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ok (btw was playing blitz because i was testing hikaru's theme so i can feel like hikaru XD)

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this is my elo now how do I become 2000 quickly?

Inspect Element => Elo: 2000

@The_Dragon_Of_Harmia said [^](/forum/redirect/post/3OcH9ANU) > Screenshot 2026-08-27 1.11.56 PM.png (https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=UUg4haFEWXz9.png&w=864&sig=95e56c74a15359114a4bc84b2526a8540bd5fc33) > this is my elo now how do I become 2000 quickly? Inspect Element => Elo: 2000

Quasar3C273

@The_Dragon_Of_Harmia There isn't some magic way to suddenly reach 2000; you must practice (play slow time controls!), analyse and understand losses, and put time and energy into it. Puzzles helped me, but don't overrate them. It's very different in a real game where nobody tells you there's a tactic.

At your level, many games are decided by one-, two-, or three-move blunders. Always double-check before moving and make sure you are not hanging a piece directly or via a fork, pin etc. Keep an eye out for when your opponent makes blunders like this so you can capitalise on them. This is where puzzles can help; they can make it easier for you to notice tactical opportunities.

@The_Dragon_Of_Harmia There isn't some magic way to suddenly reach 2000; you must practice (play slow time controls!), analyse and understand losses, and put time and energy into it. Puzzles helped me, but don't overrate them. It's very different in a real game where nobody tells you there's a tactic. At your level, many games are decided by one-, two-, or three-move blunders. Always double-check before moving and make sure you are not hanging a piece directly or via a fork, pin etc. Keep an eye out for when your opponent makes blunders like this so you can capitalise on them. This is where puzzles can help; they can make it easier for you to notice tactical opportunities.

The_Dragon_Of_Harmia

@Orange-cat said ^

@The_Dragon_Of_Harmia you don’t.

you do because I know someone who got 2000 in 5 months starting at 8 hundred. I started like 6 months ago and I gain overall about 800 elo

@Orange-cat said [^](/forum/redirect/post/U3bfmOCB) > @The_Dragon_Of_Harmia you don’t. you do because I know someone who got 2000 in 5 months starting at 8 hundred. I started like 6 months ago and I gain overall about 800 elo

IamNOTamod

@Inventor_1

The original account of @SNandy80 was indeed marked for cheating, and later muted as well.

@The_Dragon_Of_Harmia

Aim for lower milestones first. 1200, then 1400, then 1600...

@Inventor_1 The original account of @SNandy80 was indeed marked for cheating, and later muted as well. --- @The_Dragon_Of_Harmia Aim for lower milestones first. 1200, then 1400, then 1600...

Zhukov14

Watch Gotham slowrun

TheDifferenceOfTier5

chomp on hanging pieces, spam puzzles every day, don't play faster than 15+10

Orange-cat

@The_Dragon_Of_Harmia said ^

@The_Dragon_Of_Harmia you don’t.

you do because I know someone who got 2000 in 5 months starting at 8 hundred. I started like 6 months ago and I gain overall about 800 elo

Oh I thought you ment like 3 months or something like that.

@The_Dragon_Of_Harmia said [^](/forum/redirect/post/0U54RLOQ) > > @The_Dragon_Of_Harmia you don’t. > > you do because I know someone who got 2000 in 5 months starting at 8 hundred. I started like 6 months ago and I gain overall about 800 elo Oh I thought you ment like 3 months or something like that.

Connor_Gatfield

Ignore opening theory; focus on the middlegame and endgame. I made the mistake of learning openings at ~1000 elo, and it took me months to even gain 50 rating. As soon as i focused on middlegames and endgames, I quickly rose to ~1800 within 6 months. In the opening, don't study lines, just play principled. At 1000 elo, people aren't going to play 20 moves of Ruy Lopez theory, so don't learn it. Study your middlegame tactics, pawn structures et cetera and common endgames, and trust me you will gain rating.