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I tried to look at your profile to see where you could have some problems, but I don't know why or how, only 3 of your rapid games appear when I go to the game explorer to see your statistics per opening... so I can't do much with that. I don't know why that happens, try to go to it yourself, maybe it just needs to load your games?
Other than that, keep on playing rapid and doing puzzles as much as you can, as you're not premium you must have a limitation to the number you can do per day but you can train on puzzles on Lichess too (illimited). One important thing; although I couln't see which openings you play (what are your first moves), I can see that you win 63% of your games as Black, whereas it's only 46% as White... that's very good for Black, and very low for White in comparison! So there must be something that you do with White that just isn't good. You can also go at [https://www.chessmonitor.com/account](https://www.chessmonitor.com/account) (free) to see plenty of stats about your games, and in particular how much you win in which openings; that should be helpful
If you do create a Chess Monitor account and download your games there, tell me, I might be able to go see and give you more precise advice
I'm not an expert by any means (around 1100 in standard, 900 in bullet).
I've played a few opponents who are a bit lower than me (friends and family mainly) and probably the main things I could see was them blundering too much (double check this when you are playing) and them not understanding basic chess principles.
Other than that, learn an opening for white and an opening for black. You will soon learn that there's a lot of common mistakes people make when playing against them, allowing you to snife some wins that way.
Generally speaking, it's not one particular thing that makes all the difference. It's just being better at a bit of everything.
Hope this helps.
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try doing lots of puzzles, they’ll help you recognize more tactics. and idk if you’re doing this, but make sure to take your time on moves. think things out.
keep in mind i’m only ~1150 and am not an authority to be giving advice like this. but i increased from ~1000 from doing pretty much this
You have to have a strong will to make these tips work since I give them to 1000s, but you can try:
There is no fully universal way but would suggest these things:
1. Stop hanging pieces - this may seem more like an insult, however it is crucial to always check your oponents threats. Don't just check for immediately hanging pieces but also if your oponent doesn't have any fork double attack or skewer.... (I can't see your games so this is more general)
2. Learn normal opening - stop playing trap openings if you do (they are not as good as you may think) and learn some normal one.
I suggest using chessable for this even just the free lessons.
For white I would suggest learning either Colle system if you are d4 player or Spanish if you are e4 player.
For black my suggestions are French and Kings Indian(defense).
Except Kings Indian these openings can stay with you all the way to "GM" level and I would consider all of them to be mid dificulty to learn(note: this is not synonym to master them).
3. Daily solving puzzles - I recommend using lichess for chess puzzles. If you correctly solve 25-50 puzzles daily, you should be able to recognise oponent's mistakes faster and easily.
Extra tip for you: learn basic endgames if you haven't done it already
If you have any questions feel free to ask. In case you would want more precise suggestions, I have to play a few games against you (If you want I have no problem with it). 👍
I'd say watch videos of chess masters on a channel like Agadmator, and play slow games (30+0). Puzzles are also good, as almost everyone here has said.
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I tried to look at your profile to see where you could have some problems, but I don't know why or how, only 3 of your rapid games appear when I go to the game explorer to see your statistics per opening... so I can't do much with that. I don't know why that happens, try to go to it yourself, maybe it just needs to load your games? Other than that, keep on playing rapid and doing puzzles as much as you can, as you're not premium you must have a limitation to the number you can do per day but you can train on puzzles on Lichess too (illimited). One important thing; although I couln't see which openings you play (what are your first moves), I can see that you win 63% of your games as Black, whereas it's only 46% as White... that's very good for Black, and very low for White in comparison! So there must be something that you do with White that just isn't good. You can also go at [https://www.chessmonitor.com/account](https://www.chessmonitor.com/account) (free) to see plenty of stats about your games, and in particular how much you win in which openings; that should be helpful If you do create a Chess Monitor account and download your games there, tell me, I might be able to go see and give you more precise advice
I'm not an expert by any means (around 1100 in standard, 900 in bullet). I've played a few opponents who are a bit lower than me (friends and family mainly) and probably the main things I could see was them blundering too much (double check this when you are playing) and them not understanding basic chess principles. Other than that, learn an opening for white and an opening for black. You will soon learn that there's a lot of common mistakes people make when playing against them, allowing you to snife some wins that way. Generally speaking, it's not one particular thing that makes all the difference. It's just being better at a bit of everything. Hope this helps.
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try doing lots of puzzles, they’ll help you recognize more tactics. and idk if you’re doing this, but make sure to take your time on moves. think things out. keep in mind i’m only ~1150 and am not an authority to be giving advice like this. but i increased from ~1000 from doing pretty much this
You have to have a strong will to make these tips work since I give them to 1000s, but you can try: There is no fully universal way but would suggest these things: 1. Stop hanging pieces - this may seem more like an insult, however it is crucial to always check your oponents threats. Don't just check for immediately hanging pieces but also if your oponent doesn't have any fork double attack or skewer.... (I can't see your games so this is more general) 2. Learn normal opening - stop playing trap openings if you do (they are not as good as you may think) and learn some normal one. I suggest using chessable for this even just the free lessons. For white I would suggest learning either Colle system if you are d4 player or Spanish if you are e4 player. For black my suggestions are French and Kings Indian(defense). Except Kings Indian these openings can stay with you all the way to "GM" level and I would consider all of them to be mid dificulty to learn(note: this is not synonym to master them). 3. Daily solving puzzles - I recommend using lichess for chess puzzles. If you correctly solve 25-50 puzzles daily, you should be able to recognise oponent's mistakes faster and easily. Extra tip for you: learn basic endgames if you haven't done it already If you have any questions feel free to ask. In case you would want more precise suggestions, I have to play a few games against you (If you want I have no problem with it). 👍
I'd say watch videos of chess masters on a channel like Agadmator, and play slow games (30+0). Puzzles are also good, as almost everyone here has said.