@CheckmateKevin said in #1:
> Any Suggestions?
Just play more.
Play the Vienna Game as white, play defensive as black. lichess.org/opening/Vienna_Game/e4_e5_Nc3
Do puzzles.
Don't be lazy.
> Any Suggestions?
Just play more.
Play the Vienna Game as white, play defensive as black. lichess.org/opening/Vienna_Game/e4_e5_Nc3
Do puzzles.
Don't be lazy.
Since you play a lot of bullet, it would probably do good to play fast blitz time controls, like 3+0, to be as similar to bullet as possible.
I would take your time in rapid. And blitz too, but that's a bit more dangerous.
1) Learn openings.
2) Complicate things if you can. Like Tal says, take your opponent into a deep, dark forest where 2+2 is 5 and the way out is only big enough for one. Especially in blitz, this wastes your opponents' time.
3) Think on other people's time. (Although I'm pretty sure you're already familiar with this!)
4) Look for the unconventional capture. Ex: Instead of taking back with the knight automatically, ask yourself, what about the bishop? At first it looks weird, giving up bishop for knight. But sometimes you might just find that it'll win you a pawn after an 8-move sequence :)
5) Attacking is much better than defending.
6) If you see a move that doesn't seem to work, ask yourself, what if I did it anyway? Especially ask yourself if that's a move that you would really like to play.
7) If I had several moves in a row, what would I do? If my opponent had several moves in a row, what would they do?
And then finally, play lots and lots of games. :)
I would take your time in rapid. And blitz too, but that's a bit more dangerous.
1) Learn openings.
2) Complicate things if you can. Like Tal says, take your opponent into a deep, dark forest where 2+2 is 5 and the way out is only big enough for one. Especially in blitz, this wastes your opponents' time.
3) Think on other people's time. (Although I'm pretty sure you're already familiar with this!)
4) Look for the unconventional capture. Ex: Instead of taking back with the knight automatically, ask yourself, what about the bishop? At first it looks weird, giving up bishop for knight. But sometimes you might just find that it'll win you a pawn after an 8-move sequence :)
5) Attacking is much better than defending.
6) If you see a move that doesn't seem to work, ask yourself, what if I did it anyway? Especially ask yourself if that's a move that you would really like to play.
7) If I had several moves in a row, what would I do? If my opponent had several moves in a row, what would they do?
And then finally, play lots and lots of games. :)
Если позволяет время играть по переписке, хуже классику, рапид пока рано. Изучать книги по стратегии. По достижении хорошего позиционного чутья у вас развяжутся руки. Без знания пешечной структуры, сильных, слабых полях, центре, фигурах, открытых линиях, диагоналях и много другого высокий рейтинг недостижим.
Just focus on doing some chess every day. At your age it will happen naturally.
Start by not being a prick to titled players, like here in the chat
And then boasting about it in your profile text.
And then boasting about it in your profile text.
@CheckmateKevin said in #1:
> Any Suggestions?
Use chess.com! hahahahahaha
I'm just kidding lichess might ban me for saying that
> Any Suggestions?
Use chess.com! hahahahahaha
I'm just kidding lichess might ban me for saying that
Take the hanging pieces
I think that you can probably make it to 1800 if you just play solid moves that don't expose too much while waiting for your opponent to make mistakes. It's probably what helped me the most, even though my instinct is to try to make something happen in chess.
I started improving around 1600-1800 when I began to play things like the London system and other boring openings that didn't have many weaknesses in my own position, and then just waiting to see what my opponent wanted to do. If the opponent beat me, it would be a great chance for me to see how they broke through. Otherwise, I was content with both a draw or a win if the opponent really messed up.
I'm finding that this style isn't as effective anymore for me, but I think it can definitely work for the rating range you are talking about.
I started improving around 1600-1800 when I began to play things like the London system and other boring openings that didn't have many weaknesses in my own position, and then just waiting to see what my opponent wanted to do. If the opponent beat me, it would be a great chance for me to see how they broke through. Otherwise, I was content with both a draw or a win if the opponent really messed up.
I'm finding that this style isn't as effective anymore for me, but I think it can definitely work for the rating range you are talking about.
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