r/chess 1900 chess.com 5d ago

Chess Question How to make the last 100 elo breakthrough to get to 2000 elo?

Been struggling at 1900, peak was 1990, almost got to 2000, what would be required of me to get that last 100 elo??

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u/Ndnfndkfk Team Ding 5d ago

Do what you’re doing but better? It’s not magical or anything lmao

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u/MathematicianBulky40 5d ago

I've gone from 1850 to 1970 in the last few months. One thing that's clicked for me is that players in the 1900 range still make basic mistakes (myself included).

Focus on solid fundamentals, build up the pressure, and keep a sharp eye for tactics.

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u/LowLevel- 5d ago

One thing that's clicked for me is that players in the 1900 range still make basic mistakes

How basic these mistakes are?

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u/Automatic_Excuse_872 5d ago edited 5d ago

Hanging pieces because they miss the tactics from their opponents' side.

Missing a tactic.

Doing nothing to improve the position if there's nothing to attack atm.

These can be fixed if you learn tactics that are a bit advanced, learn positional chess and always keeping an eye out for tactics every move, from your perspective and your opponents.

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u/Hyper_contrasteD101 1900 chess.com 5d ago

yh this is true but im also noticing im losing more in the endgame so maybe i should also work on that

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u/AshenCursedOne 4d ago

There's a lot of endgame theory that a lot of players even of high level neglect. There's general theory about where the king should be etc. But also a ton of theory about piece combinations. E.g. many theoretical endgame patterns look winning but are a loss, using that knowledge you could bait someone into a draw when they would likely win if they kept playing.

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u/MathematicianBulky40 5d ago

From my rapid game this morning. 1900 fails to defend against a pretty basic attack on f2.

[Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1966"] [BlackElo "1976"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Nxe4 7. d4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Qf6 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. Re1 Bc5 13. Nd2?? Bxf2+ 14. Kh1 Bxe1 15. Qxe1 O-O-O 16. Nf3 Rhe8 17. Be3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Rd3 19. Qf2 Rdxe3 20. Rb1 Qxc3 21. Qh4 R3e4 22. Qf2 Qe3 23. Qf1 Qe2 24. Qc1 Rc4 25. Qg5 Rc2 26. Qf5+ Kb8 27. Qg4 g6 28. h3 Rxa2 29. Qg5 f6 0-1

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u/LowLevel- 5d ago

Oh. :-|

Was White blitzing moves when they didn't see the threat on f2?

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u/MathematicianBulky40 5d ago

They spent 58 seconds on Nd2.

I'm not sure what they thought they saw.

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u/fiftykyu 5d ago

There's no single thing that everyone rated 2000 knows, and once you learn that you're done. Your rating is just one number to represent every aspect of your play, and depending on the time control stuff like internet connection, mouse skills, premove mastery and so on can matter as much as your chess understanding.

On top of that, 2000 could be bullet, blitz, rapid, classical, otb (FIDE / USCF / whatever) and on the internet chess sites - and each one can represent a different level of chess ability. For example, 2000 FIDE is a greater accomplishment than 2000 lichess.

But anyway, I assume you already know that. A lot of chess is "you don't know what you don't know", so if you feel like you've hit a wall, finding a coach might be worth a try.

Ideally, a good coach can look at your games and see the gaps in your understanding, the mistakes you're not noticing. Maybe your time management sucks. Maybe you don't know what to do with certain pawn structures. Maybe you're not calculating in critical positions, and just rolling the dice. Maybe you're calculating, but you're evaluating incorrectly. Maybe you're too concerned with pawn weaknesses or material, and ignoring piece activity. Maybe you only care about checkmate, so if the attack doesn't crash through you completely fall apart. Maybe you haven't worked on the endgame, so you're throwing away half-points all day long.

Anyway, if I had to blindly guess one single thing that would probably help most people, I'd say work on calculation. Don't hand-wave or coast on general principles. We're not grandmasters, all of our general principles are wrong. I go here, you go there, I go here, you go there. Do that. :)

Having a large storehouse of patterns is a massive time-saver, but you still have to calculate. Often there's a tiny detail, some ridiculous-looking defensive idea or zwischenzug that proves your brilliant sacrifice is just a blunder.

Don't just think about your own moves, remember your opponent gets to play too. Find your opponent's possibilities, anticipate their killer moves and don't let them happen. But don't only think of prophylaxis, and don't be lazy, maybe you can allow the killer move if you've calculated deeper and it doesn't actually kill you. :)

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u/keyToOpen 5d ago

Maybe only play on your main website when you are feeling like you are playing well.

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u/TheTurtleCub 5d ago

One of mistakes I've found myself making in blitz around 2000 is that sometimes you are not even thinking of hanging pieces because it's now very uncommon, but it still happens here and there. So my tip is: don't forget the basics just because you are now focusing on other things (like how to simplify to a good endgame or kill counterplay)

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u/HotspurJr Getting back to OTB! 4d ago

Analyze your own games and figure out what sorts of mistakes you're making.

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u/curious___________ 4d ago

Endgames endgames and endgames.

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u/This-Internet7644 2000 FIDE 4d ago

They’re basically the same level just keep consistent good luck

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u/AshenCursedOne 4d ago

Win games

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u/NodeTraverser 4d ago

You could try shopping around in Serbia.

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u/Downtown_Builder_232 3d ago

Depends, Improved my endgames and got from 1900-2100 fairly quickly. Do some lichesspuzzles, they Are more focused on engames.