Originally posted by Ian709Don't drop pieces. I know it sounds harsh, but its the honest truth. The big difference between a 1400 and 1600 player is the frequency with which they drop pieces.
My current otb rating is in the low 1400s, and I would like to know how I can reach 1500 (for now)
-Right now I'm doing tactics from 1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations as well as some endgame problems
-I'm also going over Alekhine's games from "My Best Games of Chess" as well as my own games to work on basic planning and calculating
-I'm curr ...[text shortened]... ht path? (I just started this regimen and stopped completely messing around on rhp games)
Before hitting the submit button make sure you aren't dropping a piece.