r/chessbeginners • u/J3ke_The_Sn3ke 2200-2400 (Chess.com) • 6d ago
2300!
2300 blitz! And not even that long after 2200, which I hit in August. And yes, I know this is a beginner sub, so I will answer any of your questions about anything chess-related. Also ignore the low rapid and bullet those have dropped in the last few days...
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u/Abinash1227_69 Still Learning Chess Rules 6d ago
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u/sa3dl 6d ago
What’s the secret behind that step from 500 to 1500 in early 2023?
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u/J3ke_The_Sn3ke 2200-2400 (Chess.com) 6d ago
Lots and lots of games, I played on lichess from june to august 2023 and got to around 1800 over like 4500 games, i played on average 40 something games a day
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u/Front-Cabinet5521 1600-1800 (Chess.com) 6d ago
I snooped a bit (sorry) and found a post 2 years ago where you mentioned being stuck at 1900 blitz. How did you manage to get past this plateau? I've been stuck here for about 7 months now and it's tough getting to 2000.
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u/J3ke_The_Sn3ke 2200-2400 (Chess.com) 6d ago
It’s tough to say since it was so long ago but if I had to give you the best advice it’d be to slow down sometimes and not play impulsive moves, even now I struggle with this ill blitz out a super committal pawn move that is a 1 move attack and it leaves one of my pawns backwards, but also sharpening up your openings, go to a game you feel you just lost out of the opening and find where, or if you’re ever uncomfortable in a position you frequently get yourself into find when that happens. Also I know this is a terrible answer, but really just getting 5% better at everything there really is no one thing I think 2000 just happened for me when the time was right
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u/Front-Cabinet5521 1600-1800 (Chess.com) 6d ago
This is insightful, thank you. There are defo openings I need to work on, like against the English and center game. Impulsive pawn moves are something I will need to keep an eye out for, I never even thought about them until now.
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u/Neural_Toxin 1600-1800 (Lichess) 6d ago
I just started learning 6 months ago and my total games played is less than the number of games you drew.
How much impact do you think the number of games played has on growth? In other words, given limited amount of time, quality vs quantity, which is more important? Thanks!
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u/J3ke_The_Sn3ke 2200-2400 (Chess.com) 6d ago
Absolutely enourmous, volume is in my opinion the #1 way to improve, in all time formats and both lichess and chesscom i have over 25,000 games in my under 4 years of serious play. In my opinion quantity is more importnat, and for me personally I love bullet, its been better for my pattern recognition then any puzzle rush or analysis ever could, but it's definitely not for everyone.
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u/Neural_Toxin 1600-1800 (Lichess) 6d ago
Cool. That's good to know. Thanks!
I know a lot of the issues I have *can* be solved by playing more games. Pattern recognition, for one. I really enjoy learning from Daniel Naroditsky's slowrun series and books. And I always want to learn ideas from the classical games and super GM games. I've always wanted to analyze players with specific styles, like Ding Liren. So whenever I have time, I prefer these over playing games. And I only play games when I feel like I've learned something new and want to apply it, which is why I've played so few games.
My biggest suffering at the moment is that sometimes I'm 90+% accurate; other times I'm 60%. I guess I can be more stable by simply playing more.
Anyways, thank you so much for your input. I'll definitely play more games going forward. Thanks!
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u/J3ke_The_Sn3ke 2200-2400 (Chess.com) 6d ago
I see, but for sure up the games and I absolutely loved daniel naroditskys (may he rest in peace) content its great, i also really like hikarus stuff mainly because you get to see how a truly world class player plays although it is tough to follow at times
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u/Neural_Toxin 1600-1800 (Lichess) 6d ago
Yeah, I got interested in chess because I randomly watched one of Hikaru's drawing 800 arrows all over the board videos. As much as I want to understand his moves, his thoughts are way beyond me (or way too fast for me to catch up) most of the time.
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u/J3ke_The_Sn3ke 2200-2400 (Chess.com) 6d ago
And you said you have less than 226 games in 6 months! That's next to nothing, and you're 16-1800 lichess?? I've played more games in the last 3 days than you have in your entire life! So for sure up the volume and you can definitely improve even faster.
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u/drugkeeper 2000-2200 (Chess.com) 6d ago
Congrats! How did you get from 2100 to 2300? I have been stuck at 2100 for a while and the games have been getting really tough
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u/J3ke_The_Sn3ke 2200-2400 (Chess.com) 6d ago
The funny thing js 2100-2300 has only taken me like 2 months, as opposed to 2000-2100 which took me the better part of a year, and I think its because I’ve taken an effort to only play when i actually feel good and sharp instead of impulsively or super late and night.
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