Need Help Getting to 1600 Rating

Originally posted by TheGambit
Exactly, how can you justify spending lots of time studying chess - it is only a board game afterall.

- only a board game, what the hell am I saying?!?! 😞

I can't anymore, thus I've given up competitive chess.

I won my share of prizes, broke even and now i'm out.

Just chess for fun from now on.

Originally posted by RahimK
Join a chess club, work on your tactics and read several chess books. That should get you to 1800 in say 3 years.

After that if you still enjoy chess and want to improve you are looking at a couple of more years to get to 2000.

So I'd say 4-6 years to get to 2000. Are you in for that?

well how's 1400 for 1/2 a year ?

Originally posted by Ramned
well how's 1400 for 1/2 a year ?

To get from 0-1500 is simple and shouldn't take more then a year.

Tactics are you friend!! HINT, HINT.

Originally posted by RahimK
To get from 0-1500 is simple and shouldn't take more then a year.

Tactics are you friend!! HINT, HINT.

uh oh lol I dont follow 😳

😛

bump

I really don't think you need anything except concentration to achieve 1600. You definitely don't need much in the way of chess theory, except some rudimentary tactical knowledge - much of which is pretty obvious anyway.

Too Many People asking for these threads. Where is my sticky!!!!

I need help getting back to 1400. I think if I really put my mind to it if I can overcome some of my stupidity I can be a 1550-1600 player...please help

let me get back to 1400 following your incredible advice first then we will shoot for my real goal

bump
as it's a good thread

Originally posted by scoop122
bump
as it's a good thread

There's more where that came from:


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will do mate
thanks

I feel really close to peaking around 1600 - I'm on a good streak.

But Game 3020475 I just completely missed 🙁

Why would anyone want to bump this?

Originally posted by Dragon Fire
Why would anyone want to bump this?

searching for the truth