying but not sure I want to spend the time/money on it or how much rating I would gain.
Bullet is best free resource trust me play 20k games can be 30 sec too and you will get 2k blitz because your level is really low currently
@OTBPuzzles said in #36:
> ... Even Carlsen would have a hard time winning by giving pieces away (14...Ne4 instead of RxB) ...
(15+10 https[colon]//lichess.org/1Op9CdZn game, ~9 hours ago, Best_bell-dominionlawreports)
~3 seconds were used to choose 12...Bxd2.
The first 12 moves were played at an average rate that would have made sense if it had been expected that the game would last for 114 moves.
@OrangeKing2504 said in #37:
> > >[...] your level is really low currently
What a pointless generalization. His rating is most likely exactly where it should be (without meaning any harm)...
Use all the good advices of Noel Studer, Jacob Aagaard, chessDojo, hear the Ben Johnson podcasts about adult improvers , read some substracts written by adult improvers . thonk about how you trian not wht you train. Study with Dan Heisman books (The Guide of Chess improvement ", is a good one)
What are your recurrent worse blunders ?