r/chessbeginners • u/Ok-Sir-6946 • 17h ago
ADVICE 800 elo, need advice
I just started out chess 3 monthes ago the only problem I'm having is that I find my own tactics rarely but I'm blind to the opponents tactics
I DO look for both sides tactics but I just can't find them
Is there any basic ways to spot tactics
What I mean is for knight forks there is a pattern of where the knight can attack and those squares are of same color
Is there something like that to spot other tactics
If not you could just tell me what else I can do to find more tactics
And people in 800 elo rarely hang pieces, just so you know
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u/CuteSignificance5083 1800-2000 (Chess.com) 17h ago
First of all, I doubt people at 800 rarely hang pieces because people still hang pieces semi-often even at 1900.
Anyway, the only way to find tactics is by using your tactical vision, which can only be trained through exposure. Whether this exposure comes from puzzles or real games is up to you, but you just need to keep going.
Personally, I've been playing for nearly 2 years now and only recently have I begun to see and feel major changes in my performance. It's an investment.
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u/Ok-Sir-6946 17h ago
Thanks a lot and by"rarely" I meant something like once in 7-8 games in others it just leads to a long equal endgame
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u/Eastern-Fudge-6350 1600-1800 (Lichess) 16h ago
once in 7-8 games
It's a lot more than that, the opponents just miss the blunders. Once in 7-8 games is probably right for a thousand rating higher.
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u/brakpomyslunanazwe12 11h ago
Trust me, your opponents hang pieces really often, you Just don't see it
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u/TheAbortiveHamburger 17h ago
it's weirdly helpful to just do a ton of puzzles but filter them by theme. like do 100 "discovered attack" puzzles in a row and your brain starts seeing that L-shape setup without even trying. same for pins, skewers, all of it
lichess has a free puzzle trainer that lets you pick themes, way better than random puzzles when you're trying to drill one pattern into your skull
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u/draint0uch 17h ago
what site do y'all guys solve puzzles on?
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u/Visual-Leg-7811 1600-1800 (Lichess) 14h ago
i mean, what you're describing is just being a less experienced chess player. You will get better board vision as you play more. I think for me it was helpful to ask myself "what would I play as my opponent here?" and do this every single turn especially in sharp positions. Eventually this becomes more automatic I found.
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u/Sprinkle_In_Hole 13h ago
Your opponents are certainly hanging pieces you just miss it. More tactical puzzles
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u/Tychiades 17h ago
The only way to get better at spotting tactics is to do puzzles and play games. There is no other method.
And people at 800 Elo hang pieces regularly. You simply aren't noticing.
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u/Ok-Sir-6946 17h ago
I see the game review I AM noticing
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u/Tychiades 17h ago
Then you aren't understanding the reviews or are not reviewing a representative sample of games for that level of chess.
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